Bo Zhao

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Senior Economist

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Boston, MA 02210

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1.

Does Changing Employers’ Access to Criminal Histories Affect Ex-Offenders’ Recidivism?: Evidence from the 2010–2012 Massachusetts Cori Reform

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 16-31
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 28 Mar 2017
Osborne Jackson and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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recidivism, ex-offenders, Massachusetts, CORI

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The Effect of Changing Employers’ Access to Criminal Histories on Ex-Offenders’ Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the 2010–2012 Massachusetts Cori Reform

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 16-30
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 28 Mar 2017
Osborne Jackson and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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ex-offenders, criminal history, Massachusetts CORI Reform, ban the box

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Measuring Disparities in Non-School Costs and Revenue Capacity Among Massachusetts Cities and Towns

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Measuring Disparities in Non-School Costs and Revenue Capacity Among Massachusetts Cities and Towns

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 06-19
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2008
Katharine Bradbury and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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fiscal disparities, municipal costs, revenue capacity, property tax, state aid, tax limitation

Measuring Disparities in Non-School Costs and Revenue Capacity Among Massachusetts Cities and Towns

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 06-19, FRB of Boston Public Policy Discussion Paper No. 06-3
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Katharine Bradbury and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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fiscal disparities, municipal costs, revenue capacity, property tax, state aid, tax limitation

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Do Credit Market Barriers Exist for Minority and Woman Entrepreneurs?

Syracuse University Center for Policy Research Working Paper No. 74
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Apr 2011
Lloyd A. Blanchard, Bo Zhao and John Yinger
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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credit, discrimination, entrepreneur, minority-owned business, small business

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The Lack of Affordable Housing in New England: How Big a Problem? Why is it Growing? What are We Doing About it?

New England Public Policy Center Working Paper No. 06-1
Number of pages: 173 Posted: 01 Mar 2012
Alicia Modestino, Bo Zhao and Darcy Rollins Saas
Northeastern University, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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housing policy, New England, affordable housing, house prices

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Designing State Aid Formulas: The Case of a New Formula for Distributing Municipal Aid in Massachusetts

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Designing State Aid Formulas: The Case of a New Formula for Distributing Municipal Aid in Massachusetts

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 08-1
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 May 2008
Bo Zhao and Katharine Bradbury
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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formula design, state aid formula, equalizing aid, fiscal equalization

Designing State Aid Formulas: The Case of a New Formula for Distributing Municipal Aid in Massachusetts

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 08-1, FRB of Boston Public Policy Discussion Paper No. 08-2
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao and Katharine Bradbury
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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formula design, state aid formula, equalizing aid, fiscal equalization

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The Role of Economic, Fiscal, and Financial Shocks in the Evolution of Public Sector Pension Funding

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 13-26
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 May 2014
Robert K. Triest and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Research Department and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Small Businesses in Springfield, Massachusetts: A Look at Latino Entrepreneurship

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 16 Sep 2011
Ana Patricia Munoz, Lynn Elaine Browne, Sol Carbonell, Prabal Chakrabarti, DeAnna Green, Yolanda K. Kodrzycki, Richard C. Walker, Anna Steiger and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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small businesses, minority-owned businesses, Latino-owned businesses

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Walking a Tightrope: Are U.S. State and Local Governments on a Fiscally Sustainable Path?

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Walking a Tightrope: Are U.S. State and Local Governments on a Fiscally Sustainable Path?

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 13-18
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Jan 2014
Bo Zhao and David Coyne
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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fiscal sustainability, state and local fiscal trends

Walking a Tightrope: Are U.S. State and Local Governments on a Fiscally Sustainable Path?

Public Budgeting & Finance, Vol. 37, Issue 3, pp. 3-23, 2017
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 06 Sep 2017
Bo Zhao and David Coyne
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Reinvigorating Springfield’s Economy: Lessons from Resurgent Cities

FRB of Boston Public Policy Discussion Paper No. 09-6
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 09 Dec 2009
Yolanda K. Kodrzycki, Ana Patricia Munoz, Lynn Elaine Browne, DeAnna Green, Marques Benton, Prabal Chakrabarti, David Plasse, Richard C. Walker and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Saving for a Rainy Day: Estimating the Appropriate Size of U.S. State Budget Stabilization Funds

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 14-12
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Jan 2015
Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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rainy day funds, budget stabilization funds, revenue cyclicality

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Measuring Municipal Fiscal Disparities in Connecticut

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Measuring Municipal Fiscal Disparities in Connecticut

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center Research Report 15-1
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 May 2015
Bo Zhao and Jennifer Weiner
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Measuring Municipal Fiscal Disparities in Connecticut

15-1
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 07 Sep 2017
Bo Zhao and Jennifer Weiner
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Why Do Real Estate Brokers Continue to Discriminate? Evidence from the 2000 Housing Discrimination Study

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Why Do Real Estate Brokers Continue to Discriminate? Evidence from the 2000 Housing Discrimination Study

Syracuse University Center for Policy Research Working Paper No. 67
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Apr 2011
Bo Zhao, Jan Ondrich and John Yinger
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Syracuse University - Center for Policy Research and Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
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housing discrimination, audit, fixed-effects logit

