Policy Studies

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.

Policy Brief by Adrian Moore and Julian Morris July 23, 2020

California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act threatens the foundational principle of the internet

The AADC’s age assurance requirement erects onerous barriers that would discourage internet use and chill protected speech.

Policy Brief by Eric Goldman and Adrian Moore September 7, 2023

Regulatory Reform at the Local Level

Regulating for Competition, Opportunity, and Prosperity

Policy Study by Adrian Moore and Tom Rose February 1, 1998

Private Prisons

Quality Corrections at a Lower Cost

Policy Study by Adrian Moore April 1, 1998

Integrating Municipal Utilities into a Competitive Electricity Market

Policy Study by Adrian Moore and Jeff Woerner May 1, 2000

Infrastructure Outsourcing

Leveraging Concrete, Steel, and Asphalt with Public-Private Partnerships

Policy Study by Adrian Moore, Geoffrey Segal and John McCormally September 1, 2000

Powering Up California

Policy Alternatives for the California Energy Crisis

Policy Study by Adrian Moore and Lynne Kiesling February 1, 2001

Competitive Cities

A Report Card on Efficiency in Service Delivery in America's Largest Cities

Policy Study by Adrian Moore, James Nolan and Geoffrey Segal April 1, 2001

Weighing the Watchmen: Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Outsourcing Correctional Services

Part 1: Employing a Best Value Approach to Procurement

Policy Study by Adrian Moore and Geoffrey Segal January 1, 2002

The Changing Workplace And The New Self-Employed Economy

The gig, or sharing, economy was spurred by market demand and technological evolution, so free market solutions are uniquely positioned to address its challenges.

Policy Study by Adrian Moore May 8, 2018

A Pocket Guide to Propositions on California’s November 2006 Ballot

Policy Brief by George Passantino September 1, 2006

Enabling Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation in California

Policy Brief by George Passantino September 1, 2006

Redistricting in California: Competitive Elections and the Effects of Proposition 11

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Policy Brief by George Passantino October 1, 2008

Roadmap to Reform for California

Policy Study by George Passantino, Carl DeMaio, Kathleen Connell, Matt Fong, Bill Jones, Bill Baker and Lucy Killea August 1, 2003

The Gathering Pension Storm

How Government Pension Plans are Breaking the Bank and Strategies for Reform

Policy Study by George Passantino and Adam Summers June 16, 2005

Why Didn’t Airports Opt Out of TSA

Backgrounder by Robert Poole November 30, 1999

A guide to customer-friendly tolling policies to help states rebuild highways and bridges

How states can implement customer-friendly tolling policies that address worries like double taxation and create genuine value for drivers and truckers.

Backgrounder by Robert Poole February 4, 2022

What is a revenue-risk public-private partnership?

And when is revenue risk the better financing choice for the state and taxpayers?

Backgrounder by Robert Poole May 6, 2022