Research Publications

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

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.

Boston leads the nation for the 14th straight year in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awards. In 2008 the full range of public, private, and non-profit agencies, firms and institutions located within the city received more than $1.6 billion in NIH awards. In conjunction with the BRA's LifeTech initiative, this Research Division publication reports again on the robust health of award funding to Boston's world-renowned hospitals, universities, and research institutions.

This report for 2008 presents the major economic, real estate market, and demographic trends for the city and region.

Boston Continues to Lead the Nation in NIH Award Funding - Boston leads all cities in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awards, receiving more than 1.6 billion in research grants during fiscal year 2007. In conjunction with the BRA's LifeTech initiative, this Research Division publication reports on the robust health of award funding to Boston's world-renowned hospitals, universities, and research institutions.

Check out our new series on the largest industries in the City of Boston, that contains facts including employment, major employers, education, and more.

Boston's economy presented in a series of graphs showing Boston's share of Massachusetts' jobs, goods and services, and tax revenues.

This report for 2007 presents the major economic, real estate market, and demographic trends for the city and region. Much of the data in this report extends through year-end 2006 and into the first quarter of 2007.

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.