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The Economics of Space: An Industry Ready to Launch
Here are cooperative ways for government agencies and the private sector to promote widespread commercialization of space transportation and accelerate the pace of exploration and economic development of space.
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Will Democracy Endure Private School Choice? The Effect of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program on Adult Voting Behavior
These findings suggest that the private benefits attained by students using voucher programs do not come with any social costs associated with diminished voting behavior.
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Deal or No Deal? The Effects of Deregulation on Public School Leaders’ Support for Private School Choice in California
Public school leaders might be more likely to support private school voucher programs if they are enacted alongside public school deregulations.
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The Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Private School Participation in Voucher Programs
More specialized private schools tend to be less likely to participate in voucher programs than regular private schools.
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An Analysis of K-12 Student Safety Policies and School Climates in Indiana
Results suggest that private schools and public charter schools are less likely to use school safety practices that restrict students than are traditional public schools.
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Working Paper: Access To Private Schools And Public Charter Schools Might Improve Parent And Student Satisfaction
Public charter schools and private schools outperform traditional public schools on six measures of parent and student satisfaction.
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The Economic Impacts of School Choice in Kentucky
This report finds that access to public charter schools in Louisville could provide the $138 million in economic benefits from higher lifetime earnings associated with increases in academic achievement.
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Working Paper — School Sector and Climate: Evidence from New York
Public charter schools tended to report fewer school climate problems than district-run public schools in New York state in the 2017-18 school year.
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Are Charter Schools Safer Than District-Run Schools? Evidence From Pennsylvania
This study finds that public charter schools generally report fewer school climate problems than district-run public schools in Pennsylvania.
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Working Paper: Does Compulsory Schooling Affect Innovation? Evidence from the United States
We consider how the initial adoption of compulsory schooling affected state-level rates of patenting and real output per worker, finding declines in both once the originally affected cohorts reach middle age.
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How Occupational Licensing Hurts Florida’s Most Vulnerable
Florida could remove barriers to employment by eliminating unnecessary licenses and reducing the requirements for widely licensed occupations.
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Solving Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Bloom Crisis
Algal blooms and their associated health risks have the potential to hurt large segments of Florida’s economy and public well-being.
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How text message reminders can help reduce technical parole and probation violations
This report's findings suggest that sending text message reminders for scheduled appointments could reduce canceled and missed parole and probation appointments by as much as 21% and 29%, respectively.
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Fines and fees: Consequences and opportunities for reform
The use of fines and fees to directly fund courts, law enforcement agencies, or other government activities can result in undesirable conflicts of interest.
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Grading every state’s telehealth laws
While many state telehealth laws changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, some of those reforms have expired and many best practices that would improve health care and help patients still need to be implemented.
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The effects of cash bail on crime and court appearances
Research suggests that curtailing the use of monetary release conditions among low-risk defendants would not result in dramatic drops in court attendance or increased risk of reoffending.
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From prison to paperwork: A 50-state survey of policies on reentry identification documents
State correctional agencies can facilitate the reentry process by assisting inmates with obtaining essential identification documents prior to release.
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Rating states on telehealth best practices
This toolkit aims to help policymakers move towards quality-oriented, affordable, and innovative health systems by ensuring that their state telehealth laws remove barriers that prevent access to care.