Policy Studies

The Future of Too Big to Fail and Bailouts

A comparison of the two plans to overhaul financial services regulation in the 21st Century
Policy Brief 81

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo August 17, 2009

Take Care of Business

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo March 17, 2010

Improving the Economies and Business Climates In Struggling Cities

Examining how taxes, red tape, eminent domain and occupational licensing prevent economic growth
Policy Brief 92

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo March 17, 2010

Letter to Treasury Regarding Housing Finance Reform

A Framework for Reforming Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Housing Finance System

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo July 21, 2010

Rethinking Homeownership: A Framework for 21st Century Housing Finance Reform

Dissolving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo October 26, 2010

Ten Arguments Against a Government Guarantee for Housing Finance

Why there should not be a government roleâ??explicit or implicitâ??in guaranteeing housing finance

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo February 4, 2011

Near-term Ideas for Mortgage Finance Reform (Working Paper)

How to protect taxpayers, end the GSE bailout, reduce governmentâ??s footprint in housing, and return private capital to the mortgage market

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo February 10, 2011

Unmasking the Mortgage Interest Deduction – Update 2012

Who Benefits and By How Much?

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo December 12, 2012

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

Crony Capitalism and Sallie Mae

Sallie Mae and Uncle Sam: Cronyism in Higher Education Finance

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo and Victor Nava July 10, 2013

Pension Reform Case Study: Rhode Island

Rhode Island's reform effort offers lessons for other states and municipalities facing significant unfunded pension liabilities

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo January 15, 2014

Ventura County Pension Reform Would Save $460 Million, Reduce Debt $1.8 Billion

Pension Reform Actuarial Analysis

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo March 28, 2014

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

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo June 26, 2014

The “Transition Costs” Myth

Why Defined-Benefit to Defined-Contribution Pension Reform Is Commonly Misunderstood

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo October 28, 2014

Tulsa Pension System Is Underestimating its Debt and Investment Risk by Millions

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo November 17, 2014

Pension Debt: Omaha’s Billion Dollar Problem

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo, Truong Bui and Leonard Gilroy November 24, 2014

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.

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo and Truong Bui September 24, 2015

America’s Debt and Deficit

Problems Still Seeking a Presidential Candidate’s Solution

Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo and Marc Joffe October 19, 2016