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Research Publications

Explore the Research Division publications below by keyword, neighborhood, or topic. If you have questions about these documents or are looking for specific information, please review the Frequently Requested Information page. This page features publications covering the most requested economic and demographic data for Boston.

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Beacon Hill Summary 2010

Beacon Hill Neighborhoods

Mar 01 2011 Publication Date

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


Topics: Age, Race
Bay Village Summary 2010

Bay Village Neighborhoods

Mar 01 2011 Publication Date

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


Topics: Age, Race
Back Bay Summary 2010

Back Bay Neighborhoods

Mar 01 2011 Publication Date

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


Topics: Age, Race
Allston Summary 2010

Allston Neighborhoods

Mar 01 2011 Publication Date

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


Topics: Age, Race
Boston's Foreign Born Population

N/A Neighborhoods

Dec 01 2010 Publication Date

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.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Language, Race
Transnationalism - A New Mode of Immigration Integration

N/A Neighborhoods

Sep 17 2010 Publication Date

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.


Topics: Foreign-born
New Bostonians Summit Presentation

N/A Neighborhoods

Mar 01 2010 Publication Date

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.


Topics: Education, Foreign-born, Language
Briefing Book - Labor Market Trends

N/A Neighborhoods

Mar 01 2010 Publication Date

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.


Topics: Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Income & Poverty, Labor Market, Race
Briefing Book - ESOL

N/A Neighborhoods

Mar 01 2010 Publication Date

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 English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Programs in Boston is a Summit briefing book focusing on ESOL students in Boston and how well they are performing in Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE) funded language-learning courses.


Topics: Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Language, Race
Briefing Book - Education

N/A Neighborhoods

Mar 01 2010 Publication Date

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 Education and the Foreign-Born in Boston is a Summit briefing book about the differences in the educational attainment between Boston's native-born and foreign-born population.


Topics: Education, Foreign-born, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Language, Race