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• Developments in Local Government Privatization
  Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines local government privatization trends
  Harris Kenny, Adam Summers and Steven Titch
  May 6, 2013
• Living in Operatic Times
  On Estonia, it looks like the Krugmanloons were wrong and President Ilves was right
  Julian Morris
  April 25, 2013
• Federal Privatization Update
  Annual Privatization Report examines privatization and public-private partnership trends at the federal level
  Adam Summers, Anthony Randazzo, Steven Titch and Victor Nava
  April 15, 2013
• ANALYSIS: Privatization of Financial Regulation is Not Impossible
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Federal Government Privatization
  Anthony Randazzo and Victor Nava
  April 15, 2013
• How Obama’s Plan to Encourage Homeownership Will Hurt the Poor the Most
  Cathy Reisenwitz
  April 3, 2013, 5:33pm
• Economy Declined as Government Spending Rose
  James D. Agresti
  February 28, 2013, 11:17am
• Ahead of the Curve Issue No. 14: The Economic Mess of the Recovery Act
  Happy birthday to the stimulus
  Anthony Randazzo
  February 26, 2013
• Reform California’s Tax System to Boost Economy
  Adam Summers
  February 13, 2013, 6:26pm
• California Must Reform Tax Code to Spur Economic Growth
  State Should Eliminate Special-Interest Tax Breaks, Lower Business Taxes for All
  Adam Summers and Jon Coupal
  February 11, 2013
• Minimum Wage Hike Would Hurt California Economy
  Long Beach is now suffering the unintended consequences of minimum wage laws
  Adam Summers
  February 1, 2013
• New Reason Study Calls for California Tax Reform
  Adam Summers
  January 30, 2013, 2:04pm
• California Shouldn't Raise Minimum Wage
  Adam Summers
  January 28, 2013, 2:31pm
• Reducing Federal Spending is the Only Permanent Fiscal Fix
  The fiscal cliff deal took a step backwards on spending reform
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  January 4, 2013
• The Bank of England’s Flawed Approach to Monetary Policy
  Central banks lack both the power and the knowledge needed to deliver stable growth.
  Tom Clougherty
  January 3, 2013
• Eliminate Individual and Corporate Tax Deductions
  Getting rid of deductions would allow taxes to be lower and fairer
  Julian Morris
  December 23, 2012
• Video: Colorado Marijuana Legalization Update
  Harris Kenny
  December 14, 2012, 11:12am
• Why Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Initiative Could Be In Vain
  State policymakers need to develop sensible marijuana regulations, not destructive ones.
  Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy
  December 14, 2012
• Unmasking the Mortgage Interest Deduction - Update 2012
  Who Benefits and By How Much?
  Anthony Randazzo and Dean Stansel
  December 12, 2012
• It's Time To Shut Down the Federal Housing Administration
  Congress needs to start phasing out the insolvent FHA now, or it is possible taxpayers could be on the hook for yet another massive bailout in 2013
  Anthony Randazzo
  December 7, 2012
• Obama's Biggest Economic Challenge in 2013
  Consumer Debt Creating an Economic Catch-22 in the President's Second Term
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  November 12, 2012
• The Challenge of Private Debt For the Post-Election Economy
  Obama will face slow private debt deleveraging that will hamper economic growth for at least the next few years
  Anthony Randazzo
  November 9, 2012
• America Is Still Hurtling Towards the Fiscal Cliff
  It’s time to bring meaningful reforms to America’s unaffordable and outdated entitlement programs.
