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Rappaport Institute Policy Notes Database
Economic Development
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| A Commonwealth Growing Apart: Family Income in Massachusetts |
| Betting the Future: The Economic Impact of Legalized Gambling |
| Boston Among 35 American Cities |
| Boston Benefits as College Capital: A Decade of Enrollment in Boston's Colleges and Universities |
| Boston Chartbook: A Primer of Boston's Economy |
| Boston's Industrial Spaces |
| Boston's Strong Economy 2002: Resisting the Recession |
| Cape Cod and the Islands: B&B + R&D = A New Economy |
| Changing Patterns XII: Mortgage Lending to Traditionally Underserved Borrowers and Neighborhoods in Greater Boston, 1990 - 2004 |
| Cities, Regions, and the Decline of Transport Costs |
| Civic Leadership and the Big Dig |
| Commercial Land Use in Boston |
| Community Economic Development in a Context of Globalization and Metropolization: A Comparison of Four North American Cities |
| Completion Report: Boston's Housing Strategy, 2000-2003 |
| Economic and Fiscal Impact of the 2004 Democratic National Convention |
| Economic Growth and Linkage with Silicon Valley |
| Entrepreneurial Spawning: Public Corporations and the Genesis of New Ventures, 1986 - 1999 (Massachusetts and Silicon Valley) |
| Federal R&D Funding in Boston: City's Intellectual Capital Yields Large Economic Benefits |
| Higher Education in Boston: Intellectual Capital as a Cataylst for Economic Growth |
| History of Boston's Economy: Growth and Transition, 1970-1998 |
| Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Neighborhood Revitalization |
| Immigrant Homebuyers in Lawrence and Lowell, Massachusetts: Keys to Revitalization of Cities |
| Implementing Urban Waterfront Redevelopment in an Historic Context: A Case Study of the Boston Naval Shipyard- the Politics of Boston's Linkage Policy |
| Industrial and Operations Jobs in Boston |
| Industry Clusters in Metropolitan Boston |
| Labor Market Problems in Massachusetts from the End of the Labor Market Boom in 2000 Through 2003 |
| Leadership Through Innovation: The History of Boston's Economy, 1970-2000 |
| Leading the Way II: A Report on Boston's Housing Strategy 2004-2007 |
| Leading the Way II: Midpoint Progress Report on Boston's Housing Strategy 2004-2005 |
| Market Reaction to Public Information: The Atypical Case of the Boston Celtics |
| Massachusetts Medical Devices: Leveraging the Region's Capabilities |
| Massachusetts Recovery Stronger than First Thought |
| MassHealth: It’s Good for Business – Ten Facts the Employer Community Should Know About the Massachusetts Medicaid Program |
| Megaprojects: The Changing Politics of Urban Public Investment |
| Metropolitan America in the New Century: Metropolitan and Central City Demographic Shifts Since 2000 |
| New Estimates of the Demand for Urban Green Space: Implications for Valuing the Environmental Benefits of Boston's Big Dig Project |
| One-Fifth of America: A Comprehensive Guide to America's First Suburbs |
| Open Space, Housing Construction and Home Prices: What's the Payoff from Smart Growth? |
| Reinventing Boston, 1640 - 2003 |
| Revenue Sharing and the Future of the Massachusetts Economy |
| Scales of Airport Expansion: Globalization, Regionalization, and Local Land Use |
| Signs of Life: The Growth of Biotechnology Centers in the U.S. |
| Smart Cafe Cities: Testing Human Capital Externalities in the Boston Metropolitan Area |
| Smart Growth: Education, Skilled Workers, and the Future of Cold-Weather Cities |
| Space Available: The Realities of Convention Centers as Economic Development Strategy |
| Standards-Based Education Reform in the Computer Age: Lessons from Boston's Murphy School |
| Tall Ships Visit Boston: The Economic Impact of Sail Boston on Boston and the Region |
| Tax Exempt Property in Boston: Analysis of Types, Uses, and Issues |
| Technology Centers During the Economic Downturn: What Have We Learned? |
| The Boston Economy 2003 |
| The Boston Economy 2004: Turning the Corner |
| The Challenge of Energy Policy in New England |
| The Comparative Cost of Labor in Massachusetts and the Boston Metropolitan Area: Another Look at the Empirical Evidence |
| The Economic Impact of Eight Research Universities on the Boston Region |
| The Largest Employers in the City of Boston: 1996 - 1997 |
| The Largest Private Employers 2001 |
| The Marine Science and Technology Industry |
| The Myth of Home Rule: Local Power in Greater Boston |
| The New England-China Relationship in 2005 |
| The Potential Economic Impact of Increasing the Minimum Wage in Massachusetts |
| The Rise of the Skilled City |
| U.S. Cities in the 'World City Network' |
| Urban Growth and Housing Supply |
| Urban Planning, Community Participation, and the Roxbury Master Plan in Boston |
| Who Lives Downtown? |
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