UMass Donahue Institute

• Dec 2025
  Boston 25 News: ‘It’s never happened here’ – 2025 could be the first time in history the US population shrinks
• Dec 2025
  Boston Globe: Health insurance premiums just keep going up, worsening affordability crisis for small businesses
• Nov 2025
  WWLP’s “InFocus”: Dr. Kerry Spitzer and the state of housing in Western Mass. and the Berkshires
• Nov 2025
  New York Times: Institute’s housing for western Mass. and The Berkshires sourced
• Oct 2025
  Berkshire Edge: Study reveals Berkshire County and western Massachusetts have long way to go toward solving housing crisis
• Oct 2025
  Multiple outlets: Study covers housing crisis in Western Massachusetts
• Sep 2025
  Associated Press: Income inequality dipped and fewer people moved, according to largest survey of US life
• Sep 2025
  Berkshire Eagle: Missed counts, lost power: Why the 2030 census matters for the Berkshires
• Aug 2025
  GBH: Taxes, but not jobs, pouring in from sports betting
• Aug 2025
  Multiple outlets: Massachusetts sees impactful economic lift from research and development
• Apr 2025
  Berkshire Edge: Mill Town Capital delivers $132 million impact across Berkshire County from 2017 to 2023
• Apr 2025
  Startup Boston: Economic crosswinds and the startup climate in Massachusetts
• Apr 2025
  Massachusetts has diversified its state workforce, but some agencies lag behind
• Feb 2025
  GBH: Healey seeks controls as home care costs soar for personal care assistants
• Feb 2025
  MassLive: MassBenchmarks reports state economy “shifting to lower gear”
• Jan 2025
  WWLP: Massachusetts sees largest population increase in 60 years
• Nov 2024
  Boston Globe: Mass. economy keeps pace with US growth as resilience clouds rate outlook
• Nov 2024
  BNN Bloomberg: Boston Marathon Gives $500 Million Lift to Massachusetts Economy
• Oct 2024
  WAMC Radio: A decade of casino gambling in Massachusetts
• Oct 2024
  Boston Globe: When people move out of Massachusetts, here’s where they go
• Sep 2024
  Lowell Sun: Another report issues warnings on state’s economic challenges
• Sep 2024
  Boston Globe: Incomes in Mass. grew last year, but it might not feel that way
• Sep 2024
  Boston Globe: How does Massachusetts stack up in the economic battle among states?
• Aug 2024
  WBUR Radio: Massachusetts economy slowed in Q2 despite strong labor market
• Aug 2024
  Daily Parliament Times (Pakistan): A Pakistani’s unbiased look at American life
• Jul 2024
  Boston Globe: MassMOCA at 25 years: is there economic lift?
• Jul 2024
  GBH: Migrants in Massachusetts: At least 20,000 people wait to learn English
• Jun 2024
  Spectrum News: Recommendations for hiring skilled immigrants in Massachusetts
• Jun 2024
  Spectrum News: Rod Motamedi talks about local and national trends in shopping mall closures
• May 2024
  The Fabulous 413 Podcast: What’s the deal with the western Massachusetts economy?
• May 2024
  Multiple outlets: Gov. Maura Healey’s climate tech bill could spur $16B in economic benefits
• Jan 2024
  Boston Globe: The population of Mass. grew last year for the first time since 2020
• Jan 2024
  WWLP: Expert: Aging workforce in Mass. “rearing its head now”
• Dec 2023
  Multiple media outlets: Plan Aims to Protect and Enhance Access to Farmland in Massachusetts
• Oct 2023
  Multiple outlets: Springfield Thunderbirds have $126 million impact on community
• Oct 2023
  Masslive commentary: “Housing is the crisis of our time.”
• Jul 2023
  Boston Business Journal: Hollywood strikes could stymie Boston’s growing film industry
• Jun 2023
  Worcester Telegram: Mass. businesses turning pessimistic
• May 2023
  Ptown Indpendent: As State Shrinks, Cape Cod Has Its Own Odd Crisis
• May 2023
  Multiple outlets: Despite mixed results nationwide, Boston successfully challenges 2020 Census count
• Jan 2023
  Boston Business Journal: Boston Fed panelists say immigration, tech, higher ed help slow Mass. population loss
• Jan 2023
  Predictions for the Mass. economy in 2023
• Jan 2023
  Daily Hampshire Gazette: Is the Massachusetts cannabis industry saturated?