Moira Herbst

Recent Articles by Moira Herbst

July 1, 2010

Princeton and Princeton Face Off over Taxes

Princeton University, the fourth-richest college in the U.S., paid more than $10 million last year to its prosperous New Jersey community. Municipal officials and ...

January 6, 2010

The Disposable Worker

On a recent Tuesday morning, single mom Tammy DePew Smith woke up in her tidy Florida townhouse in time to shuttle her oldest daughter, a high school freshman, to the ...

December 29, 2009

The Return of the Outsourced Job

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland is quick to admit that he doesn't "particularly enjoy heights." So why would he climb into a cherry picker to be lifted 40 feet in the ...

December 9, 2009

Still Wanted: Foreign Talent—and Visas

Even as job losses in the U.S. mount, employers have stepped up the hiring of skilled workers from abroad, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration ...

November 9, 2009

Banking: Not Everyone Gets a Bonus

Top executives and traders at some banks are expected to receive huge bonuses this year, and at least one big institution is starting to hire more loan officers. But ...

November 5, 2009

Seeking to Grow Jobs, Not the Deficit

A greater-than-expected rise in the October U.S. unemployment rate, released Nov. 6, makes all the more clear that the U.S. could be facing a painful jobless recovery....

November 5, 2009

Jobless Rate Hits 10.2%

The U.S. unemployment rate jumped from 9.8% to 10.2% in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Nov.6. That rate exceeds economists' estimates of 9.9%...

November 4, 2009

East Germany 20 Years After Reunification

After the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago, the former East Germany's society and economy had to be reimagined. All told, about 14,000 companies in East Germany were...

November 1, 2009

The H-1B Visa Lull Is Only Temporary

Outsourcing companies that have been among the top users of the H-1B visa program for highly skilled workers say a dip in demand for the program won't last. As of Oct....

October 28, 2009

Study: No Shortage of U.S. Engineers

U.S. colleges and universities are graduating as many scientists and engineers as ever, according to a study released on Oct. 28 by a group of academics. But that ...