July 8, 2010. FPI's Michele Mattingly blogs in the Huffington Post, pointing to "a stark future for the city if most of its largest occupations do not pay median wages that allow an adult employed full-time to meet basic needs, let alone to support a family ... too many of New York's jobs simply do not pay enough for workers to raise themselves and their families to a modest standard of living."
June 18, 2010. An op ed by James A. Parrott, The Chief.
May 10, 2010. Despite the fact that job numbers are up, unemployment is down, and gross domestic product has increased for three quarters - by the measures that matter, this recession has been worse for New York workers. Wages fell more sharply in this recession than in the two previous. Joblessness has more than doubled. At this point, 400,000 jobs are needed to return NYC unemployment to pre-recession levels. Also see Severe Recession Hangs on in Much of the City in Gotham Gazette's Economy section. [...]
May 6, 2010. A letter sent by James Parrott to Stephen Goldsmith, the City's new deputy mayor for operations, outlining some ripe opportunities for savings and efficiencies.
April 12, 2010. An op ed by Frank Mauro, FPI's executive director, and Ron Deutsch of New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, Albany Times-Union.
December 21, 2009. An article by James Parrott, FPI's deputy director and chief economist, who writes regularly for Gotham Gazette's Economy section. Article >>
October 26, 2009. An article by James Parrott, FPI's deputy director and chief economist, who writes regularly for Gotham Gazette's Economy section. Article >>
September 22, 2009. An article by James Parrott, FPI's deputy director and chief economist, who writes regularly for Gotham Gazette's Economy section. Article >>
April 18, 2009. Something's slowing the plunge. It must be the billions in taxpayer bailouts. An op ed by James Parrott, Crain's New York Business.
February 26, 2009. The National Association of County Administrators asked FPI's Frank Mauro and James Parrott to write the lead article for The Journal of County Administration, December 2008/February 2009. The article stresses that while the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides a significant lifeline to the states at a critical point in time, it will not completely eliminate the need for some painful budget balancing actions by state and local governments. The key challenge for the states is finding the mix of [...]
February 2, 2009. An op ed in the Gotham Gazette by Frank Mauro and James Parrott.
January 27, 2009. Both fairness and sound economics should play a role in closing New York's budget gap. A column by James Parrott, FPI's deputy director and chief economist, in the Albany Times Union.
January 20, 2009. An article by James Parrott, FPI's deputy director and chief economist, who writes regularly for Gotham Gazette's Economy section. Article >>
November 20, 2008. A column by FPI senior fellow David Dyssegaard Kallick, Newsday.
November 19, 2008. An article by James Parrott, FPI's deputy director and chief economist, who writes regularly for Gotham Gazette's Economy section. Article >>