Policy Studies

Overhauling U.S. Airport Security Screening

Responsibility for passenger and baggage screening should be devolved from TSA to individual airports

Policy Brief by Robert Poole and Shirley Ybarra July 9, 2013

Does California Really Need Major Land Use and Transportation Changes to Meet Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets?

Policy Brief by Thomas A. Rubin July 3, 2013

20th Annual Highway Report

State-by-state highway performance and cost-effectiveness rankings

Policy Study by David T. Hartgen, M. Gregory Fields and Adrian Moore July 2, 2013

Crony Capitalism and Community Development Subsidies

Do commmunity development subsidies actually result in community development? Or have they been captured by vested interests?

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo and Victor Nava June 11, 2013

Leasing the Indiana Toll Road

Reviewing the First Six Years Under Private Operation

Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy and David Aloyts May 31, 2013

Weighted Student Funding for California

Three Reasons Governor Brownâ??s School Funding Plan is Better than the Status Quo and Three Big Ideas to Make the Plan Even Better

Policy Brief by Lisa Snell May 31, 2013

High-Speed Rail in Europe and Asia: Lessons for the United States

The evidence suggests that high-speed railâ??s limited success in Europe and Asia is not transferrable to the U.S.

Policy Study by Baruch Feigenbaum May 30, 2013

Savings for Fresno: The Role of Privatization

As Fresno navigates budget challenges, privatization can lower costs and put performance, results first

Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy and Adrian Moore May 29, 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