Reason Policy Studies By Date

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2008 Studies

Innovators in Action 2008
September 2008
Edited By Leonard C. Gilroy
 » Full Report
 » Press Release

The California High-Speed Rail Proposal: A Due Diligence Report
September 2008
Policy Study 370
By Joseph Vranich, Wendell Cox and Adrian T. Moore, Ph.D.
 » Press Release
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Brief (.pdf)
 » More Materials from this Study

Annual Privatization Report 2008
August 2008
Edited by Leonard C. Gilroy
 » Full Report
 » Press Release

17th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems (1984–2006)
July 2008
Policy Study 369
By David T. Hartgen, Ph.D., P.E., and Ravi K. Karanam
 » Press Release
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Map, Tables, and More Materials from this Study

Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
May 2008
Policy Brief
By Commonwealth Foundation and Reason Foundation
 » News Release
 » Full Policy Brief (.pdf)

iProvo Revisited: Another Year and Still Struggling
April 2008
Policy Brief 69
By Steven Titch
 » Press Release
 » Full Policy Brief (.pdf)

Pennsylvania Turnpike Alternatives: A Review and Critique of the Democratic Caucus Study
April 2008
Policy Brief 70
By Robert W. Poole, Jr. and Peter Samuel
 » News Release
 » Full Policy Brief (.pdf)

Increasing Airport Capacity Without Increasing Airport Size
March 2008
Policy Study 368
By Viggo Butler
 » Full Text (.pdf)
 » News Release: JFK Has Room to Add a Runway, Reduce Delays
 » News Release: Doubling the Bad Weather Capacity at San Francisco International Airport

Illegally Green: Environmental Costs of Hemp Prohibition
March 2008
Policy Study 367
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters
 » News Release
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)

Missouri's Changing Transportation Paradigm
February 2008
By David Stokes, Leonard C. Gilroy, and Samuel R. Staley
 » Full Report (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)

2007 Studies

Congestion Pricing for the New York Airports: Reducing Delays while Promoting Growth and Competition
December 2007
Policy Study 366
By Robert W. Poole, Jr. and Benjamin Dachis
 » Full Text (.pdf)
 » Frequently Asked Questions About Airport Congestion Pricing (.pdf)
 » Press Release

CSI for Real: How to Improve Forensic Science
December 2007
Policy Study 364
By Roger Koppl
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Miami Toll Truckway: Preliminary Feasibility Study
November 2007
Policy Study 365
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Using the Revenues from Airport Pricing
November 2007
Policy Brief 68
By David Z. Plavin
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Evidence That Airport Pricing Works
November 2007
Policy Brief 67
By Dr. George L. Donohue and Dr. Karla Hoffman
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Congestion Pricing at New York Airports
November 2007
Policy Brief 66
By Michael E. Levine
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Are Hydrogen Cars Good for America?
November 2007
Policy Study 363
By William J. Korchinski
 » Full Text (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Statewide Growth Management and Housing Affordability in Florida
October 2007
By Leonard C. Gilroy, Samuel R. Staley, and Sara Stedron
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Raising Gas Taxes Won't Fix Our Bridges
October 2007
Talking Points
By Adrian T. Moore, Ph.D.
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Measure 50: Are Tobacco Taxes The Answer To Funding Children's Health Programs?
October 2007
Policy Brief 65
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Streamlining San Diego: Achieving Taxpayer Savings and Government Reforms Through Managed Competition
September 2007
By Geoffrey F. Segal, Adam B. Summers, Leonard C. Gilroy, and W. Erik Bruvold
 » Full Text (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Occupational Licensing: Ranking the States and Exploring Alternatives
August 2007
Policy Study 361
By Adam B. Summers
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » State-by-State Occupational Licensing List (.xls)
 » Press Release with Complete Rankings

Annual Privatization Report 2007
July 2007
Edited by Leonard C. Gilroy
 » Full Report
 » Press Release

Innovators in Action 2007
July 2007
Edited By Geoffrey F. Segal
 » Full Report
 » Press Release

Why Mobility Matters to Personal Life
July 2007
Policy Brief 62
By Ted Balaker
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

16th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems (1984–2005)
June 2007
Policy Study 360
By David T. Hartgen, Ph.D., P.E., and Ravi K. Karanam
 » Press Release
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Map, Tables, and More Materials from this Study

The Bald Eagle's Worst Enemy: How Federal Law Pits Landowners Against Eagles
June 2007
Policy Brief 64
By Brian Seasholes
 » Full Brief (.pdf)
 » Press Release
 » Facts & Figures: The Bald Eagle and Endangered Species Act (.pdf)

The Bald Eagle, DDT, and the Endangered Species Act: Examining the Bald Eagle's Recovery in the Contiguous 48 States
June 2007
Policy Brief 63
By Brian Seasholes
 » Full Brief (.pdf)
 » Press Release
 » Facts & Figures: The Bald Eagle and Endangered Species Act (.pdf)

Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike: A Response to Critics of Gov. Rendell's Plan
June 2007
Working Paper
By Peter Samuel and Geoffrey Segal
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Tolling and Public-Private Partnerships in Texas: Separating Myth from Fact
May 2007
Working Paper
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

The Role of Tolls in Financing 21st Century Highways
May 2007
Policy Study 359
By Peter Samuel and Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Density in Atlanta: Implications for Traffic and Transit
April 2007
Policy Brief 61
By Alain Bertaud and Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Brief (.pdf)
 » Press Release

The Urgent Need to Reform the FAA's Air Traffic Control System
March 2007
Policy Study 358
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
» Full Study (.pdf)

Leasing State Toll Roads: Frequently Asked Questions
March 2007
Policy Brief 60
By Peter Samuel
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

HOT Lanes: Frequently Asked Questions
March 2007
Policy Brief 59
By Leonard C. Gilroy and Amy Pelletier
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Building New Roads Through Public-Private Partnerships: Frequently Asked Questions
March 2007
Policy Brief 58
By Leonard C. Gilroy, Robert W. Poole, Jr., Peter Samuel, and Geoffrey Segal
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Sensible Policies for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles
March 2007
Policy Brief 57
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

The Emerging Paradigm: Financing and Managing Pennsylvania's Transportation Infrastructure and Mass Transit
March 2007
By Geoffrey F. Segal, Adrian T. Moore, and Matthew J. Brouillette
 » Full Report (.pdf)

Taxing Illegal Drugs: How States Dabble in Drugs and Why They Shouldn't
February 2007
Policy Study 357
By Paul Messino
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Privatizing University Housing
January 2007
Policy Study 356
By Leonard C. Gilroy, Laura J. Davis, Sarah F. Anzia and Geoffrey F. Segal
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Better Prices and Better Services for More People: Assessing the Outcomes of Video Franchise Reform
January 2007
Policy Study 355
By Steven Titch
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

I Want My MTV: Reforming Video Franchises for Competitive TV Services
January 2007
Policy Study 352
By Steven Titch
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

2006 Studies

No Choices Left Behind: Competitive Models to Restructure California's Lowest-Performing Schools
December 2006
Policy Study 354
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Spinning its Wheels: An Analysis of Lessons Learned from iProvo's First 18 Months of Municipal Broadband
December 2006
Policy Study 353
By Steven Titch
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

A Dynamic Perspective on Government Broadband Initiatives
December 2006
Policy Study 349
By Jerry Ellig
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Reducing Congestion in Atlanta: A Bold New Approach to Increasing Mobility
November 2006
Policy Study 351
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Atlanta's Traffic Levels in 2030
 » Press Release

Analysis of California's Proposition 88: Education Funding, Real Property Parcel Tax, Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute
October 2006
Policy Brief 56
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Brief (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Analysis of California's Proposition 90: The Protect Our Homes Act
October 2006
Policy Brief 54
By Leonard C. Gilroy, AICP
 » Full Brief (.pdf)
 » Press Release

A Bad Idea Gone Too Far: Proposition 86, The Tobacco Tax
October 2006
Policy Brief 53
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Skaidra Smith-Heisters
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

15th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems (1984–2004)
October 2006
Policy Study 350
By David T. Hartgen, Ph.D., P.E., and Ravi K. Karanam
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Performance of State Highway Systems Interactive Map

Innovative Roadway Design: Making Highways More Likeable
September 2006
Policy Study 348
By Peter Samuel
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Undermining the Future: Problems with November's Bond Initiatives, and Alternatives
September 2006
Policy Brief 52
By Adrian T. Moore, Ph.D., George Passantino, and Adam B. Summers
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

A Pocket Guide to Propositions on California's November 2006 Ballot
September 2006
Policy Brief 51
By George Passantino
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Addressing California's Transportation Needs: Problems with Proposition 1B and Alternative Approaches
September 2006
Policy Study 341
By Ted Balaker, Adrian T. Moore, Ph.D., George Passantino, Robert W. Poole, Jr., Adam Summers, and Lanlan Wang
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Enabling Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation in California
September 2006
Policy Brief 50
By George Passantino
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

The Bond Propositions on California's November Ballot: Where Would the Money Be Spent?
September 2006
Policy Brief 49
By Adrian T. Moore, Ph.D.
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Addressing California's School and University Building Needs: Alternatives to Proposition 1D
September 2006
Policy Brief 48
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Addressing California's Affordable Housing Shortage: Alternatives to Proposition 1C
September 2006
Policy Brief 47
By Leonard C. Gilroy, AICP, Adam B. Summers, and Samuel R. Staley, Ph.D.
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Propositions 1E and 84: Funding the State’s Water and Flood Control Infrastructure
September 2006
Policy Brief 46
By Skaidra Smith-Heisters and Adam B. Summers
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

No Booze? You May Lose: Why Drinkers Earn More Money Than Nondrinkers
September 2006
Policy Brief 44
By Bethany L. Peters, Ph.D. and Edward P. Stringham, Ph.D.
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Business Jets and ATC User Fees: Taking a Closer Look
August 2006
Policy Study 347
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
» Full Study (.pdf)
» Press Release

