Barry Bluestone Russell B. and Andrée B. Stearns Trustee Professor of Political Economy; Founding Director, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, 1999 to 2015; Senior Research Associate b.bluestone@neu.edu 617.373.8595 Expertise labor market analysis, labor-management relations, political economy, poverty and income distribution, public policy, urban development Barry Bluestone in the Press Boston.com Why does everyone in Boston move on September 1? Experts like Barry Bluestone, a professor emeritus of political economy and the founding director of the Dukakis Center at Northeastern University seem to think these students are responsible for the Sept. 1 move-in date. The coming Trump inflation bomb Barry Bluestone is an economist and professor emeritus at Northeastern University. It cost $10,000 to move into my Boston-area apartment. Who can afford that? Households here spend a staggering 47 percent of their monthly income on rent or mortgage prices, estimates Barry Bluestone, founding dean of Northeastern’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. Boston.com Why does everyone in Boston move on September 1? Experts like Barry Bluestone, a professor emeritus of political economy and the founding director of the Dukakis Center at Northeastern University seem to think these students are responsible for the Sept. 1 move-in date. WHDH 7 News 7 Investigates: Co-living communities “We need housing for them that’s appropriate. Unless we can make housing more affordable, our labor market will suffer,” said Barry Bluestone, professor emeritus at Northeastern University. A Boston building, scattered souls, and rent control revisited Economist and housing specialist Barry Bluestone, professor emeritus at Northeastern University, called Wu’s proposal “as close to the perfect rent control bill as possible. It should not have any impact on new housing construction, but it would possibly reduce some of the dramatic increases in rents.” The Five Cities Least Impacted by Inflation Many factors are at play in driving the high levels of inflation Americans continue to experience, according to Barry Bluestone, a professor at Northeastern University. Student Housing at Sea “It’s very hard to find a neighborhood where you can put in a large-scale residence hall without getting tremendous resistance. Not in my backyard,” explains Northeastern University economist Barry Bluestone. Landlords rarely hike the rent by 10 percent. So why do they hate Mayor Wu’s cap proposal? Barry Bluestone, a Northeastern University professor who has studied rent control, said those warnings from developers are concerning, but may be overblown. A cornerstone of Wu’s policy is a 15-year carve-out for new construction, which should give plenty of time for developers to recoup their costs on projects and then some. When it comes to rent control, Wu’s plan aims for a delicate balance Wu’s proposal is far less of a blunt instrument than what other cities employ, said Barry Bluestone, a Northeastern University professor and former author of the Greater Boston Housing Report Card. Barry Bluestone for Northeastern Global NewsSupreme Court of the ’60s lent ‘legal force to the dissatisfaction with bigotry’ by Jason Kornwitz November 9, 2015 Boston 2024 bid officer presents Olympic case by Jason Kornwitz March 27, 2015 Boston is made for walking, study finds by Joe O'Connell March 11, 2015 Data for decision makers by Angela Herring February 13, 2012 Collective bargaining in the classroom by Jason Kornwitz November 28, 2011 Faculty to study future of health-care workforce by News@Northeastern - Contributor February 3, 2011 Recovery loses traction by News@Northeastern - Contributor July 8, 2010 Labor shortage looms in next decade by News@Northeastern - Contributor March 22, 2010 Northeastern researchers pursue engineering "Grand Challenge" by News@Northeastern - Contributor November 18, 2009 Q&A with Barry Bluestone on the many projects of his "think and do tank" by News@Northeastern - Contributor June 1, 2009
Boston.com Why does everyone in Boston move on September 1? Experts like Barry Bluestone, a professor emeritus of political economy and the founding director of the Dukakis Center at Northeastern University seem to think these students are responsible for the Sept. 1 move-in date.
The coming Trump inflation bomb Barry Bluestone is an economist and professor emeritus at Northeastern University.
It cost $10,000 to move into my Boston-area apartment. Who can afford that? Households here spend a staggering 47 percent of their monthly income on rent or mortgage prices, estimates Barry Bluestone, founding dean of Northeastern’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
Boston.com Why does everyone in Boston move on September 1? Experts like Barry Bluestone, a professor emeritus of political economy and the founding director of the Dukakis Center at Northeastern University seem to think these students are responsible for the Sept. 1 move-in date.
WHDH 7 News 7 Investigates: Co-living communities “We need housing for them that’s appropriate. Unless we can make housing more affordable, our labor market will suffer,” said Barry Bluestone, professor emeritus at Northeastern University.
A Boston building, scattered souls, and rent control revisited Economist and housing specialist Barry Bluestone, professor emeritus at Northeastern University, called Wu’s proposal “as close to the perfect rent control bill as possible. It should not have any impact on new housing construction, but it would possibly reduce some of the dramatic increases in rents.”
The Five Cities Least Impacted by Inflation Many factors are at play in driving the high levels of inflation Americans continue to experience, according to Barry Bluestone, a professor at Northeastern University.
Student Housing at Sea “It’s very hard to find a neighborhood where you can put in a large-scale residence hall without getting tremendous resistance. Not in my backyard,” explains Northeastern University economist Barry Bluestone.
Landlords rarely hike the rent by 10 percent. So why do they hate Mayor Wu’s cap proposal? Barry Bluestone, a Northeastern University professor who has studied rent control, said those warnings from developers are concerning, but may be overblown. A cornerstone of Wu’s policy is a 15-year carve-out for new construction, which should give plenty of time for developers to recoup their costs on projects and then some.
When it comes to rent control, Wu’s plan aims for a delicate balance Wu’s proposal is far less of a blunt instrument than what other cities employ, said Barry Bluestone, a Northeastern University professor and former author of the Greater Boston Housing Report Card.
