Policy Studies

Smart Growth and Housing Affordability

Evidence from Statewide Planning Laws

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and Leonard Gilroy January 1, 2002

Eminent Domain, Private Property, and Redevelopment

An Economic Analysis

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and John P. Blair February 3, 2005

Statewide Growth Management and Housing Affordability in Florida

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and Leonard Gilroy October 1, 2007

Taxpayer-Friendly Solutions to America’s Transportation Challenges

Seven cost-effective transportation strategies

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

Reducing Traffic Congestion and Increasing Mobility in Chicago

The transportation projects that will reduce congestion in Chicago and how to pay for them

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and Adrian Moore July 19, 2012

Analysis of California’s Propositions 8: Limits on Marriage

Policy Brief 76

Policy Brief by Adam Summers October 1, 2008

Drowning in Debt: Bond Measures Threaten California’s Already Precarious Debt Situation

Policy Brief 73

Policy Brief by Adam Summers and Anthony Randazzo October 1, 2008

California’s May 2009 Special Election

Analyzing the Propositions and Offering Alternatives for Real Reform
Policy Brief 79

Policy Brief by Adam Summers May 14, 2009

Comparing Private Sector and Government Worker Salaries

Public sector offers ironclad job security and greater pension benefits

Policy Brief by Adam Summers May 10, 2010

Privatization, Outsourcing and Insourcing Trends in Federal Government

Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010

Policy Brief by Adam Summers, Anthony Randazzo and Leonard Gilroy February 16, 2011

Privatization, Outsourcing and Insourcing Trends in Federal Government

Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011

Policy Brief by Adam Summers and Anthony Randazzo May 1, 2012

Funding the National Park System

Improving Services and Accountability with User Fees

Policy Study by Adam Summers April 1, 2005

Occupational Licensing: Ranking the States and Exploring Alternatives

Policy Study 361

Policy Study by Adam Summers August 1, 2007

California’s Spending by the Numbers

A Historic Look at State Spending from Gov. Pete Wilson to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Policy Study by Adam Summers February 18, 2009

How to Fix California’s Public Pension Crisis

How the state's public pension system broke and how to fix it

Policy Study by Adam Summers June 3, 2010

Where Did the Money Go? An Analysis of Spending and Revenue in Nebraska and Surrounding States, 2002-2008

Policy Study by Adam Summers, Leonard Gilroy and Lisa Snell August 3, 2010

Tax Credits in California: Economic Growth Engine or Wasteful Corporate Welfare?

Shining a light on California's most egregious tax credits and exemptions

Policy Study by Adam Summers and Ankur Chawla January 30, 2013

Federal Privatization Update

Annual Privatization Report examines privatization and public-private partnership trends at the federal level

Policy Study by Adam Summers, Anthony Randazzo, Steven Titch and Victor Nava April 15, 2013