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Past Articles in Policy Studies

• Developments in Criminal Justice and Corrections
  Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines criminal justice and corrections trends
  Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny, Alexander Volokh and Andrew Livingston
  May 6, 2013
• Developments in Local Government Privatization
  Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines local government privatization trends
  Harris Kenny, Adam Summers and Steven Titch
  May 6, 2013
• Annual Privatization Report 2013: Education
  Education chapter of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013
  Katie Furtick and Lisa Snell
  April 29, 2013
• Developments in State Government Privatization
  Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines privatization trends at the state level
  Leonard Gilroy and Lisa Snell
  April 22, 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
• California High-Speed Rail: An Updated Due Diligence Report
  The California high-speed rail project cannot be delivered at the cost promised to taxpayers, is based upon a business plan incapable of delivering on its legal requirements and is justified by proponents based upon unachievable benefits
  Joseph Vranich, Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore
  April 11, 2013
• Transportation Priorities for North Carolina
  Twenty cost-effective recommendations for the Tar Heel State
  Leonard Gilroy, M. Gregory Fields, Baruch Feigenbaum, David T. Hartgen and Robert Poole
  April 3, 2013
• The Case for Air Traffic Control Facility Consolidation
  A paradigm shift in air traffic control that will make it possible to manage air traffic from anywhere to anywhere
  Michael Harrison, Ira Gershkoff, Gary Church and Robert Poole
  April 3, 2013
• The Dangers of Misapplied Privacy Policies to Search, Social Media and Other Web Content
  Let markets shape how consumers choose to interact with websites
  Steven Titch
  March 28, 2013
• Examining 20 Years of U.S. Highway and Bridge Performance Trends
  Twenty years of data shows highways and bridges making progress, not crumbling
  David T. Hartgen, M. Gregory Fields and Elizabeth San José
  February 21, 2013
• Tax Credits in California: Economic Growth Engine or Wasteful Corporate Welfare?
  Shining a light on California's most egregious tax credits and exemptions
  Adam Summers and Ankur Chawla
  January 30, 2013
• Better Service. Better Price.
  How privatization can streamline government, improve services, and reduce costs for Kansas taxpayers
  Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny and Todd Davidson
  January 28, 2013
• Enterprising Roads: Improving the Governance of America's Highways
  Roads should be managed by independent enterprises, with a clear mission of providing service to customers.
  David Levinson
  January 22, 2013
• Parks 2.0: Operating State Parks Through Public-Private Partnerships
  Defining and applying the park operation public-private partnership (PPP) model.
  Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny and Julian Morris
  January 8, 2013
• Dispelling the Myths: Toll and Fuel Tax Collection Costs in the 21st Century
  The time to embrace electronic tolls as a primary source of highway funding is now
  Daryl Fleming and Robert Poole
  November 27, 2012
• Internet Gambling: The Keys to a Successful Regulatory Climate
  How the government can embrace and regulate online gambling
  Steven Titch
  November 13, 2012
• The Limits of Wind Power
  Very high wind penetrations are not achievable in practice due to the increased need for power storage, the decrease in grid reliability, and the increased operating costs
  Julian Morris and William J. Korchinski
  October 4, 2012
• The XpressWest High-Speed Rail Line from Victorville to Las Vegas: A Taxpayer Risk Analysis
  Examining the ridership, revenue, ticket price and travel time forecasts of the XpressWest train seeking a taxpayer-funded loan worth up to $6.5 billion
  Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore
  August 16, 2012
• Reducing Traffic Congestion and Increasing Mobility in Chicago
  The transportation projects that will reduce congestion in Chicago and how to pay for them
  Samuel Staley and Adrian Moore
  July 19, 2012
• Restoring Trust in Mortgage-Backed Securities
  How the Private Sector Can Return to Mortgage Finance
  Marc Joffe and Anthony Randazzo
  May 3, 2012
• Refining the Story of the Financial Crises in Europe and the USA
  What new information is telling us about the causes of the financial crisis and how they relate to the economy today
  Anthony Randazzo and Murat Yulek
  April 9, 2012
• Increasing Mobility in Southeast Florida
  A new approach based on road pricing and bus rapid transit
  Robert Poole, Thomas A. Rubin and Chris Swenson
  March 27, 2012
• Taking Steps Towards Better Child Welfare Programs In Nebraska
  The focus should be on the kids and outcomes, not reorganizing state agencies
  Lisa Snell
  February 8, 2012
• Florida Toll Agencies Should Not Be Consolidated
