Boston's new economy
Subtitle: medical services and research, biotechnology and other emerging growth industries.
Published: 1990
Language: eng
Subjects: Biotechnology industries; Boston Metro Area; Labor supply; Hospitals; Projections (1992); Growth Industries; Employment; Journey to Work; Statistics; Medicine; Research
Other titles: BRA research report 384.
Description: ...includes data to support the thesis that Boston's future economy will be driven by the medical and biotechnology industries; gives statistics on employment and employment growth rates for 1982 and 1987 (projected to 1992) by type of hospital, area of origin of Boston commuters, hospital employees' means of transport to work (1987), total square feet of research facility office space (1990), hospital research employment by occupation, average salary, and total payroll (1989); a few figures are given on federal, state and private funding for biotechnology research...