The National Bureau of Economic Research is located in Cambridge. In adition to providing extensive analysis of business and economic data, they operate the Boston area Census Research Data Center, which is available to qualified researchers.
Provides details of the survey: questions asked, reports, survey methods, and affiliates. Attempts to find the level of connectedness amongst members of American communities.
The Seminar is an ongoing initiative of Professor Robert D. Putnam at the Kennedy School of Government. The project focuses on expanding what we know about our levels of trust and community engagement and on developing strategies...
Attempts to improve Greater Boston's governance by connecting scholars, students, and civic leaders. The Kennedy School has pursued this through promoting community service, producing new ideas, and creating open forums for discussion.
Assesses people's attitudes with respect to their knowledge, values, and experiences. Researchers within this program have contributed to over 300 surveys within the US and 15 other countries.
The goal of this project is to analyze some existing statistical methods in public health, import relevant ones from other fields, and develop new ones to facilitate the analysis of available data.