Building Roads to Reduce Traffic Congestion in America's Cities: How Much and at What Cost?
August 2006
Policy Study 346
By David T. Hartgen, Ph.D., P.E. and M. Gregory Fields
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » State-by-State Traffic Delays Data and Road Capacity Needs
 » Press Release
 » Maps, Rankings, and More Materials from this Study

Why Mobility Matters
August 2006
Policy Brief 43
By Ted Balaker
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Is Universal Preschool Beneficial? An Assessment of RAND Corporation's Analysis and the Proposals for California
May 2006
Policy Study 345
By Christopher F. Cardiff and Edward Stringham
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Assessing Proposals for Preschool and Kindergarten: Essential Information for Parents, Taxpayers and Policymakers
May 2006
Policy Study 344
By Darcy Olsen with Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Statewide Regulatory Takings Reform: Exporting Oregon's Measure 37 to Other States
April 2006
Policy Study 343
By Leonard C. Gilroy
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Internet Access Competition and Economic Development
Coming in April 2006
By Donald Alexander
 » Request to be notified when study is released

Detailing Foreign Management of US Infrastructure
March 2006
By Leonard C. Gilroy and Adam B. Summers
 » Full Text (html)

Adding FAST Lanes to Milwaukee's Freeways: Congestion Relief, Improved Transit, and Help with Funding Reconstruction
February 2006
Policy Study 342
By Robert W. Poole, Jr. and Kevin Soucie
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Press Release

The Case Against Universal Preschool in California
February 2006
Policy Brief 42
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Brief (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Airport Security: Time for a New Model
January 2006
Policy Study 340
By Robert Poole
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

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2005 Studies

The Quiet Success: Telecommuting's Impact on Transportation and Beyond
November 2005
Policy Study 338
By Ted Balaker
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Privatizing Public Hospitals: A Win-Win for Taxpayers and the Poor
November 2005
Policy Brief 41
By Dr. Francois Melese
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Driving More Money into the Classroom: The Promise of Shared Services
October 2005
Policy Study 339
By William D. Eggers, Lisa Snell, Robert Wavra, and Adrian T. Moore
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

The Sky Isn't Falling in Colorado: Proven Strategies for Budget Reconciliation
October 2005
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Adam B. Summers
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Rebuilding After Katrina: Policy Strategies for Recovery
October 2005
By Adrian Moore, Lisa Snell, and Geoffrey Segal
» Full Text (.html)

Virtual Exclusive Busways: Improving Urban Transit While Relieving Congestion
September 2005
Policy Study 337
By Robert W. Poole, Jr. and Ted Balaker
 » Full Text (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Restricting Eminent Domain: Model State Statutory Language & Local Ordinance/Charter Provision
July 2005
By Reason Foundation
 » Full Text

Rail Disasters 2005
June 2005
Policy Study 336
By Randal O'Toole
 » Full Study (.pdf)

The Gathering Pension Storm: How Government Pension Plans are Breaking the Bank and Strategies for Reform
June 2005
Policy Study 335
By George Passantino and Adam B. Summers
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Should States Sell Their Toll Roads?
June 2005
Policy Study 334
By Peter Samuel
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Offshoring and Public Fear: Assessing the Real Threat to Jobs
May 2005
Policy Study 333
By Ted Balaker and Adrian T. Moore
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Resolving the Crisis in Air Traffic Control Funding
May 2005
Policy Study 332
By Vaughn Cordle and Robert W. Poole, Jr.
» Full Study (.pdf)
» Policy Summary (.pdf)
» Press Release

California's K-12 Education Primer
May 2005
Policy Brief 40
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

New Approaches to Affordable Housing
May 2005
Policy Update 20
By Chris Fiscelli
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Making Florida's Government Competitive
April 2005
By Geoffrey F. Segal
 » Full Report (.pdf)

Funding the National Park System: Improving Services and Accountability with User Fees
April 2005
Policy Study 325
By Adam B. Summers
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)

Orange County's 91 Express Lanes: A Transportation and Financial Success, Despite Political Problems
March 2005
Policy Brief 39
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

The Orange County Toll Roads: Largely Successful
March 2005
Policy Brief 38
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Digging Our Way Out of the ANWR Morass: A Performance-Based Approach to Protecting Habitat and Managing Resources
March 2005
Policy Update 37
By Michael De Alessi
 » Full Text (.pdf)

How to Tackle Some of LA’s Problems
March 2005
Policy Brief 35
By Reason Foundation
 » Full Brief (.pdf)
 » Press Release

School Accountability Reforms Only Work With Parental Involvement
March 2005
Policy Update 34
By Chuck Poochigian
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Eminent Domain, Private Property, and Redevelopment: An Economic Analysis
February 2005
Policy Study 331
By Samuel Staley and John P. Blair
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary
 » Press Release

Priority Colorado: Balancing the Budget While Preserving TABOR and Colorado’s Quality of Lifes
February 2005
By Geoffrey F. Segal, George Passantino, et al.
 » Full Report (.pdf)

