Policy Studies

The Endangered Species Act at 40: Species Profiles

The ESA's record of success has been badly exaggerated, and the Act has been detrimental to the conservation of species it was designed to protect

Policy Study by Brian Seasholes December 31, 2013

How to Fulfill the Promise of the Endangered Species Act

The Case for an Endangered Species Reserve Program

Policy Study by Brian Seasholes September 25, 2014

The Ecologically Destructive Estate Tax

How the federal estate tax is ecologically harmful and how to fix it.

Policy Study by Brian Seasholes April 29, 2016

The Role for Public-Private Partnerships in Modernizing and Expanding Nebraska’s Transportation System

Platte Institute for Economic Research/Reason Foundation Policy Study

Policy Study by Shirley Ybarra and Leonard Gilroy December 8, 2009

Comparison of the Essential Air Service Program to Alternative Coach Bus Service

Keeping small communities connected cost-effectively

Policy Study by Shirley Ybarra September 13, 2011

Congestion Pricing for the New York Airports: Reducing Delays while Promoting Growth and Competition

Policy Study 366

Policy Study by Benjamin Dachis and Robert Poole December 1, 2007

Using the Revenues from Airport Pricing

Policy Brief 68

Policy Brief by David Z. Plavin November 1, 2007

Evidence That Airport Pricing Works

Policy Brief 67

Policy Brief by George L. Donohue and Karla Hoffman November 1, 2007

Congestion Pricing at New York Airports

Policy Brief 66

Policy Brief by Michael L. Levine November 1, 2007

CSI for Real: How to Improve Forensic Science

Policy Study 364

Policy Study by Roger Koppl December 1, 2007

Taxing Illegal Drugs: How States Dabble in Drugs and Why They Shouldn’t

Policy Study 357

Policy Study by Paul Messino February 1, 2007

Density in Atlanta: Implications for Traffic and Transit

Policy Brief 61

Policy Brief by Alain Bertaud and Robert Poole April 1, 2007

Missouri’s Changing Transportation Paradigm

Policy Study by David Stokes, Leonard Gilroy and Samuel Staley February 27, 2008

How Public Sector Defined Benefit Pension Plans Are Funded

Defined benefit plans are pre-funded, not pay-as-you-go like Social Security

Backgrounder by Anthony Randazzo March 28, 2016

What Caused the Meltdown: A Financial Crisis FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About the Housing Bubble, Wall Street Crisis, and Recession

FAQ by Anthony Randazzo and Carson Young January 25, 2010

Knowing What State and Local Governments Own

A how-to guide for managing state and local property inventories

How-to-Guide by Anthony Randazzo and John Palatiello June 29, 2010

Knowing What the Federal Government Owns

A how-to guide for managing federal property and assets

How-to-Guide by Anthony Randazzo and John Palatiello June 29, 2010

Taxpayer’s Guide to the Stimulus

Where is all that stimulus money going?

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo June 17, 2009