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2010 Census Race Distribution by Neighborhood (revised)

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Race

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Document Date:
03/01/2011
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This publication is the Distribution of Race by Neighborhood for the 2010 Census Population of Boston. This report was revised to use the boundaries for the West End and Downtown that went into effect in 2014. See the original report using the previous boundaries

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Encore Careers

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Labor Market

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Document Date:
02/01/2011
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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?

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The Boston Economy in 2010

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Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles, Labor Market, Real Estate & Development

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Document Date:
01/01/2011
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This report profiles Boston's current economic state and analyzes past recessions with an eye toward the prospects for recovery.

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Boston's Foreign Born Population

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Age, Education, Foreign-born, Gender, Language, Race

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12/01/2010
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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.

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Transnationalism - A New Mode of Immigration Integration

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Foreign-born

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Document Date:
09/17/2010
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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.

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The Financial Impact of the Marketing & Communication Sector

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Industry Profiles

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Document Date:
06/01/2010
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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.

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Boston Continues to Give More Than It Gets

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Industry Profiles, Labor Market, Real Estate & Development

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Document Date:
04/20/2010
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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.

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Economic and Sustainablilty Benefits of Boston's ARRA Investments

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Economy & Jobs

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Document Date:
03/01/2010
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This study estimates the near-term economic impacts and longer-term sustainability benefits of Boston’s ARRA investments.In short, this study projects significant economic impact in such things as job creation, Gross Regional Product, and tax generation, as well as longer-term sustainability benefits such as energy cost saving and water preservation. In addition, the study shows that when considering financial and sustainability efforts together, local benefits are expected to exceed costs by at least a four-to-one ratio, demonstrating a strong return on investment to the City of Boston.

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Briefing Book - Demographic Profile

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Age, Foreign-born, Race

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Document Date:
03/01/2010
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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 Demographic Profile of the Foreign-Born in Boston is a Summit briefing book about the demographic characteristics of Boston's foreign-born population over time.

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Briefing Book - Education

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

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Document Date:
03/01/2010
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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.

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