Here are two links to something called the Boston Indicators Project that has been started by the Boston Foundation. Their website is www.tbf.org.

Like the Cost of Living Project, they argue that the real standard of living in Boston is much lower than commonly advertised, because of the region's extraordinarily high cost of living. They use ACCRA data for their comparisons. As you know, this site makes use of Bureau of Economic Analysis Data as well as Taubman data. They do not focus on the impact of regulation, however.

The real significance of this effort is that it shows that prominent people in Boston realize they have a problem and are trying to address it. In this regard, New York is far behind in terms of municipal self-awareness. Obviously, the Cost of Living Project here in New York is hoping to change that.

http://www.tbf.org/indicators/economy/indicators.asp?id=1148

http://www.bostonindicators.org/indicatorsproject/economy/indicator.aspx?id=2518