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A snapshot of New England's immigrants: stocks, flows, and origins, 1990–2006
Owens, Antoniya - In: New England Economic Indicators (2009) Mar, pp. 2-5
. Counteracting these trends, however, is the continued influx of immigrants from abroad. As a result, foreign-born residents play an …
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A portrait of New England's immigrants
Owens, Antoniya - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - 2009
portrait of New England’s immigrants. It is the latest in a series of publications from the Center on the movement of people … the region’s immigrants, and explores how these have changed in recent decades. It then describes the demographic … immigrants’ socioeconomic status and reliance on public assistance as well as their civic contributions. Throughout the report …
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Mapping New England : largest immigrant groups in southern New England counties
Reade, Julia - In: Communities and Banking (2007) Fall, pp. 9-9
Among Southern New England immigrants, the largest populations are from Portugal and Canada (each with about 100 …
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Mapping New England: heating fuel usage in southern New England
Lee, Kai-Yan - In: Communities and Banking (2008) Win, pp. 9-9
Two maps of southern New England tap 2006 American Community Survey data to show the heating fuels most often used in owner-occupied housing units versus the fuels favored in renter-occupied units.
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Increasing low-income access to opportunity
Levin-Epstein, Jodie - In: Communities and Banking (2009) Fall, pp. 16-18
The author describes how state and city governments are taking the lead in giving visibility to poverty and opportunity through task-force initiatives, summits, and state poverty targets.
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New England transformed
Browne, Lynn E. - In: Annual Report (2010), pp. 8-21
The feature essay of the 2010 annual report discusses some of the changes that have occurred in New England over the past four decades, comparing the challenges we faced in the mid-1970s with those we face today.
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The myth of the irresponsible investor: analysis of southern New England's small multifamily properties
Greenberg, Jeffrey; Essene, Ren; Lee, Kai-yan - In: New England Community Developments (2009), pp. 8-11
Comparing the borrowing trends of owner-occupants versus investors in small multifamily properties reveals that investors may not engage in as much risky behavior as public sentiment leads one to expect. The authors investigate data from Southern New England and debunk several myths about the...
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State foreclosure prevention efforts: mediation and financial assistance
Clifford, Robert - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - 2011
Housing foreclosure activity in the United States and New England increased dramatically at the beginning of the housing crisis in 2006 and remains elevated. Given their economic and social costs, policymakers have developed a number of policies designed to prevent foreclosures. In recent years,...
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An overview of New England's economic performance in 2009
Brome, Heather; Clifford, Robert; Michael O’Mara; … - In: New England Economic Indicators (2010) Q2, pp. 4-14
Like most of the nation, New England continued to suffer economically in 2009. Job losses, rising unemployment, declining personal income, and slumping real estate markets all contributed to one of the worst years for both the national and regional economies. However, while economic conditions...
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An overview of New England's economic performance in 2010
Clifford, Robert; Coyne, David; Dennett, Julia; Elmatad, Tal - In: New England Economic Indicators (2011) Q2, pp. 4-15
In the first calendar year following the Great Recession, signs of an economic recovery began to take shape across New England. An improving labor market picture, growth in income, indications of a stabilizing housing market, and booming exports spurred economic growth in the region in 2010. As...
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