Policy Studies

COVID-19 And Soaring Costs Are New Challenges for Texas High-Speed Rail Line

If Texas Central chooses to move ahead with this high-speed rail project, lawmakers and taxpayers should ensure it does not receive stimulus funding.

By Baruch Feigenbaum
July 27, 2020

Monitor-Test-Trace-Isolate: Policies for Understanding and Reacting to COVID-19 Infections

Part five of a series discussing strategies for combating and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. Technologies that enable contact tracing and sharing of verified COVID-19 status while preserving privacy and autonomy.

By Julian Morris
July 23, 2020

The COVID-19 Status App: A Risk-Based Tool to Enable Businesses to Reopen While Limiting the Spread of Sars-Cov-2

Part four of a series discussing strategies for combating and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. The purpose of these tools is to enhance trust and improve information sharing.

By Julian Morris and Adrian Moore
July 23, 2020

Risk-Based Tools to Limit the Spread of Coronavirus: Information on Activity Risks and Industry Standards

Part three of a series discussing strategies for combating and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. The decisions to implement these actions must be voluntary.

By Adrian Moore and Julian Morris
July 23, 2020

Preventing, Containing and Mitigating COVID-19: Lessons From Around the World

Part two of a series discussing strategies for combating and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. Success almost everywhere started with the use of extensive strategic testing.

By Julian Morris and Marc Joffe
July 23, 2020

COVID-19 Lockdown Problems and Alternative Strategies to Safely Reopening the Economy

Part one of a series discussing strategies for combating and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. More data-driven approaches based on test and trace are desirable.

By Adrian Moore, Julian Morris, Marc Joffe, Geoffrey Lawrence and Jacob James Rich
July 23, 2020

Strategies for Combating and Recovering From the Coronavirus Pandemic

We identified approaches addressed in a series of policy briefs that, if taken together, form a coherent and effective strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

By Adrian Moore and Julian Morris
July 23, 2020

New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association Solvency Analysis

PERA administrators and stakeholders are likely to face persistent challenges made more pronounced by ongoing market and revenue volatility.

By Anil Niraula, Steven Gassenberger and Leonard Gilroy
July 20, 2020

Do Marijuana License Fees Help Keep the Black Market Going?

Marijuana fees are much higher than most alcohol license fees in each respective state.

By Allie Howell
July 15, 2020