  OOCEA and THEA need to become fully independent, self-supporting local toll authorities, like MDX
  Daryl Fleming and Robert Poole
  January 30, 2012
• How the IPCC Reports Mislead the Public, Exaggerate the Negative Impacts of Climate Change and Ignore the Benefits of Economic Growth
  Study finds climate change panel ignores its own findings and pushes plans that will prolong poverty for developing nations
  Indur M. Goklany and Julian Morris
  December 7, 2011
• Impacts of Transportation Policies on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in U.S. Regions
  Comparing the cost and effectiveness transportation-related policies aimed at reducing CO2 emissions
  David T. Hartgen, M. Gregory Fields and Adrian Moore
  November 30, 2011
• Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Automobiles
  Examining technological and compact development strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore
  November 29, 2011
• Weathering Global Warming in Agriculture
  Population growth, world food supplies and minimizing climate change's impact on crops
  Douglas Southgate and Julian Morris
  November 3, 2011
• Public Comment on EPA Proposed Oil and Gas Sector Regulations
  Adam Peshek
  October 23, 2011
• Rebuilding and Modernizing Wisconsin Interstates With Toll Financing
  Using tolls to ensure the timely reconstruction of the Interstates and Wisconsin's freeway system
  Robert Poole
  October 3, 2011
• The Decline in Deaths from Extreme Weather, 1900–2010
  Aggregate mortality attributed to all extreme weather events globally has declined by 98% since the 1920s
  Indur M. Goklany and Julian Morris
  September 22, 2011
• Comparison of the Essential Air Service Program to Alternative Coach Bus Service
  Keeping small communities connected cost-effectively
  Shirley Ybarra
  September 13, 2011
• Unmasking the Mortgage Interest Deduction
  Who Benefits and By How Much?
  Anthony Randazzo and Dean Stansel
  July 28, 2011
• Taxpayer-Friendly Solutions to America's Transportation Challenges
  Seven cost-effective transportation strategies
  Samuel Staley, Shirley Ybarra, Erich W. Zimmerman and Nick Donohue
  May 16, 2011
• Privatizing the Housing Finance System
  A Brief History of the Housing Bubble and Ways to Keep It From Happening Again
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 15, 2011
• Automating HOT Lanes Enforcement
  As high-occupancy toll lanes become larger and more complex, effective enforcement becomes even more difficult
  Robert Poole
  February 16, 2011
• State Budget Reform Toolkit
  Leonard Gilroy and Jonathan Williams
  January 25, 2011
• Corrections 2.0: A Proposal to Create a Continuum of Care in Corrections through Public-Private Partnerships
  Improving performance and reducing recidivism through PPPs
  Leonard Gilroy and Adrian Moore
  January 3, 2011
• The Hayek Rule
  A new monetary policy framework for the 21st century
  Marius Gustavson and Anthony Randazzo
  November 9, 2010
• 19th Annual Highway Report
  The Performance of State Highway Systems (1984-2008)
  David T. Hartgen, Adrian Moore, Ravi K. Karanam and M. Gregory Fields
  September 2, 2010
• Restoring Trust In the Highway Trust Fund
  Refocusing the federal transportation program and restoring the users-pay principle to highway infrastructure
  Robert Poole and Adrian Moore
  August 3, 2010
• Where Did the Money Go? An Analysis of Spending and Revenue in Nebraska and Surrounding States, 2002-2008
  Adam Summers, Leonard Gilroy and Lisa Snell
  August 3, 2010
• Ten Principles of Privatization
  Best practices in privatization to lower the costs of government
  Leonard Gilroy and Adrian Moore
  July 9, 2010
• How to Fix California's Public Pension Crisis
  How the state's public pension system broke and how to fix it
  Adam Summers
  June 3, 2010
• Public-Private Partnerships for Corrections in California
  Bridging the gap between crisis and reform
  Leonard Gilroy, Adam Summers, Anthony Randazzo and Harris Kenny
  April 1, 2010
• The Next California Budget
  Eliminating California's deficit and fixing the budget process through "Budgeting for Outcomes"
  David Osborne
  April 1, 2010
• 18th Annual Highway Report
  The Performance of State Highway Systems (1984-2007)
  David T. Hartgen, Ravi K. Karanam and M. Gregory Fields
  December 17, 2009
• The Role for Public-Private Partnerships in Modernizing and Expanding Nebraska's Transportation System
  Platte Institute for Economic Research/Reason Foundation Policy Study
  Shirley Ybarra and Leonard Gilroy
  December 8, 2009
• Fixing the Regulation of Wall Street
  A review of the Obama administration's proposal for reforming financial services regulation and recommendations to end the era of too big to fail
  Policy Study 377
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 14, 2009
• Rethinking Universal-Service Policy in a Broadband Internet Era
  Bringing inexpensive broadband connectivity to as many people as possible
  Policy Study 376
  Steven Titch
  September 2, 2009

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