Policy Studies

Avoiding an American Lost Decade

Lessons from Japan's Bubble and Recession

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo, Michael Flynn and Adam Summers February 20, 2009

Fixing the Regulation of Wall Street

A review of the Obama administration's proposal for reforming financial services regulation and recommendations to end the era of too big to fail
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Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo September 14, 2009

Privatizing the Housing Finance System

A Brief History of the Housing Bubble and Ways to Keep It From Happening Again

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo March 15, 2011

Unmasking the Mortgage Interest Deduction

Who Benefits and By How Much?

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo July 28, 2011

Refining the Story of the Financial Crises in Europe and the USA

What new information is telling us about the causes of the financial crisis and how they relate to the economy today

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo April 9, 2012

Restoring Trust in Mortgage-Backed Securities

How the Private Sector Can Return to Mortgage Finance

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo May 3, 2012

Unmasking the Mortgage Interest Deduction: Who Benefits and by How Much? 2013 Update

The mortgage interest deduction causes harmful economic distortions and its benefits are concentrated among the wealthy

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo December 18, 2013

Did Pension Reform Improve the Sustainability of Pension Plans?

Evidence from a Counterfactual Analysis of Michigan and Alaska

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo and Truong Bui March 29, 2016

Pension Reform Case Study: Michigan

Reforms in Michigan have benefited both taxpayers and state employees

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo July 15, 2016

Pension Debt: The Billion Dollar Problem Still Threatening Omaha

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo January 24, 2017

Pension Debt: The Still Unsolved Problem Threatening Lincoln

Policy Study by Anthony Randazzo January 25, 2017

Internet Access Competition and Economic Development

Policy Study by Donald Alexander April 1, 2006

Trends In Public and Contracted Government Services From 2002 to 2007

Privatization and outsourcing by local governments
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Policy Brief by Mildred Warner and Amir Hefetz August 4, 2009

Infographic: K-12 Open Enrollment in South Carolina

Backgrounder by Aaron Garth Smith December 2, 2021

Frequently asked questions on student-centered funding

Student-centered funding puts student needs as the focus of education funding decisions. 

FAQ by Aaron Garth Smith August 1, 2022

K-12 Education Spending Spotlight: An in-depth look at school finance data and trends

Reason Foundation’s new K-12 Education Spending Spotlight provides critical insight into key school finance trends across the country.

K-12 Education Spending Spotlight by Aaron Garth Smith and Jordan Campbell August 18, 2022

Public education at a crossroads: Education spending data for all 50 states 2002-2020

Examining every state's K-12 public education spending, staffing and enrollment levels, teacher salaries and more.

K-12 Education Spending Spotlight by Aaron Garth Smith, Jordan Campbell and Christian Barnard February 29, 2024

Public education at a crossroads: Math and reading outcomes (all students)

Between 2003 and 2019, the average U.S. 8th-grade NAEP reading score was flat. The average 8th-grade NAEP math score increased by four points.

K-12 Education Spending Spotlight by Aaron Garth Smith, Jordan Campbell and Christian Barnard February 29, 2024