Why Do Real Estate Brokers Continue to Discriminate? Evidence from the 2000 Housing Discrimination Study

Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 59, No. 3, 2006
Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao, Jan Ondrich and John Yinger
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Syracuse University - Center for Policy Research and Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

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Housing discrimination, Audit, Fixed-effects logit

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The Fiscal Impact of Potential Local-Option Taxes in Massachusetts

FRB of Boston Public Policy Brief No. 10-2
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Jobs in Springfield, Massachusetts: Understanding and Remedying the Causes of Low Resident Employment Rates

FRB of Boston Public Policy Discussion Paper No. 09-11
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Feb 2010
Yolanda K. Kodrzycki, Ana Patricia Munoz, Lynn Elaine Browne, DeAnna Green, Marques Benton, Prabal Chakrabarti, Richard C. Walker and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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A More Equitable Approach to Cutting State Aid

FRB of Boston Public Policy Brief No. 11-2
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 30 Nov 2011
Bo Zhao and David Coyne
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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fiscal health, fiscal gap, state aid, aid cut, fiscal equalization

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Reintegrating the Ex-Offender Population in the U.S. Labor Market: Lessons from the Cori Reform in Massachusetts

17-1
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Sep 2017
Osborne Jackson, Riley Sullivan and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Transparency in State Debt Disclosure

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 17-10
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Nov 2017
Bo Zhao and Wen Wang
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Rutgers University, Newark
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fiscal transparency, state debt, GASB, accounting choices, dependent agencies

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Designing Formulas for Distributing Reductions in State Aid

FRB of Boston NEPPC Working Paper No. 11-2
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao and David Coyne
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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fiscal health, fiscal gap, state aid, aid cut, fiscal equalization

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Municipal Aid Evaluation and Reform

FRB of Boston NEPPC Working Paper No. 11-1
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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state aid, fiscal equalization

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Achieving Greater Fiscal Stability: Guidance for the New England States

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Achieving Greater Fiscal Stability: Guidance for the New England States

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center Research Report No. 15-2
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 Oct 2015
Yolanda K. Kodrzycki and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Research Department and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Rainy Day Funds, Fiscal Sustainability

Achieving Greater Fiscal Stability: Guidance for the New England States

15-2
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 07 Sep 2017
Yolanda K. Kodrzycki and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Research Department and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Does Springfield Receive its Fair Share of Municipal Aid? Implications for Aid Formula Reform in Massachusetts

FRB of Boston Public Policy Brief No. 10-4
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao, Marques Benton, Lynn Elaine Browne, Prabal Chakrabarti, DeAnna Green, Yolanda K. Kodrzycki, Ana Patricia Munoz and Richard C. Walker
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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state aid, fiscal equalization

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Making Municipal Aid Count: Mind the Gap!

Communities & Banking, pp. 23-25, Spring 2011
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 22 Sep 2011
David Coyne and Bo Zhao
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Disinvesting in the Future?: A Comprehensive Examination of the Effects of State Appropriations for Public Higher Education

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 18-1
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 17 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2019
Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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state appropriations, public higher education, community colleges, state funding cuts

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From Urban Core to Wealthy Towns: Nonschool Fiscal Disparities Across Connecticut Municipalities

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 15-14
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Jan 2016
Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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fiscal disparities, municipal gap, municipal cost, revenue-raising capacity, property tax, state grants

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Reforming Municipal Aid in Massachusetts: The Case for a Gap-Based Formula

FRB of Boston Public Policy Brief No. 10-2
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 21 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao and David Coyne
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Consequences of State Disinvestment in Public Higher Education: Lessons for the New England States

FRB Boston Research Data Report No. 19-1
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Feb 2019
Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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New England, higher education, fiscal policy, regional economy

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Measuring Non-School Fiscal Imbalances of New England Municipalities

FRB of Boston Public Policy Brief No. 07-6
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao and Katharine Bradbury
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Making Cuts in State Aid More Equitable

Communities & Banking, pp. 24-26, Spring 2012
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 04 Mar 2012
Bo Zhao and David Coyne
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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State Disinvestment in Higher Education: The Impact on Public Research Universities' Patent Applications

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 19-2
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Feb 2019
Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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state appropriations, state funding cuts, higher education, public universities, patent applications

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Measuring Non-School Fiscal Disparities Among Municipalities

National Tax Journal, Vol. 62, No. 1, 2009
Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Katharine Bradbury and Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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The Fiscal Impact of Local-Option Taxes on Municipalities: The Case of Massachusetts

Municipal Finance Journal, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 63-86, 2011
Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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Representative tax system, local-option tax capacity, fiscal disparity

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Designing State Aid Formulas

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 278-295, 2009
Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao and Katharine Bradbury
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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Does the Number of Houses a Broker Shows Depend on a Homeseeker's Race?

Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 57, No. 1, 2005
Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Bo Zhao
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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Discrimination, Housing, Audits, Poisson model

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Do Lenders Discriminate Against Minority and Woman Entrepreneurs?

Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2008
Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Lloyd A. Blanchard, Bo Zhao and John Yinger
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

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Small-business credit, Lending discrimination