  Tom Clougherty
  November 6, 2012
• Thinking about Foreclosures and the Fauxcovery
  What housing data you should look for in the coming months
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  October 24, 2012
• New BLS Data Add to Bad Labor Market Story
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  October 12, 2012
• Obama and Romney Ignored Housing and Debt
  President Obama and Gov. Romney keep saying they want America to get back to work, and yet they continue to ignore the biggest obstacles to economic recovery: housing market and private debt
  Anthony Randazzo
  October 5, 2012
• Violent Protests Mar Draghi and the ECB's False Narrative
  Protests in Spain and Greece have shattered the narrative set by the ECB
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 28, 2012
• Obama Leads Romney 52-45 In New Reason-Rupe Poll; In Three-Way Race Obama Leads Romney 49-42, Johnson Gets 6 Percent
  Emily Ekins
  September 21, 2012, 9:00am
• How Quantitative Easing Helps the Rich and Soaks the Rest of Us
  And why the Occupy movement should be up in arms
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 17, 2012
• Presidential Debates Should Include Budget Plan Truth
  The two candidates for president are not that far apart on federal spending
  Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
  September 13, 2012
• UC Salaries and Administrators Grow Rapidly Despite Huge Budget Shortfalls
  Lisa Snell
  September 11, 2012, 10:58am
• Don't Believe the Near-Term Housing Data...
  ...we've not reached a bottom of the market yet
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 1, 2012
• Does the Paul Ryan Choice Ensure a Real Housing Debate?
  Weighing the records of Obama-Biden and Romney-Ryan
  Samuel Staley and Anthony Randazzo
  August 17, 2012
• Private Debt Is Crippling the Economy
  There won't be a recovery until credit card and household debt levels come down
  Anthony Randazzo
  August 10, 2012
• Picking Apart Krugman's Ridiculous Housing Op-Ed
  Anthony Randazzo
  August 3, 2012, 4:49pm
• High Debt Levels Are Preventing Recovery
  Household aggregate debt remains very high on rising consumer credit levels, and this is a significant problem for economic growth
  Anthony Randazzo
  July 27, 2012
• Brain Hubs and the Case for Labor Mobility
  Tom Clougherty
  July 27, 2012, 10:44am
• California Is Ground Zero for Muni Bankruptcies
  When will lawmakers start rethinking how municipalities should operate?
  Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy
  July 26, 2012
• The Time-Bomb Keeps Ticking
  Tom Clougherty
  July 25, 2012, 5:31pm
• Fate of Sales Taxes for Online Purchases
  Why lawmakers should rethink the Marketplace Fairness Act
  Steven Titch
  July 23, 2012
• Americans Resort to Plastic Safety Nets
  Americans are starting to borrow once again, they're doing so at an unexpectedly high level, but it's for all the wrong reasons
  Victor Nava and Anthony Randazzo
  July 20, 2012
• The Fed's Harmful Monetary Policy
  From a long-term perspective, the Federal Reserve is doing more harm than good right now to economic stability
  Anthony Randazzo
  July 18, 2012
• The Economics of America's Crony Society
  How crony capitalism undermines economic growth and innovation
  Julian Morris
  July 12, 2012
• Stockton Begins Legal Battle in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Today
  Harris Kenny
  July 6, 2012, 12:53pm
• Cities Taking Mortgages with Eminent Domain is a Bad Idea
  Both Robert Shiller and city officials in San Bernardino County should reconsider their support for condemning underwater mortgages
  Anthony Randazzo
  July 6, 2012
• Mammoth Lakes, California Files for Bankruptcy
  Harris Kenny
  July 5, 2012, 2:56pm
• Local, State Governments' Assets Causing Budgetary Pains
  Why all levels of government should apply the "Yellow Pages Test" to its activities
  Leonard Gilroy and John Palatiello
  July 3, 2012
• Eminent Domain to "Condemn" Underwater Mortgages: Another Bad Idea
  Exploring the debate over principal reduction
  Anthony Randazzo
  June 29, 2012
• What Happened in Stockton?
  Harris Kenny
  June 27, 2012, 3:41pm
• To Help Fix Housing, Disclose Mortgage Addresses
  Mortgage investors should have the same privilege as banks
  Marc Joffe and Anthony Randazzo
  June 24, 2012
• Private Sector, Local Governments Find Investment Opportunities in Municipal Parking Assets
  Chicago, Indianapolis unlock value trapped in a neglected treasure
  Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy
  June 22, 2012

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