About Edward Moscovitch



		Edward Moscovitch Current Position President, Cape Ann Economics: Consulting on Regional Economics and Public Policy. Clients include FleetBoston Bank, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, MIT, the Massachusetts Council of Community Hospitals, the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, the Alabama Department of Education, the Agency for Strategic Planning (Republic of Kazakhstan), the National Education Association, the Delaware Department of Finance, the Trust for Public Lands, the Massachusetts Office of Educational Quality and Accountability, the National Education Association, the Massachusetts Housing Partnership, the Massachusetts Bankers Association, Gloucester Public Schools, the New England Council, the Energy Foundation, and the University of Alabama. Recent work includes evaluations of the Alabama Reading Initiative, an in-depth analysis of the economic health of community hospitals in Massachusetts and across the country, a comprehensive evaluation of primary, secondary, and higher education in Kazakhstan, analysis of Massachusetts standardized test results that take into account student demographics, projections of Adequate Yearly Progress results for Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, Massachusetts and Delaware economic forecasts, an analysis of all businesses started by MIT graduates, and a study of the long-term growth prospects for Massachusetts. Also, a study of the impact of open space on values of near-by real estate, a comparative study of nursing home and other Medicaid costs between Massachusetts and other states, a study of the impact of university research on the Alabama economy, preparation of the initial draft of the finance portions of the 1993 Massachusetts school reform statute, a study of adverse selection amongst insured employees choosing HMOs, a comprehensive review of special education programs in Gloucester, and a review of children's health and school nursing for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Education • B.A. Oberlin College, 1962 • Ph.D. (Economics), MIT, 1966 Previous Positions • Executive Director, Massachusetts Municipal Association • Deputy Commissioner for Fiscal Affairs, Massachusetts Dept of Administration and Finance • Vice President, Data Resources, Inc. • Vice President, Charles River Associates Writings • Closing the Gap - Raising Skills to Raise Wages, Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, 1998 • The New Economic Reality - Massachusetts Prospects for Long-Term Growth, jointly with Craig Moore, The School of Management, UMass, Amherst • Special Education - Good Intentions Gone Awry, the Pioneer Institute, 1994 • Mental Retardation, How Does Massachusetts Compare?, the Pioneer Institute • Occasional Columns for the Boston Herald • Closing the Gap - Raising Skills to Raise Wages, Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, 1997 • Toward a Safer Workplace - Reform and Deregulation of Workers' Compensation, with James Chelius, the Pioneer Institute, 1996