The Ongoing Revolution in Health Care: What It Means for the New England Economy
May 1995, 97 pp.
Published as Special Report No. 1

The revolutionary changes sweeping the U.S. health care system were the focus of a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston conference held on May 3, 1994. The one-day conference brought together members of the academic, medical, government, and corporate communities to exchange information and present a balanced look at the impact of health care reform on the New England economy. This report summarizes the proceedings of the conference.

Casino Development: How Would Casinos Affect New England's Economy?
October 1995, 155 pp.
Published as Special Report No. 2

While interest in the issue of the economic effects of casino development is intense, relevant empirical evidence is scant. For this reason, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston held a one-day Symposium on Casino Development on June 1, 1995, bringing together experts from academia, government, Native American nations, and the gaming industry. This special report summarizes the participants' remarks.

What Is the Balance of Payments?
by Norman S. Fieleke
revised 1996, 12 pp.
Published as Special Report No. 3

This monograph has been widely used as a reference for more than 20 years. It outlines the elementary principles of balance-of-payments accounting and illustrates them with examples of typical transactions. N.B.: Last revised in 1996, this monograph does not reflect significant changes in the U.S. balance of payments accounts made in 1999. For further information on these changes, see Christopher L. Bach, "U.S. International Transactions, Revised Estimates for 1982-98," Survey of Current Business, July 1999, pp. 60-74.

Banking Structure in New England 2001-2004
by Marcella Vencil
2005, 194 pp.
Published as Research Report No. 77

This an update of Research Report 76, Banking Structure in New England 1999-2001, provides information on the structure of New England's banking industry. The report is available as PDF files, complete or by section. ed.

Complete Report (194 pages, 4.5MB)

This report, an update of Research Report 75, Banking Structure in New England 1996-99, provides information on the structure of New England's banking industry.

Banking Structure in New England, 1996-99
by Ying Zhou and Lee Istrail
1999, 226 pp.
Published as Research Report No. 75

This report provides information on the structure of New England's banking industry. It contains a discussion of key elements of antitrust analysis as applied to the banking industry, including the definition of local banking markets and the U.S. Department of Justice's guidelines for evaluating the anticompetitive effects of horizontal mergers. It presents tables ranking New England's commercial banking and thrift organizations by total consolidated New England deposits, and it describes New England's local banking markets. Updated tables from the report are available at www.bos.frb.org/bankinfo/struct/index.htm

Massachusetts in the 1990s: The Role of State Government
by Alicia H. Munnell and Lynn E. Browne with Katharine L. Bradbury, Leah M. Cook, Yolanda K. Henderson, Richard W. Kopcke, Jane Sneddon Little, and Robert Tannenwald
1990, 360 pp.
Published as Research Report No. 72

This study focuses on six major categories of Massachusetts expenditures -- local aid, personnel costs, Medicaid, income support and social services, interest expense and capital outlays -- and summarizes the recent revenue experience and outlook. The authors explore the rationale for government participation, address the question of the allocation of responsibility among different levels of government, and compare Massachusetts with other New England states, a group of older industrial states, and states prominent in high technology.