Research Publications

The neighborhood of Back Bay by Age, Race, Ethnicity and Housing from the 2010 Census.

The neighborhood of Allston by Age, Race, Ethnicity and Housing from the 2010 Census.

Mark Melnik, deputy director of research, co-authors article in the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Communities & Banking Spring 2011 issue. Demographic changes and economic growth will result in a changing labor picture that includes encore careers -- jobs filled with workers aged 55 and up. How will this impact the future labor force and labor trends?

This report profiles Boston's current economic state and analyzes past recessions with an eye toward the prospects for recovery.

A presentation given by Alvaro Lima, Director of the BRA's Research Division, to the Success in Working with English Language Learners workshop at the Boston's Children's Museum to a group of educators of after school programs.

In this paper presented at Securing the Dream: Power, Progress, Prosperity, the Statewide Latino Public Policy Conference produced by the Mauricio Gaston Institute, in September 2010, Alvaro Lima, BRA's Director of Research discusses globalization, immigration, and transnationalism and examines policy implications.

This report, done for the Ad Club, defines and quantifies the impact and the size and scope of the marketing and communications sector in greater Boston and Massachusetts.

As a follow-up to the publication released in 2006, this short report demonstrates that although Boston has increased its share of population, employment, Gross State Product, and state tax revenues, the city's share of state aid has further declined.

The BRA's Research Division provided data and analysis for the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians (MONB) first New Bostonians Summit held on March 31, 2010. This presentation given by Alvaro Lima, Director of Research, at the Summit, highlights and discusses the importance of education and language skills to the labor market, both current and for the future, and its accompanying economic impact.

The BRA's Research Division provided data and analysis for the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians (MONB) first New Bostonians Summit held on March 31, 2010. The Labor Market Trends is a Summit briefing book that looks at Metro Boston's current labor market and workforce, highlighting the importance of education and language skills both currently and in the future.