Housing and the Economy in Greater Boston: Trends, Impacts, and Potential Responses 
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On May 22, Center and The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government held a morning discussion on Housing and the Economy: Trends, Impacts, and Potential Responses.
NEPPC Working Paper No. 06-1 was released at the event:
The Lack of Affordable Housing in New England: How Big a Problem? Why Is It Growing? What Are We Doing About It? by Alicia Sasser, Bo Zhao, and Darcy Rollins (with an overview by Robert Tannenwald)
Agenda and Presentations
Welcome
Cathy E. Minehan, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Keynote Address
Richard F. Syron, President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
Current Trends and Their Impacts
Barry Bluestone, Professor of Political Economy and Director, The Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University
Sustaining the Mass Economy: Housing Costs, Population Dynamics, and EmploymentEdward L. Glaeser, Professor of Economics and Director, The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, Harvard University
Housing Supply Restrictions and the Boston EconomyAlicia Sasser, Economist, New England Public Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The Lack of Affordable Housing in New England: How Big a Problem? Why Is It Growing? What Are We Doing About It?
Moderator: Lynn E. Browne, Executive Vice-President and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Potential Policy Responses
John J. Clarke, Director of Advocacy, Massachusetts Audubon Society
Robert L. Culver, President and CEO, MassDevelopment
Lawrence Curtis, Managing Partner, Winn Development and President, Greater Boston Real Estate Board
Mary Claire Higgins, Mayor of Northampton and President, Massachusetts Municipal Association
State Representative Rachel Kaprielian, Co-chair, Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Charlotte Golar Richie, Director, Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development
Moderator and Closing Remarks: David T. Ellwood, Dean, Kennedy School of Government
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