Conservation Through Private Initiative: Harnessing American Ingenuity to Preserve Our Nation’s Resources
January 2005
Policy Study 328
By Michael De Alessi
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Press Release

Easing California’s Transportation Crisis with Tolls and Public-Private Partnerships
January 2005
Policy Study 324
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Press Release

School Violence and No Child Left Behind: Best Practices to Keep Kids Safe
January 2005
Policy Study 330
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Press Release

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2004 Studies

Addition and Subtraction: State and Local Regulatory Obstacles to Opening a New Private School
December 2004
Policy Study 329
By Bahaa Seireg
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Catching the Aquaculture Wave
December 2004
Policy Study 327
By Michael De Alessi
 » Full Study (.pdf)

What's in the Government's Attic?
December 2004
Policy Brief 33
By John Palatiello
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Fueling America: How Hydrogen Cars Affect the Environment
November 2004
Policy Study 322
By William J. Korchinski
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Expanding Slot Gaming in California
October 2004
Policy Study 326
By Jeffrey C. Hooke and Thomas A. Firey
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Affordable Housing in Monterrey County: Analyzing the General Plan Update and Applied Development Economics Report
August 2004
Policy Study 323
By Benjamin Powell, Edward Stringham, and Adam Summers
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Exposing the Myths and Realities of Competitive Sourcing
August 2004
Policy Brief 32
By Geoffrey F. Segal, with Ade Ifelayo and Chandra Pesheck
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Western Water Wars: Efforts to Take Over San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy Systems
August 2004
Policy Brief 30
By Brian Browne
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Special Education Accountability: Structural Reform to Help CA Charter Schools Make the Grade
July 2004
Policy Study 319
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Past Performance vs. Future Hopes: Will Urban Rail Improve Mobility in North Carolina?
June 2004
Policy Study 321
By Ted Balaker
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary

Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work? Evidence from Los Angeles County and Orange County
June 2004
Policy Study 320
By Benjamin Powell and Edward Stringham
 » Full Study (.pdf)

San Diego Citizens’ Budget Plan
June 2004
By Reason and Performance Institute
 » Full Report (.pdf)

Housing Supply and Affordability: Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work?
April 2004
Policy Study 318
By Benjamin Powell and Edward Stringham
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Talking Points (.pdf)

Alternate Framework for the US Commission on Ocean Policy
April 2004
Policy Brief 29
By Michael De Alessi
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Overcoming Three Hurdles to IFQs in US Fisheries
April 2004
Policy Brief 28
By Michael De Alessi, et al
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Great Rail Disasters: The Impact of Rail Transit on Urban Livability
February 2004
Policy Study 317
By Randal O'Toole
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Corridors for Toll Truckways: Suggested Locations for Pilot Projects
February 2004
Policy Study 316
By Robert W. Poole, Jr., and Peter Samuel
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Map (.pdf)

Are We Paving Paradise?
January 2004
Policy Brief 17
By Randal O'Toole
 » Full Study (.pdf)

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2003 Studies

Private Competition for Public Services: Unfinished Agenda in New York State
December 2003
By E. J. McMahon, Adrian Moore, and Geoffrey F. Segal
 » Full Report (.pdf)

A Federal Ethanol Mandate: Is it Worth it?
November 2003
Policy Study 315
By Matthew McCormick, Scott Freifeld, and Lynne Kiesling
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Movin' Juice: Making Electricity Transmission More Competitive
September 2003
Policy Study 314
By Lynne Kiesling and Adrian T. Moore
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Getting the Right People for the Right Job: Solving Human Capital Challenges with Competitive Sourcing
September 2003
Policy Study 312
By Geoffrey F. Segal, Adrian T. Moore, and John P. Blair
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Frequently Asked Questions About Water / Wastewater Privatization
September 2003
Policy Brief 26
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Adrian T. Moore
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Transportation Costs and the American Dream
September 2003
Policy Brief 25
By Randall O'Toole
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Saving Endangered Species Privately: A Case Study of Earth Sanctuaries, Ltd.
August 2003
Policy Study 313
By Michael De Alessi
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Removing Muck with Markets: A Case Study on Pollutant Trading for Cleaner Water
August 2003
Policy Brief 24
By Michael De Alessi
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Roadmap to Reform for California
August 2003
By George Passantino, Reason, Carl DeMaio, Reason, Kathleen Connell, Matt Fong, Bill Jones, Bill Baker, and Lucy Killea
 » Full Report (.pdf)

Emergency Medical Services Privatization: Frequently Asked Questions
August 2003
Policy Study 310
By Ted Balaker and Adam B. Summers
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Child Advocacy Centers: One Stop on the Road to Performance-based Child Protection
June 2003
Policy Study 306
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Revisiting the Public Interest in Private Water
May 2003
Policy Brief 22
By Alexei Tsybine and Don S. Evans
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

