Our industry research helps clients highlight the economic conditions, trends, and key policy challenges confronting their industries.

We help our clients:

• Identify competitiveness issues
• Discover key obstacles to industry growth
• Develop reports and presentations that incorporate research findings
• Build credibility
• Gain visibility

We work closely with many public and private clients, including:

• The Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc.
• Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
• Massachusetts Telecommunications Council
• Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council
• SouthCoast Development Partnership

We have extensive experience researching a broad range of industries. Specific areas of expertise include:

• Marine science and technology
• Medical devices
• Human services
• Telecommunications

Industry Studies

Our industry studies provide a thorough and informative examination of key industries that make up the economic base of the Commonwealth. These studies frequently form the basis of high profile articles, conferences, and working groups that have a direct impact on public understanding and public policy.

Typically, the industry is examined quantitatively by:

• Analyzing current and historical employment trends
• Identifying important niches of business activity
• Comparing the scale and nature of the industry in Massachusetts with key competitor states and regions
• Identifying competitiveness issues and other key obstacles to the growth of the industry in Massachusetts

Frequently, these quantitative analyses are supplemented by field interviews with key industry informants and by in-depth surveys of industry firms and key institutions.

We are skilled at both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection, including:

• Surveys
• Interviews
• Focus groups
• Analyses of secondary data
• IMPLAN economic impact analyses

For more information please contact:

Lynn Griesemer, Ed.D., M.P.A.
Executive Director, UMass Donahue Institute
(413) 545-0001