Policy Studies

Reason-Rupe Transportation Poll

December 20, 2011

Risks and Rewards of Public-Private Partnerships for Highways

The reasons public-private partnerships are being used to fund infrastructure

Policy Brief by Baruch Feigenbaum December 8, 2011

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

Policy Study by 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

Policy Study by 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

Policy Study by 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

Policy Study by Julian Morris November 3, 2011

Public Comment on EPA Proposed Oil and Gas Sector Regulations

Policy Study by 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

Policy Study by Robert Poole October 3, 2011

The Decline in Deaths from Extreme Weather, 1900

Aggregate mortality attributed to all extreme weather events globally has declined by 98% since the 1920s

Policy Study by Julian Morris September 22, 2011

Comparison of the Essential Air Service Program to Alternative Coach Bus Service

Keeping small communities connected cost-effectively

Policy Study by Shirley Ybarra September 13, 2011

Unmasking the Mortgage Interest Deduction

Who Benefits and By How Much?

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo July 28, 2011

Privatizing “Yellow Pages” Government in Pennsylvania

Private sector solutions for the Keystone State

Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny, Katrina Currie and Elizabeth Stelle May 26, 2011

Taxpayer-Friendly Solutions to America’s Transportation Challenges

Seven cost-effective transportation strategies

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and Shirley Ybarra May 16, 2011

TIFIA Is a Powerful Tool In Financing Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects

Program helps user-funded public-private partnerships get built

Policy Brief by Robert Poole April 26, 2011

Privatizing the Housing Finance System

A Brief History of the Housing Bubble and Ways to Keep It From Happening Again

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo March 15, 2011

The Year 2010 in Corrections Public-Private Partnerships

Corrections Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010

Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny March 10, 2011

The Year 2010 in Water & Wastewater Public-Private Partnerships

Water and Wastewater Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010

Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny March 10, 2011

The Year 2010 in IT Outsourcing, Network Neutrality, and Federal Broadband

Telecommunications Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010

Policy Brief by Steven Titch and Leonard Gilroy February 25, 2011