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  • The “Transition Costs” Myth
    The “Transition Costs” Myth

    Why Defined-Benefit to Defined-Contribution Pension Reform Is Commonly Misunderstood

    By Anthony Randazzo
    October 28, 2014

  • Federal School Finance Reform
    Federal School Finance Reform

    Moving Toward Title I Funding Following the Child

    By Katie Furtick and Lisa Snell
    September 30, 2014

  • Public-Private Partnerships in Correctional Health Care
    Public-Private Partnerships in Correctional Health Care

    PPPs offer better cost control, improved performance, increased accountability and reduced taxpayer risk

    By Leonard Gilroy
    July 16, 2014

  • Phoenix Pension Reform Initiative Eliminates Taxpayer Risk, Saves Hundreds of Millions
    Phoenix Pension Reform Initiative Eliminates Taxpayer Risk, Saves Hundreds of Millions

    By Anthony Randazzo
    June 26, 2014

  • Developments in Criminal Justice and Corrections
    Developments in Criminal Justice and Corrections

    Criminal Justice and Corrections Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014

    By Lauren Krisai, Leonard Gilroy and Alexander Volokh
    June 23, 2014

  • An Evaluation of the Effects of California’s Proposed Plastic Bag Ban
    An Evaluation of the Effects of California’s Proposed Plastic Bag Ban

    A plastic bag ban will cost consumers but won't improve the environment

    By Julian Morris and Lance Christensen
    June 18, 2014

  • Addressing Common Objections to Shifting from Defined-Benefit Pensions to Defined-Contribution Retirement Plans
    Addressing Common Objections to Shifting from Defined-Benefit Pensions to Defined-Contribution Retirement Plans

    By Lance Christensen, Truong Bui and Leonard Gilroy
    June 16, 2014

  • Federal Government Privatization Update
    Federal Government Privatization Update

    Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014

    By John Palatiello
    June 12, 2014

  • Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government
    Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government

    Local Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014

    By Leonard Gilroy
    June 11, 2014

  • Smoking, Plain Packaging and Public Health
    Smoking, Plain Packaging and Public Health

    The introduction of "plain packaging" has done little to reduce demand for cigarettes in Australia

    By Julian Morris
    May 30, 2014

  • Challenging Government-Sponsored Private Regulation of Competitors
    Challenging Government-Sponsored Private Regulation of Competitors

    Government-sponsored private regulation raises concerns about self-interested bias and anti-competitive behavior

    By Alexander Volokh
    May 22, 2014

  • Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government
    Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government

    State Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014

    By Leonard Gilroy and Lisa Snell
    April 30, 2014

  • School Choice, Funding Portability, and Trends In Educational Privatization
    School Choice, Funding Portability, and Trends In Educational Privatization

    Education Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014

    By Katie Furtick
    April 30, 2014

  • With Pension Costs Soaring, Should New Jersey Commit Billions to More Open Space Preservation?
    With Pension Costs Soaring, Should New Jersey Commit Billions to More Open Space Preservation?

    By Leonard Gilroy and Julian Morris
    April 9, 2014

  • Ventura County Pension Reform Would Save $460 Million, Reduce Debt $1.8 Billion
    Ventura County Pension Reform Would Save $460 Million, Reduce Debt $1.8 Billion

    Pension Reform Actuarial Analysis

    By Anthony Randazzo
    March 28, 2014

  • Value-Added Tolling
    Value-Added Tolling

    A Better Deal for America's Highway Users

    By Robert Poole
    March 27, 2014

  • Developments in Transportation Finance and Infrastructure Investment
    Developments in Transportation Finance and Infrastructure Investment

    Transportation Finance Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014

    By Robert Poole
    March 19, 2014

  • Privatization of Toll Roads, Managed Lanes, Highways, Bridges
    Privatization of Toll Roads, Managed Lanes, Highways, Bridges

    Surface Transportation Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014

    By Robert Poole
    March 19, 2014

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