NEPPC - Events and Webcasts

	Regional Consolidation of Local Government Services in New England: Opportunities and Challenges in Realizing Greater Cost Efficiencies This February 2013 forum featured research by the New England Public Policy Center that described current fragmentation and present analysis of the extent to which greater consolidation could yield long-term savings for local governments in New England, with specific focus on Massachusetts and Connecticut.
	Mismatch in the Labor Market? Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Skilled Labor in New England This November 2010 forum featured research by the New England Public Policy Center that explores the potential mismatch between the supply of and demand for skilled labor in New England. The forum also featured reactions from a panel of regional and national experts.
	New England State Pension Reform – Responding to Demographic and Fiscal Challenges This June 2010 forum featured research by the New England Public Policy Center that investigates state pension plans in the context of the region’s aging population. The forum also featured commentary from a panel of regional and national experts.
	State Business Tax Incentives: Examining Evidence of their Effectiveness This December 2009 forum featured research by the New England Public Policy Center that explored the use and effectiveness of selected business tax credits. A panel of national and regional experts responded to summary remarks.
	Research Forum: Assessing the Impact of New England's Changing Demographics Co-sponsored with Northeastern University's School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, this November 2009 forum featured economic research assessing the impact of New England’s changing demographics.
	Employing the Region’s Assets: Baby Boomers Meeting New England’s Skilled Workforce Needs The New England Public Policy Center’s 4th annual conference explored the role that older professionals can play in meeting the region’s labor force needs over the next 20 to 30 years. This December 2008 conference featured presentations that investigated the changing demographic and labor force trends in New England and the US and examined what employers, employees, and the public sector can do to lengthen the labor force participation of the population age 55 and older.
	The Future of the Skilled Labor Force: The Supply of Recent College Graduates This September 2009 forum featured new research about the supply of the region's college graduates. Participants leaned about and discussed the factors that affect the stock of recent college graduates, how those factors have changed over time, and their relative importance in explaining the slower growth of this segment of the labor force.
	Financing Municipalities in New England: Revisiting the State-Local Relationship This December 2007 conference investigated the fiscal relationship between New England's state and municipal governments and discussed potential strategies to finance municipalities. Specifically, speakers examined the design of municipal aid formulas and addressed the potential impact of adopting local option sales taxes.
	Covering the Uninsured: Costs, Benefits, and Policy Alternatives for New England This December 2006 conference convened a select group of key stakeholders including policymakers, insurers, hospital administrators, employers, public health advocates, and health policy researchers from across all six New England states and the nation.
	Fueling the Future: Energy Policy in New England This December 2005 conference focused on the key energy policy issues facing New England and brought together legislators, analysts, and other interested parties in a dialogue about the potential policies that could help address them.

The Center has co-sponsored events with the following groups:

Commonwealth Corporation
(2012-13) Forums releasing labor market profiles for eight regions in Massachusetts

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
(2009) The Future of the Skilled Labor Force: The Supply of Recent College Graduates
(2009) Developing Win-Win Internships: A Best Practices Workshop
(2009, 2010) Networking forums for summer interns working at Boston-area firms

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
(2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2013) Economic Perspectives on State and Local Taxes

Massachusetts Health Policy Forum at the Heller School, Brandeis University
(2005) Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: Research and Reality

National Conference of State Legislatures & the Pew Center on the States
(2012) New England State Fiscal Leaders Forum (Portland, ME)
(2013) New England State Fiscal Leaders Forum (Boston, MA)

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
(2010) Understanding the Housing Collapse: What Is To Blame and What Can Be Done?
(2009) The Challenge of Sustaining Health Care Reform in Massachusetts
(2006) Housing and the Economy in Greater Boston: Trends, Impacts, and Potential Responses
(2005) Sustaining the Boston Renaissance

In the past, the Center has co-sponsored events will regional and national groups:

Pew Center on the States
February 2012 New England State Fiscal Leaders Forum

National Conference of State Legislatures
February 2012 New England State Fiscal Leaders Forum

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Economic Perspectives on State and Local Taxes (2011

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Understanding the Housing Collapse: What Is To Blame and What Can Be Done? This May 2010 forum was co-sponsored with the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Economic Perspective on State and Local Taxes. This December 2009 forum encouraged policy makers to consider state and local tax decisions from an economic perspective. Co-sponsored with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

The Challenge of Sustaining Health Care Reform in Massachusetts. This May 2009 forum was co-sponsored with the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Economic Perspective on State and Local Taxes. This May 2009 forum encouraged policy makers to consider state and local tax decisions from an economic perspective. Co-sponsored with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Developing Win-Win Internships: A Best Practices Workshop. This April 2009 workshop provided support to employers in developing strategic internship programs and provided a networking opportunity for business professionals and colleges and universities to connect. The event was one component of a broader collaboration between the Reserve Bank and Chamber to promote a strong workforce in the region.

Economic Perspective on State and Local Taxes. This January 2007 forum encouraged policy makers to consider state and local tax decisions from an economic perspective. Co-sponsored with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Housing and the Economy in Greater Boston: Trends, Impacts, and Potential Responses. This May 2006 forum was co-sponsored with the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Economic Perspective on State and Local Taxes. This May 2005 forum encouraged policy makers to consider state and local tax decisions from an economic perspective. The forum was cosponsored with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Sustaining the Boston Renaissance. This April 2005 forum was co-sponsored with the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Economic Perspective on State and Local Taxes. This October 2005 forum encouraged policy makers to consider state and local tax decisions from an economic perspective. Co-sponsored with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: Research and Reality. Co-sponsored with the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum at the Heller School of Brandeis University, thisMay 2005 conference focused on whether government should mandate nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals and what the potential impact of such ratios would be.

Economic Perspective on State and Local Taxes.This May 2004 forum encouraged policy makers to consider state and local tax decisions from an economic perspective. The forum was cosponsored with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

State Fiscal Leaders Forum. This February 2012 forum explored issues important to New England's state fiscal leaders. Co-sponsored with the Pew Center on the States and the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Economic Perspective on State and Local Taxes. This December 2011 forum encouraged policy makers to consider state and local tax decisions from an economic perspective. Co-sponsored with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.