A Risk Based Airport Security Policy
May 2003
Policy Study 308
By Robert Poole, with George Passantino
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Smart Growth in Action, Part II: Case Studies in Housing Capacity and Development from Ventura County, California
May 2003
Policy Study 311
By Geoffrey Segal, William Fulton, Susan Weaver, and Lily Okamura
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Citizens’ Budget – How to Balance CA Budget without Tax Increases
April 2003
By Reason
 » Full Report (.pdf)

San Jose Demonstrates the Limits of Urban Growth Boundaries and Urban Rail
March 2003
Policy Study 309
By Randall O'Toole
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Clearing the Air in California
March 2003
Policy Brief 27
By Adrian Moore and Joel Schwartz
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Why an Air Traffic Control Corporation Makes Sense
March 2003
Policy Study 307
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Contracting for Road and Highway Maintenance
March 2003
How-to-Guide No. 21
By Geoffrey F. Segal, Adrian T. Moore, and Samuel McCarthy
 » Full Text (.pdf)

HOT Networks: A New Plan for Congestion Relief and Better Transit
February 2003
Policy Study 305
By Robert W. Poole, Jr. and C. Kenneth Orski
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Rebuilding the Marquette Interchange Via a Public-private Partnership
February 2003
Policy Study 304
By Robert W. Poole, Jr. and Kevin Soucie with Daryl Fleming and Tom McDaniel
 » Full Study (.pdf)

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2002 Studies

Corporate Corrections? Frequently Asked Questions About Prison Privatization
November 2002
FAQ
By Geoffrey F. Segal
 » Full Text (html)

The Extent, History, and Role of Private Companies in the Delivery of Correctional Services in the United States
November 2002
Policy Study 302
By Geoffrey F. Segal
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Standard Market Design in Wholesale Electricity Markets: Can FERC’s Proposed Structure Adapt to the Unknown?
November 2002
Policy Study 301
By Lynne Kiesling And Brian Mannix
 » Full Study (.pdf)

The Salinas Utility Users Tax: Necessary Revenue Source or Government Waste?
October 2002
Policy Study 300
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Adam B. Summers
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Designing a Performance-based Competitive Sourcing Process for the Federal Government: 37 Proposed Changes to Regulations and Approaches to Competing and Outsourcing Commercial Activities in Government
October 2002
Policy Study 299
By Carl D. Demaio, Adrian Moore and Vincent Badolato
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Townhall Transcripts (.pdf)

Improving Airport Passenger Screening
September 2002
Policy Study 298
By Robert Poole
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Electric Cooperatives and a Changing Power Industry: How Outdated Statutes Short-circuit Competitive Markets
August 2002
Policy Study 296
By Lynne Kiesling and Terri Kandalepas
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Pocket Points (.pdf)

Commercializing Highways: A "Road-Utility" Paradigm for the 21st Century
August 2002
Policy Brief 19
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Brief (html)

Rethinking Checked-Baggage
July 2002
Policy Study 297
By Robert Poole and Viggo Butler
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Variable-Rate or Pay-as-you-throw Waste Management: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
July 2002
Policy Study 295
By Lisa A. Skumatz, Ph.D.
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)

How to Navigate the Politics of Privatization
July 2002
How-to-Guide No. 20
By Robin A. Johnson
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Toll Truckways: A New Path Toward Safer and More Efficient Freight Transportation
June 2002
Policy Study 294
By Peter Samuel, Robert W. Poole, Jr. and Jose Holguin-Veras
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)
 » Frequently Asked Questions (.pdf)

Extended Producer Responsibility: Reexamining its Role in Environmental Progress
June 2002
Policy Study 293
By Joel Schwartz and Dana Joel Gattuso
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Backgrounder (.pdf)

Education Management Organizations: Growing a For-profit Education Industry with Choice, Competition, and Innovation
May 2002
Policy Brief 21
By Guilbert C. Hentschke, Scot Oschman, and Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Long-term Contracting for Water and Wastewater Services
May 2002
How-to-Guide No. 19
By Robin A. Johnson, John McCormally, and Adrian T. Moore
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Low-level Chemical Exposure Unlikely to Disrupt Endocrine System
April 2002
Plain English Guide 5
By Joel Schwartz
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Citizens' Budget Reports: Improving Performance and Accountability in Government
March 2002
Policy Study 292
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Adam B. Summers
 » Full Study (.pdf)

California Competitive Cities: A Report Card on Efficiency in Service Delivery in California's 10 Largest Cities
February 2002
Policy Study 291
By Geoffrey F. Segal, Adrian T. Moore, and James Nolan
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Busway vs. Rail Capacity: Separating Myth from Fact
February 2002
Policy Update 16
By Peter Samuel
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Weighing the Watchmen: Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Outsourcing Correctional Services
Part 2: Reviewing the Literature on Cost and Quality Comparisons
January 2002
Policy Study 290
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Adrian T. Moore
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary

Weighing the Watchmen: Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Outsourcing Correctional Services
Part 1: Employing a Best Value Approach to Procurement
January 2002
Policy Study 289
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Adrian T. Moore
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary

