Policy Studies

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

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