Staying Power II: A Report Card on Manufacturing in Massachusetts 2012
September 13 – The Dukakis Center released our latest report on the manufacturing sector in Massachusetts. Staying Power II is a follow-up study to our first study on the manufacturing sector conducted...
View ArticleBoston Herald – Manufacturing a Mass. Miracle – 10/27/12
Barry Bluestone explains that the innovation sector is not the only industry that may be being held back by a skills gap in the labor force. Manufacturing in Massachusetts is growing but may lack a...
View Article2012 Greater Boston Housing Report Card
This report marks the 10th anniversary of the annual Greater Boston Housing Report Card. This 2012 Greater Boston Housing Report Card is dedicated to understanding a new period in the region’s housing...
View ArticleBoston.com – Rebuilding America’s Middle Class – 2/14/13
In the wake of President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address, Barry Bluestone offers a history of the decline the U.S. middle class and commentary on strengthening the middle class moving forward....
View ArticleThe Boston Globe – Pair Revenue with Reform – 2/17/13
Barry Bluestone was one of four correspondents for the Boston Globe to respond to Governor Patrick’s proposed tax increases. Bluestone argues in favor of the increase along with reform. Download PDF...
View ArticleLife Sciences Innovation as a Catalyst for Economic Development
In 2012, the Dukakis Center conducted an evaluation of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative and the associated Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC). The analysis showed the policy has had a...
View ArticleThe Boston Globe – A Fresh Approach to Improving Student Outcomes – 9/3/13
In this Boston Globe piece, Barry Bluestone of Northeastern’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and Thomas Kotchan of MIT’s Sloan School of Management, discuss their current and future work...
View Article2013 Greater Boston Housing Report Card
This report is the 11th in the series of annual “Greater Boston Housing Report Cards.” Like past report cards, this 2013 report probes Greater Boston’s housing landscape, keeping tabs on housing...
View ArticleBanker & Tradesman – Is There Another Housing Bubble on the Horizon? – 10/31/13
In the October 2013 edition of Banker & Tradesman, Barry Bluestone explains that through the first six months of 2013, the median selling price of a single-family home in the Boston region was up...
View ArticleArchitecture Boston – Who Will Occupy Boston? – Spring 2014
In the Spring 2014 edition of Architecture Boston, Barry Bluestone joins Tamara Roy to discuss the current housing market in Boston and how future city leaders might address the growing inequality of...
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