Smart Growth in Action: Housing Capacity and Development in Ventura County
January 2002
Policy Study 288
By William Fulton, Chris Williamson, Kathleen Mallory, and Jeff Jones
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Smart Growth and Housing Affordability: Evidence from Statewide Planning Laws
January 2002
Policy Study 287
By Samuel R. Staley and Leonard C. Gilroy
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)

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2001 Studies

School Vouchers As A Legal Sanction
December 2001
Policy Study 284
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Urban Sprawl and Quality Growth in Ohio
December 2001
By Samuel R. Staley and Matthew Hisrich
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Older Suburbs: Crabgrass Slums or New Urban Frontier?
October 2001
Policy Study 285
By Joel Kotkin
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)

Revenue and Results: How Student Achievement Gains Can Save the Private Education Industry
October 2001
Policy Update 10
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Q&A About Forests and Global Climate Change
September 2001
By Kenneth Green, D.Env.
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Market-oriented Approaches to Growth: Outsmarting Sprawl's Impacts
August 2001
Policy Brief 20
By Samuel R. Staley
 » Full Study (.pdf)

The Future of Local Emergency Medical Service: Ambulance Wars or Public-Private Truce?
August 2001
Policy Update 18
By Robin A. Johnson
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Opening the Floodgates: Why Water Privatization Will Continue
August 2001
Policy Brief 17
By Robin Johnson
 » Full Brief (html)

Reducing Global Warming Through Forestry and Agriculture
July 2001
Plain English Guide 4
By Steven R. Schroeder and Kenneth Green
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Protecting the Children: Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Children's Environmental Health
June 2001
Policy Study 283
By Gail Charnley, Ph.D.
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Policy Summary (.pdf)

Workplace Charter Schools: Florida Blazes the Trail
May 2001
E-Brief 114
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Competitive Cities: A Report Card on Efficiency in Service Delivery in America's Largest Cities
April 2001
Policy Study 282
By Adrian T. Moore, James Nolan, and Geoffrey F. Segal
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Innovative Alternatives to Traditional Municipal/County Corrections
March 2001
E-Brief 113
By Geoffrey F. Segal
 » Full Text (html)

Privatization and Layoffs: The Real Story
March 2001
E-Brief 112
By Robin Johnson
 » Full Text (html)

Electronic Procurement: How Technology is Changing Government Purchasing
February 2001
E-Brief 111
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Matthew Taylor
 » Full Text (html)

Getting Electricity Deregulation Right: How Other States and Nations Have Avoided California's Mistakes
February 2001
Policy Study 281
By Lynne Kiesling
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Powering Up California: Policy Alternatives for the California Energy Crisis
February 2001
Policy Study 280
By Adrian T. Moore and Lynne Kiesling
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Managing for Results at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: A Report to the 43rd President and 107th Congress
February 2001
Policy Study 279
By Carl DeMaio, Project Director
 » Full Study (html)

How to Commercialize Air Traffic Control
February 2001
Policy Study 278
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Statement by Former FAA Administrators Supporting Reason Plan

Giving a Leg Up to Bootstrap Entrepreneurship: Expanding Economic Opportunity in America's Urban Centers
February 2001
Policy Study 277
By Samuel R. Staley, Howard Husock, David J. Bobb, Sterling Burnett, Laura Creasy, and Wade Hudson
 » Full Study (html)

Response to Bush Education Plan: School Vouchers are Needed to Enforce Bush's Accountability Program
January 2001
E-Brief 110
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Text (html)

Preparing for the Storm: Preserving Water Resources with Stormwater Utilities
January 2001
Policy Study 275
By Barrett P. Walker
 » Full Study (html)

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2000 Studies

Commercializing Highways
December 2000
E-Brief 108
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Text (html)

Emerging Options for Youthful Offenders: Utilizing Public-private Partnerships to Offer Hope, New Direction for Troubled Youth
December 2000
E-Brief 106
By Geoffrey Segal
 » Full Text (html)

Innovative School Facility Partnerships: Downtown, Airport, and Retail Space
December 2000
Policy Study 276
By Matthew D. Taylor and Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (html)

Private Options to Help Students Read
December 2000
Policy Brief 14
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Bringing Market Forces Into America's Highway System
November 2000
E-Brief 107
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Text (html)

Clearing the Air in Houston: Innovative Strategies for Ozone Control and Air Quality
November 2000
Policy Study 273
By Kenneth Green, D. Env. and Lisa Skumatz, Ph.D.
 » Full Study (html)

Mopping up After a Leak: Setting the Record Straight on the "New" Findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
October 2000
E-Brief 105
By Kenneth Green, D. Env.
 » Full Text (html)

Infrastructure Outsourcing: Leveraging Concrete, Steel, and Asphalt with Public-Private Partnerships
September 2000
Policy Study 272
By Adrian T. Moore, Geoffrey F. Segal, and John McCormally
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Child-Welfare Reform and the Role of Privatization
October 2000
Policy Study 271
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (html)

Putting Customers in the Driver's Seat: The Case for Tolls
September 2000
Policy Study 274
By Peter Samuel and Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Study (html)

