Data Center Key Reports
Check here to see many of the key reports on the Massachusetts economy.
Babson College
Babson faculty members are leading providers of global entrepreneurship intellectual capital.
Recent Report: 2008 Babson Entrepreneurship Monitor For The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts: Fueling Economic Development Through Entrepreneurship
Beacon Hill Institute
BHI engages in rigorous economic research for the purpose of producing and disseminating readable analyses of current public policy issues.
Recent Report: 2008 Beacon Hill Institute State Competitiveness Report
Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED)
CFED releases a scorecard that assesses the 50 states and the District of Columbia on how well residents are faring and what states can do to help residents build and protect assets. Recent Report: The 2009-2010 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Public Policy Discussion Papers
Written for policymakers, informed business people, and academics by economists at the Boston Fed. Many of the papers present research intended for professional journals.
Recent Report: Third Quarter 2009 New England Economic Indicators
The Kauffman Foundation
The Kauffman Foundation is a foundation devoted to entrepreneurship that releases reports on state’s competitiveness.
Recent Report: 2008 State New Economy Index – Kauffman Foundation Full Report
Massachusetts Benchmarks
A project of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and managed by the UMass Donahue Institute, these quarterly reports discuss of broad economic trends, industry analysis, special topics, public opinion polling and regional analysis.
Recent Report: 2009 Volume 11 Issue 1
Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council
Seeking to create a positive environment and united voice for the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry, and to implement collaborative initiatives which make Massachusetts the medical device research, development and manufacturing capital of the world.
Recent Report: A Profile of the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry
Innovation and the Mass. Medical Device Industry
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Using a collaborative approach to bring together leaders from industry, academia, and government to advance technology-based solutions that lead to economic growth and a cleaner environment in Massachusetts.
Recent Report: 2008 Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy
MassBio
The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is an association of more than 600 biotechnology companies, universities, academic institutions and others dedicated to advancing cutting edge research and advocating for the Bay State’s world premier life science cluster.
Recent Report: “MBC Strategic Outlook for 2015 and Strategic Plan”
Massachusetts Resource Assessments
In collaboration with the Commonwealth, MassEcon retained John Rhodes of Moran Stahl Boyer to conduct economic development resource assessments of Massachusetts and its regions - as well as market evaluations of 16 43D sites throughout Massachusetts.
MassInsight
MassInsight provides public policy services to businesses, institutions, associations and government focused on strategic Massachusetts issues.
Recent Report: Consumer Confidence, 2009 4th Quarter
June 2008 - Sustaining and Enhancing a Leadership Position for Massachusetts in IT, Communications and Defense
Milken Institute
An independent economic think tank whose mission is to improve the lives and economic conditions of diverse populations in the United States by helping implement innovative ideas.
Recent Report: 2008 Milken Institute “State Technology and Science Index”
New England Council & Deloitte Consulting LLP
An alliance of institutions and public and private organizations throughout New England promoting economic growth and a high quality of life in the New England region.
Recent Report: June 2009 "Reexamining Advanced Manufacturing in a Networked World: Prospects for a Resurgence in New England"
The UMass Donahue Institute’s Economic and Public Policy Research unit works with faculty to produce high-level economic and public policy research. The research is disseminated as free-standing research reports and published through the journal MassBenchmarks.
November 2007 "The Massachusetts Defense Industry: Characteristics and Economic Impact"
Recent Report: November 2009 "The IT Industry: Hub of the Massachusetts Technology Economy"
Western Massachusetts Electric Company
The major distributor of electricity in western Massachusetts, is also a supporter of the Team New England economic development initiative and the EDC is a frequent participant in their activities.
Recent Report: January 2010 "Western Massachusetts Economic Review 2009"
