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  • 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

  • Privatization of Airports, Air Traffic Control and Airport Security
    Privatization of Airports, Air Traffic Control and Airport Security

    Aviation 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

  • 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

  • Employer Views on Traffic Congestion
    Employer Views on Traffic Congestion

    Businesses are concerned about both rush hour and off-peak congestion

    By David T. Hartgen and M. Gregory Fields
    February 20, 2014

  • Ten Reasons Why Per-Mile Tolling Is a Better Highway User Fee than Fuel Taxes
    Ten Reasons Why Per-Mile Tolling Is a Better Highway User Fee than Fuel Taxes

    Mileage-based user fees are a sustainable, fair and efficient alternative to the gas tax

    By Robert Poole
    February 13, 2014

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