Policy Studies

Working Paper: An Evidence-Based Approach to Fighting the Coronavirus Pandemic

"A realistic plan for unlocking society must be found. Urgently. This brief seeks to offer elements of what such a plan might look like, based on evidence from actions taken in many jurisdictions."

Working Paper by Julian Morris, Adrian Moore and Jacob James Rich April 30, 2020

The Environmental Impact of Soil Contamination

Bioavailability, Risk Assessment and Policy Implications

Policy Study by Raymond C. Loehr August 1, 1996

Key Issues in Environmental Risk Comparisons

Removing Distortions and Insuring Fairness

Policy Study by George M. Gray May 1, 1996

Cleaning Up Superfund

The Case for State Environmental Leadership

Policy Study by J. Winston Porter September 1, 1995

Redesigning CERCLA Liability

An Analysis of the Issues

Policy Study by Kathleen Segerson April 1, 1995

Too Little Too Late? Host Community Benefits and Siting Solid Waste Facilities

Policy Study by Rodney Fort and Lynn Scarlett April 1, 1993

Do We Need a Federal Garbage Man?

Policy Study by Kenneth Chilton March 1, 1992

New Approaches to Affordable Housing

Policy Study by Chris Fiscelli May 1, 2005

Leasing State Toll Roads: Frequently Asked Questions

Policy Brief 60

Policy Brief by Peter Samuel March 1, 2007

Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike: A Response to Critics of Gov. Rendell’s Plan

Policy Brief by Peter Samuel and Geoffrey Segal June 1, 2007

How to “Build Our Way Out of Congestion”

Innovative Approaches to Expanding Urban Highway Capacity

Policy Study by Peter Samuel January 1, 1999

Putting Customers in the Driver’s Seat

The Case for Tolls

Policy Study by Peter Samuel and Robert Poole September 1, 2000

Toll Truckways

A New Path Toward Safer and More Efficient Freight Transportation

Policy Study by Peter Samuel, Robert Poole and Jose Holguin-Veras June 1, 2002

Should States Sell Their Toll Roads?

Policy Study by Peter Samuel June 1, 2005

Innovative Roadway Design

Making Highways More Likeable

Policy Study by Peter Samuel September 1, 2006

The Role of Tolls in Financing 21st Century Highways

Policy Study 359

Policy Study by Peter Samuel and Robert Poole May 1, 2007

The Future of the Center

The Core City in the New Economy

Policy Study by Joel Kotkin November 1, 1999

Older Suburbs

Crabgrass Slums or New Urban Frontier?

Policy Study by Joel Kotkin October 1, 2001