Going for Growth

Promoting Business Investment in Massachusetts Gateway Cities

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Economic Development, Gateway Cities

Great Expectations

A survey of young adults in Massachusetts

Dawn Crossland Sumners, Stacy DiAngelo and Larry Hugick

This project was made possible by the generous support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts with MassHousing and State Street Foundation. This groundbreaking survey represents the first of its read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Economic Development, Public Opinion

Mass Jobs

Meeting the Challenges of a Shifting Economy

Andy Sum, Ishwar Khatiwada, Sheila Palma, Paulo Tobar and Jacqui Motroni

The Massachusetts economy is the envy of many other states. It consistently ranks among the top in measures of New Economy success. We rank near the top of the nation read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Economic Development

Mass Economy

The Labor Supply and Our Economic Future

Andy Sum, Ishwar Khatiwada, Sheila Palma, Vladlena Sabodash, Paulo Tobar, Joseph McLaughlin, Kamen Madjarov and Jacqui Motroni

This research assesses the health of the state’s supply of labor, both now and into the future. A key question is whether the state has an adequate supply of qualified read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Economic Development, Research

Paying for College

The Rising Cost of Higher Education

Bridget Terry Long and Greg Leiserson

At the same time that a college education has become the ticket to the middle class, college has become less affordable. The situation in New England is worse than it read more

Topic(s): Education, Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities

A Generation in Transition

A Survey of Bay State Baby Boomers

Dawn Crossland Sumners, Stacy DiAngelo, Larry Hugick and Greg Leiserson

A Generation in Transition: A Survey of Bay State Baby Boomers is a groundbreaking report produced in partnership with Princeton Survey Research Associates Intl. and made possible by the generous read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Economic Development

The Changing Face of Massachusetts

Andy Sum, Johan Uvin, Ishwar Khatiwada, Sheila Palma, Paulo Tobar, Frimpomaa Ampaw and Greg Leiserson

The Changing Face of Massachusetts is a joint project of MassINC and the Center for Labor Market Studies and was made possible by the generous support of a number of read more

Topic(s): Education, Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Economic Development

The Massachusetts Nonprofit Sector

An Economic Profile

Rachel Deyette Werkema and Greg Leiserson

The Massachusetts Nonprofit Sector: An Economic Profile, made possible through the generous support of the Mellon Charitable Giving Program/Alice P. Chase Trust and The Boston Foundation, and in partnership with read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Economic Development

MASS.commuting

MassINC

MASS.commuting was produced in partnership with the UMass Donahue Institute and generously sponsored by MassHousing. Our analysis of U.S. Census data reveals that the morning and evening commutes are rapidly read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Transportation

The Graying of Massachusetts

Aging, the New Rules of Retirement, and the Changing Workforce

Andy Eschtruth, Natalia Jivan, Tatiana Mihailovschi-Muntean, Amy Chasse, Alicia Munnell, Kevin E. Cahill, Mauricio Soto, Kevin Meme, Steven A. Sass and Greg Wiles

Many Massachusetts workers will face a stark choice in the coming years: Retire later or retire with less money. Our findings show that powerful trends are converging at once to read more