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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,<ref name="MittRomneycampaignsite">{{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|accessdate=2007-12-09}}</ref><ref name="SouthCoastToday">{{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|accessdate=2007-12-07}}</ref> 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 media|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.<ref name="about">[http://www.beaconhill.org/aboutbhi.html About Beacon Hill Institute]</ref>
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,<ref name="MittRomneycampaignsite">{{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|accessdate=2007-12-09}}</ref><ref name="SouthCoastToday">{{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|accessdate=2007-12-07}}</ref> 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 media|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.<ref name="about">[http://www.beaconhill.org/aboutbhi.html About Beacon Hill Institute]</ref>


The institute describes itself as "grounded in the principles of [[limited government]], fiscal responsibility and free markets",<ref name="MissionStatement">{{cite web|title=Mission and Vision|publisher=Beacon Hill Institute|url=http://www.beaconhill.org/Mission.html|accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref> and has accepted funding in recent years from conservative foundations such as the [[Castle Rock Foundation]] (funded by the [[Coors Brewing Company|Coors]] family) and the [[Bradley Foundation|Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]].<ref name="MediaTransparency.org">{{cite web|title=Media Transparency.org's listing for the Beacon Hill Institute| url=http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=3244| accessdate=2007-12-09}}</ref>
The institute describes itself as "grounded in the principles of [[limited government]], fiscal responsibility and free markets",<ref name="MissionStatement">{{cite web|title=Mission and Vision|publisher=Beacon Hill Institute|url=http://www.beaconhill.org/Mission.html|accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref> and has accepted funding in recent years from conservative foundations such as the [[Castle Rock Foundation]] (funded by the [[Coors Brewing Company|Coors]] family) and the [[Bradley Foundation|Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]].<ref name="MediaTransparency.org">{{cite web|title=Media Transparency.org's listing for the Beacon Hill Institute| url=http://mediamattersaction.org/transparency/organization/Beacon_Hill_Institute_for_Public_Policy_Research/funders| accessdate=2011-04-23}}</ref>


[[Image:Sawyer Business School Suffolk University.jpg|thumb|left|The BHI building at 8 Ashburton Place on [[Beacon Hill (Boston)|Beacon Hill]] in Boston]]
[[Image:Sawyer Business School Suffolk University.jpg|thumb|left|The BHI building at 8 Ashburton Place on [[Beacon Hill (Boston)|Beacon Hill]] in Boston]]

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Beacon Hill Institute
AbbreviationBHI
Formation1991
TypePublic Policy Think Tank
Headquarters18 Ashburton Place on Beacon Hill
Location
Executive Director
David G. Tuerck
Websitewww.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,[1][2] 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.[3]

The institute describes itself as "grounded in the principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility and free markets",[4] 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.[5]

The BHI building at 8 Ashburton Place on Beacon Hill in Boston

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 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.[3]

David Tuerck, Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute, participating in a roundtable organized by the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service at Suffolk University on 30 January 2009.

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..

Notes

  1. ^ "What They are Saying About Governor Mitt Romney". 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  2. ^ "Report calling for civilian flaggers to replace police stirs up a hornet's nest". SouthCoastToday.com. 2004-11-21. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
  3. ^ a b About Beacon Hill Institute
  4. ^ "Mission and Vision". Beacon Hill Institute. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  5. ^ "Media Transparency.org's listing for the Beacon Hill Institute". Retrieved 2011-04-23.