Policy Briefs present briefing materials prepared by NEPPC research staff on key policy issues. Briefs began in 2005, with no. 05-1.

2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008

2008:

NEPPC PB No. 08-1:
Can Young Professionals Afford to Buy a Home in New England? (February 2008)
by Heather Brome

2007:

NEPPC PB No. 07-7:
GASB 45 and Other Post-Employment Benefit Promises: The Fog Is Clearing (September 2007)
by Steffanie Brady

NEPPC PB No. 07-6:
Measuring Non-School Fiscal Imbalances of New England Municipalities (July 2007)
by Katharine Bradbury and Bo Zhao

NEPPC PB No. 07-5:
Small Employers and Expanded Health Insurance Coverage (July 2007)
by Phil Primack

NEPPC PB No. 07-4:
The Fiscal Capacity of New England (May 2007)
by Matthew Nagowski

NEPPC PB No. 07-3:
Who Are the Uninsured, and Why Are They Uninsured? (March 2007)
by Antoniya Owens

NEPPC PB No. 07-2:
Crowded out of the Housing Market (March 2007)
by Darcy Rollins Saas with Alicia Sasser

NEPPC PB No. 07-1:
The New England Rental Market (January 2007)
by Alicia Sasser

2006:

NEPPC PB No. 06-4:
The Changing Housing Market: A Bang or a Whimper? (December 2006)
by Karl E. Case

NEPPC PB No. 06-3:
Hollywood East? Film Tax Credits in New England (October 2006)
by Darcy Rollins Saas

NEPPC PB No. 06-2:
Ensuring Adequate Electrical Capacity in New England (July 2006)
by Carrie Conaway

NEPPC PB No. 06-1:
An Overview of Chapters 40R and 40S: Massachusetts’ Newest Housing Policies (February 2006)
by Darcy Rollins

2005:

NEPPC PB No. 05-1:
Nurse-to-Patient Ratios (July 2005)
by Brad Hershbein
This brief is based on information presented at the 25th Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, held on March 30, 2005 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

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