A Plain English Guide to Climate Change
August 2000
Plain English Guide 3
By Kenneth Green, D.Env.
 » Full Text (html)

Phthalates and Human Health: Demystifying the Risks of Plastic-Softening Chemicals
July 2000
Plain English Guide 2
By Kenneth Green, D. Env.
 » Full Text (html)

Integrating Municipal Utilities into a Competitive Electricity Market
May 2000
Policy Study 270
By Adrian T. Moore with Jeff Woerner
 » Full Study (html)

Environmental Performance at the Bench: The EPA's Record in Federal Court
May 2000
Policy Study 269
By Jonathan H. Adler
 » Full Study (html)

Privatizing Landfills: Market Solutions for Solid-waste Disposal
May 2000
Policy Study 267
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Adrian T. Moore
 » Full Study (.pdf)
 » Full Study (html)

Balancing Accountability and Local Control: State Intervention for Financial and Academic Stability
March 2000
Policy Study 268
By Richard Seder
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Remedial Education Reform: Private Alternatives to Traditional Title I
March 2000
Policy Study 266
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (html)

Environmental Flexibility in Action: A Minnesota Case Study
January 2000
Policy Study 265
By Christopher Hartwell and David W. Riggs
 » Full Study (html)

The Vanishing Farmland Myth and the Smart-growth Agenda
January 2000
Policy Brief 12
By Samuel R. Staley
 » Full Study (.pdf)

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1999 Studies

More Airline Competition: Yet Another Reason for Airport Privatization
December 1999
E-Brief 104
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Text (html)

The Future of the Center: The Core City in the New Economy
November 1999
Policy Study 264
By Joel Kotkin
 » Full Study (html)

A Line in the Land: Urban-growth Boundaries, Smart Growth, and Housing Affordability
November 1999
Policy Study 263
By Samuel R. Staley, Jefferson Edgens, and Gerard Mildner
 » Full Study (html)

Muni Power Grabs: Municipal Utilities, Tax-exempt Debt, and the Competitive Market
November 1999
E-Brief 103
By Adrian Moore, with Jeff Woerner
 » Full Text (html)

Child Protection at the Crossroads: Child Abuse, Child Protection, and Recommendations for Reform
October 1999
Policy Study 262
By Susan Orr, Ph.D.
 » Full Study (html)

Urban-Growth Boundaries and Housing Affordability: Lessons from Portland
October 1999
Policy Brief 11
By Samuel R. Staley
 » Full Study (.pdf)

A Six-point Environmental Flexibility Checklist
September 1999
E-Brief 102
By Christopher A. Hartwell
 » Full Text (html)

Does Transit Really Work? Thoughts on the Weyrich/Lind "Conservative Reappraisal"
September 1999
E-Brief 101
By Peter Gordon
 » Full Text (html)

"Urban Sprawl" and the Michigan Landscape: A Market-Oriented Approach
September 1999
By Samuel R. Staley
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Seeking Safety in a Dangerous World: Environmental Risk Reduction Framework for Policymakers
August 1999
Policy Study 261
By Kenneth Green, D. Env.
 » Full Study (html)

Getting Greens in the Black: Golf course Privatization Trends and Practices
August 1999
Policy Study 260
By Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (html)

Rivers Among Us: Local Watershed Preservation and Resource Management in the Western United States
June 1999
Policy Study 259
By Michael Harrington and Christopher A. Hartwell
 » Full Study (html)

Reforming Financial Management in the Public Sector: Lessons U.S. Officials Can Learn From New Zealand
May 1999
Policy Study 258
By Ian Ball, et al.
 » Full Study (html)

Building a Case For HOT Lanes: A New Approach to Reducing Urban Highway Congestion
April 1999
Policy Study 257
By Robert W. Poole, Jr. and C. Kenneth Orski
 » Full Study (html)

Satellite Charter Schools: Addressing the School Facilities Crunch Through Public Private Partnerships
April 1999
Policy Study 256
By Richard C. Seder
 » Full Study (html)

Airline Deregulation: The Unfinished Revolution
March 1999
Policy Study 255
By Robert W. Poole, Jr. and Viggo Butler
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Passenger-Friendly Airports: Another Reason for Airport Privatization
March 1999
Policy Study 254
By Asheesh Advani
 » Full Study (html)

Simplify, Simplify: Alternative Environmental Permitting at the State Level
February 1999
Policy Study 253
By Christopher A. Hartwell
 » Full Study (html)

Climate Change Policy Options and Impacts
February 1999
Policy Study 252
By Kenneth Green, D.Env.
 » Full Study (html)

The Sprawling of America: In Defense of a Dynamic City
January 1999
Policy Study 251
By Samuel R. Staley
 » Full Study (html)

How to "Build Our Way Out of Congestion:" Innovative Approaches to Expanding Urban Highway Capacity
January 1999
Policy Study 250
By Peter Samuel
 » Full Study (html)

Improving Transportation in the San Fernando Valley
January 1999
Policy Study 249
By Peter Gordon, et al.
 » Full Study (html)

