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The BRA's Research Division collects and analyzes current, historical, and comparative data on Boston's economy, population, and commercial markets. Recently published reports are found on this web site; older reports are not available electronically, but may be found using the search above.
Reports not found electronically, and additional information, may be requested via email at: research.bra@CityofBoston.gov
| | Boston Leads the Nation in NIH Awards - Top Recipient for 14 Consecutive Years | |
| Gregory Perkins, Mark Melnik, Alvaro Lima, Director of Research | ||
| 2/1/2010 | ||
| 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. | ||
| | Transnationalism: What it Means to Local Communities | |
| Alvaro Lima | ||
| 1/4/2010 | ||
| An article written by Alvaro Lima, the BRA's Director of Research titled, "Transnationalism: What it Means to Local Communities," is featured in the Winter 2010, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Communities & Banking.
Much has been written about transnational immigrants -people who move to a new country but keep strong economic, social, and political connections with their countries of origin. Not enough has been understood, however, about transnationals' contribution to their local communities. | ||
| | Mediating Integration: Latino Immigrant Organizations in Greater Boston | |
| Mark Melnik, Alvaro Lima, Amy Moran, Cristina Escobar | ||
| 12/1/2009 | ||
| This article published in REMHU - Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, by Mark Melnik, the BRA's Deputy Director for Research and Alvaro Lima, the Director of Research, and others, features a case study of selected immigrant organizations from Greater Boston's largest Latino immigrant communities. Conducting interviews with leaders from these organizations, the research finds connections and alliances crucial for social integration and transnationalism. | ||
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| Population Research | Economic Research | ||||||||||||
| Census 2000 | Economy and Jobs | ||||||||||||
| Trend Reports | Creative Economy | ||||||||||||
| Foreign Born in Boston | Commercial Markets | ||||||||||||
| Thematic Maps | Labor Market Assessment Tool | ||||||||||||
| Economic Development & Planning | Housing | ||||||||||||
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