Policy Studies

21st Annual Highway Report Graphics

September 18, 2014

21st Annual Highway Report States

Policy Study by David T. Hartgen September 18, 2014

21st Annual Highway Report

State highways show small progress in deficient bridges and pavement condition, but states struggle to make significant road improvements

Policy Study by David T. Hartgen, M. Gregory Fields and Baruch Feigenbaum September 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

Pension Reform Handbook: A Starter Guide for Reformers

How policymakers can implement fiscally sustainable pension reforms that are fair to both taxpayers and government workers

How-to-Guide by Lance Christensen and Adrian Moore July 31, 2014

Public-Private Partnerships in Correctional Health Care

PPPs offer better cost control, improved performance, increased accountability and reduced taxpayer risk

Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy July 16, 2014

Overprotecting Public Employee Pensions: The Contract Clause and the California Rule

Abandoning the California rule would give governments flexibility to deal with changing circumstances

Policy Study by Alexander Volokh July 10, 2014

Practical Congestion Relief for Mid-Sized Regions

Mid-sized regions should refocus transportation plans, aggressively target rising congestion

Policy Study by David T. Hartgen, M. Gregory Fields and Baruch Feigenbaum July 8, 2014

Phoenix Pension Reform Initiative Eliminates Taxpayer Risk, Saves Hundreds of Millions

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo June 26, 2014

Annual Privatization Report 2014

Privatization trends in local, state and federal government, plus roads, highways, aviation, education, telecom and more

Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy June 23, 2014

Developments in Criminal Justice and Corrections

Criminal Justice and Corrections Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014

Policy Brief by Lauren Krisai, Leonard Gilroy and Alexander Volokh June 23, 2014

An Evaluation of the Effects of California’s Proposed Plastic Bag Ban

A plastic bag ban will cost consumers but won't improve the environment

Policy Brief by Julian Morris and Lance Christensen June 18, 2014

How Green Is that Grocery Bag Ban?

An assessment of the environmental and economic effects of grocery bag bans and taxes

Policy Study by Julian Morris and Brian Seasholes June 18, 2014

Addressing Common Objections to Shifting from Defined-Benefit Pensions to Defined-Contribution Retirement Plans

Policy Brief by Lance Christensen, Truong Bui and Leonard Gilroy June 16, 2014

Federal Government Privatization Update

Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014

Policy Brief by John Palatiello June 12, 2014

Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government

Local Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2014

Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy June 11, 2014

Smoking, Plain Packaging and Public Health

The introduction of "plain packaging" has done little to reduce demand for cigarettes in Australia

Policy Brief by Julian Morris May 30, 2014

Challenging Government-Sponsored Private Regulation of Competitors

Government-sponsored private regulation raises concerns about self-interested bias and anti-competitive behavior

Policy Brief by Alexander Volokh May 22, 2014