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The Ecologically Destructive Estate Tax
How the federal estate tax is ecologically harmful and how to fix it.
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The Paris Agreement: An Assessment
Examining the Paris climate deal and policy options that would better address the problem of climate change
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Did Pension Reform Improve the Sustainability of Pension Plans?
Evidence from a Counterfactual Analysis of Michigan and Alaska
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How Public Sector Defined Benefit Pension Plans Are Funded
Defined benefit plans are pre-funded, not pay-as-you-go like Social Security
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Reforming Connecticut’s Pre-Trial System
Replacing monetary bail with a system that uses effective alternatives based upon risk assessment.
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Urban Containment: The Social and Economic Consequences of Limiting Housing and Travel Options
Evaluating key research on urban containment's cost-effectiveness in reducing greenhouse gas emission and impact on housing affordability
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Occupational Licensing Kills Jobs
Unnecessary Licenses Are Killing Jobs in Florida
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Southern California Mobility Plan
A long-range plan to reduce traffic congestion, improve transit and fund infrastructure across Southern California
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Best Practices for Setting Public Sector Pension Fund Discount Rates
The main objective should be for pension plans to shift toward having discount rates reflect the risks of liabilities—not the potential performance of assets.
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Sage Grouse Conservation: The Proven Successful Approach
Keys to protecting and increasing the sage grouse population
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Student-Based Budgeting Helps Principals Be More Effective Educators
Some school districts fear budget autonomy will distract principals but are finding it actually helps principals identify what is working and what is needed at their schools
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Devastating Fires Show Forest Management Reforms Are Badly Needed
How to fix the management of forests in the Northwest to better prevent and fight wildfires
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Assessing the Social Costs and Benefits of Regulating Carbon Emissions
New analysis finds carbon emissions may have a net beneficial effect, recommends setting social cost of carbon at zero
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Truck-Friendly Tolls for 21st Century Interstates
How to modernize the Interstate highway system and address the trucking industry's concerns about tolling
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A Market-Based Approach From Australia Can Help Solve California’s Water Crisis
Here are six fixes California can implement based on Australia's successful water allocation system reforms
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School Choice, Funding Portability, and Trends In Educational Privatization
Education Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2015
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