Report
The Bank of North Dakota: a model for Massachusetts and other states?
Kodrzycki, Yolanda; Elmatad, Tal (2011)
In 2010, Massachusetts legislators considered whether to create a state-owned bank as a means to address concerns about credit availability and other economic challenges stemming from the financial crisis and Great Recession of 2007-09. In 2011 a commission was established to investigate the feasibility of setting up such an institution. This research report informs the work of that commission. ; The report provides an in-depth examination of the only state-owned bank in the nation, the Bank of North Dakota (BND). It discusses BND?s history and current operations, and analyzes the degree to ...
New England Public Policy Center Research Report , Paper 11-2

Journal Article
An overview of New England's economic performance in 2010
Tarquinio, Lisa; Dennett, Julia; Coyne, David; Kessler, Ryan; Clifford, Robert; Elmatad, Tal (2011-04)
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 a result, New England?s overall performance surpassed that of the nation as a whole.
New England Economic Indicators , Issue Q2 , Pages 4-15