Beacon Hill Institute

Beacon Hill Institute

infobox Organization
name = Beacon Hill Institute


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abbreviation = BHI
motto =
formation = 1991
type = Public Policy Think Tank
headquarters = 18 Ashburton Place on Beacon Hill
location = Boston, MA
leader_title = Executive Director
leader_name = David G. Tuerck
website = [http://www.beaconhill.org www.beaconhill.org] The Beacon Hill Institute (BHI) is the research arm of the Department of Economics at Suffolk University in Boston. It was founded in 1991 by businessman and Republican politician Ray Shamie. The institute, considered to be fiscally conservative,cite web| title=What They are Saying About Governor Mitt Romney| date=2007-01-05| url=http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/What_Theyre_Saying_2| format=html |accessdate=2007-12-09] cite web| title=Report calling for civilian flaggers to replace police stirs up a hornet's nest|publisher=SouthCoastToday.com| date=2004-11-21| url=http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/11-04/11-21-04/b01pe496.htm| format=html|accessdate=2007-12-07] draws on faculty and student resources to analyze issues. They distribute research to interested citizens and to opinion leaders and policy makers through various print and electronic media, including its quarterly newsletter, BHI NewsLink; policy studies; BHI FaxSheets; policy forums; opinion editorials; radio and TV interviews; and its web site. [http://www.beaconhill.org/aboutbhi.html About Beacon Hill Institute] ]

The institute describes itself as "grounded in the principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility and free markets",cite web|title=Mission and Vision|publisher=Beacon Hill Institute|url=http://www.beaconhill.org/Mission.html|accessdate=2007-12-10] and has accepted funding in recent years from conservative foundations such as the Castle Rock Foundation (funded by the Coors family) and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.cite web|title=Media Transparency.org's listing for the Beacon Hill Institute| url=http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=3244| format=html | accessdate=2007-12-09]

BHI publications and events have been the subject of more than 1,000 reports, stories and opinion pieces in major newspapers and magazines throughout the United States, including the "The Boston Globe", "Boston Herald", "Christian Science Monitor", "The Chronicle of Philanthropy", "Financial Times", "Los Angeles Times", "New Republic", "Newsweek", "The New York Times", "U.S. News and World Report", "Wall Street Journal" and "Washington Times". Coverage in the electronic media includes ABC World News Tonight, C-SPAN, CBS Evening News, CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC, National Public Radio and all major Boston radio and TV stations as well as AP, UPI, Reuters, and Bloomberg wire services.

BHI specializes in the development of state-of-the-art economic and statistical models for policy analysis. Prominent academic members of the Institute include author and estate law expert Charles Rounds, Jr..

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External links

* [http://www.beaconhill.org Beacon Hill Institute]


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