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1998 Studies

Blueprint for the Privatization of Child Welfare Services
December 1998
Policy Study 248
By Conna Craig, Ted Kulik, Tim James, and Shamim Nielsen
 » Full Study (html)

Environmental Information: The Toxics Release Inventory, Stakeholder Participation, and the Right to Know - Part II
December 1998
Policy Study 247
By Alexander Volokh, Kenneth Green, and Lynn Scarlett
 » Full Study (html)

Environmental Information: The Toxics Release Inventory, Stakeholder Participation, and the Right to Know - Part I
December 1998
Policy Study 246
By Alexander Volokh, Kenneth Green, and Lynn Scarlett
 » Full Study (html)

Pennsylvania School Finance: Out of the Courts, Into the Legislature
October 1998
Policy Brief 10
By Richard C. Seder
 » Full Study (.pdf)

13 Questions Asked About the Science of Climate Change
October 1998
By Kenneth Green, D.Env.
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Urban Transit Myths: Misperceptions About Transit and American Mobility
September 1998
Policy Study 245
By Randal O'Toole
 » Full Study (html)

Myths of Light Rail Transit
September 1998
Policy Study 244
By James V. DeLong
 » Full Study (html)

Rethinking Transit "Dollars and Sense": Unearthing the True Cost of Public Transit
August 1998
Policy Study 243
By John Semmons
 » Full Study (html)

A Transit Plan for Hillsborough County, California
June 1998
Policy Study 241
By Peter Gordon
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Bilingual Education: Reading, Writing & Rhetoric
May 1998
By Richard C. Seder
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Private Prisons: Quality Corrections at a Lower Cost
April 1998
Policy Study 240
By Adrian T. Moore
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Competitive Neutrality: Ensuring a Level Playing Field in Managed Competitions
March 1998
How-to-Guide No. 18
By William D. Eggers
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Race to the Top: The Innovative Face of State Environmental Management
February 1998
Policy Study 239
By Alexander Volokh, Lynn Scarlett, and Scott Bush
 » Full Study (html)

Regulatory Reform at the Local Level: Regulating for Competition, Opportunity, and Prosperity
February 1998
Policy Study 238
By Adrian T. Moore and Tom Rose
 » Full Study (html)

Evaluating the Kyoto Approach to Climate Change
February 1998
By Kenneth Green, D.Env.
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

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1997 Studies

Plain English Guide to Climate Change
December 1997
Policy Study 237
By Kenneth Green, D.Env.
 » Full Study (html)

Market Oriented Planning: Principles and Tools
November 1997
Policy Study 236
By Samuel R. Staley and Lynn Scarlett
 » Full Study (html)

Replacing Amtrak: A Blueprint for Sustainable Passenger Rail Service
October 1997
Policy Study 235
By Joseph Vranich
 » Full Study (html)

School Violence Prevention: Strategies to Keep Schools Safe
October 1997
Policy Study 234
By Alexander Volokh with Lisa Snell
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Better Transportation Alternatives for Los Angeles
September 1997
Policy Study 232
By Thomas A. Rubin and James E. Moore II
 » Full Study (html)

Alternative Teacher Organizations: Evolution of Professional Associations
September 1997
Policy Study 231
By David W. Kirkpatrick
 » Full Study (html)

Airport Privatization Pilot Program
September 1996
Policy Brief 4
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
 » Full Brief (.pdf)

Rubber Tire Transit: A Viable Alternative to Rail
August 1997
Policy Study 230
By Thomas A. Rubin and James E. Moore II
 » Full Study (html)

Putting Envirnomental Comparative Risk Assessment Into an Economic Framework
August 1997
Policy Study 229
By Richard McCann
 » Full Study (html)

Charter School Innovations: Keys to Effective Charter Reform
July 1997
Policy Study 228
By Theodor Rebarber
 » Full Study (html)

Commercializing the Global Positioning System
July 1997
Policy Study 227
By Albert Blackburn
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Costs, Economic Impacts, and Benefits of EPA's Ozone and Particulate Standards
June 1997
Policy Study 226
By Anne Smith
 » Full Study (html)

Estimating Fatalities Induced by Economic Impacts of EPA's Ozone and Particulate Standards
June 1997
Policy Study 225
By Ralph Keeney and Kenneth Green, D.Env.
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Rethinking EPA's Proposed Ozone and Particulate Standards
June 1997
Policy Study 224
By Kenneth Green, D.Env.
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Packaging, Recycling, and Solid Waste
June 1997
Policy Study 223
By Lynn Scarlett
 » Full Study (.pdf)

Performance Based Contracting: Designing State of the Art Contract Administration and Monitoring Systems
May 1997
How-to-Guide No. 17
By William D. Eggers
 » Full Text (.pdf)

Checking Up on Smog Check: A Critique of Traditional Inspection and Maintenance Programs
March 1997
Policy Study 222
By Kenneth Green, D.Env.
 » Full Study (html)

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1986 - 1996 Studies

Using Contractors to Cook, Clean, and Drive the Bus
December 1996
Policy Study 2