Research Publications

Higher Education, a leading industry in Boston, is a source of economic, social and cultural strength. However, housing markets get pressure from students’ demand for on-campus dormitories and by intensive use of off-campus neighborhood apartments. This report summarizes survey results from the University Accountability Ordinance, a Boston City Council requirement mandating all private colleges with resident students to report both student enrollment and neighborhood location twice annually.

Boston's Neighborhood Business Patterns examines patterns in private sector employment by neighborhood. It identifies Boston's leading industries, employers and the geographical location of businesses and jobs in the city. The intention of this report is to provide an overview of business concentration patterns at both the city and neighborhood levels and to provide detailed economic data that would further facilitate the implementation of informed policy making.

From 1990 to the present, Boston's supermarkets that range from small-scale specialty to mid-sized grocery stores and "super-sized" retailers have served have served Boston's neighborhoods in unique and vital ways. This report chronicles the evolution of the supermarket in Boston and how it stands today.

This report analyzes the potential short-term impact on the state's budget and the long-term impact on the state's economy of the proposed legislation to allow undocumented immigrant students to qualify for in-state tuition rates at Massachusetts colleges and universities.

Boston’s economy is once more showing signs of steady growth and of recovery from a regional economic recession after four years of a slow economy.

The Research Division created an innovative analysis of Boston's creative economy, defined as those activities which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have the potential for wealth and job creation.

For over a century, Downtown Crossing has been an important economic engine for the City of Boston. Today, under the leadership of Mayor Menino and strong public-private partnerships, it is evolving into a vibrant mixed-use district.

Selected demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of Boston's electoral district compiled from Census 2000 data (Summary File 3).

Selected demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of Boston's electoral district compiled from Census 2000 data (Summary File 3).

Selected demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of Boston's electoral district compiled from Census 2000 data (Summary File 3).