Policy Studies

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

Developments in Local Government Privatization

Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines local government privatization trends

Policy Study by Adam Summers and Steven Titch May 6, 2013

Payday Lending: Protecting or Harming Consumers?

Many criticisms of payday lending are based on myths. The evidence shows payday lending offers benefits to consumers

Policy Study by Adam Summers November 5, 2013

Pension Reform Case Study: San Jose

San Jose has cleared a path toward reform that other financially distressed municipalities may use to avoid fiscal ruin

Policy Study by Adam Summers February 18, 2014

Public Pensions in San Diego

From â??Americaâ??s Finest Cityâ? to â??Enron-by-the-Seaâ? (and Back Again?)

Policy Study by Adam Summers and Lance Christensen September 17, 2014

iProvo Revisited: Another Year and Still Struggling

Policy Brief 69

Policy Brief by Steven Titch April 1, 2008

No More iPhones: How Network Neutrality Threatens Wireless Broadband Innovation

What FCC net neutrality regulations will mean to your cell phone
Policy Brief 85

Policy Brief by Steven Titch February 11, 2010

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

The Year 2011 in IT Outsourcing, Network Neutrality, and Federal Broadband

Telecommunications Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011

Policy Brief by Steven Titch May 1, 2012

Spectrum Policy: Wireless Market Needs the FCC to Get On With Reallocating Spectrum

Fair, open auctions are the best way to reallocate spectrum

Policy Brief by Steven Titch April 16, 2013

The Effect of Satellite and Wireless on Rural Universal Service Policy

Subsidies for rural broadband are unnecessary, reduce competition and undermine private infrastructure investment

Policy Brief by Steven Titch November 7, 2013

Spinning its Wheels

An Analysis of Lessons Learned from iProvo's First 18 Months of Municipal Broadband

Policy Study by Steven Titch December 1, 2006

I Want My MTV

Reforming Video Franchises for Competitive TV Services

Policy Study by Steven Titch January 1, 2007

Better Prices and Better Services for More People

Assessing the Outcomes of Video Franchise Reform

Policy Study by Steven Titch January 1, 2007