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Public Interest Institute: Policy Studies
Source: Public Interest Institute
Country: United States
E-mail: piiatiwc@se-iowa.net

Scholarly, analytical articles on important policy issues. Available online in PDF format only.

Standing Tiebout on His Head: Tax Capitalization and the Monopoly Power of Local Governments
Source: Independent Institute
Author: Bryan Caplan
Country: United States

Caplan's model surveys whether the only real check on local governments comes through imperfectly functioning electoral channels. (11/99)

Measuring economic freedom in America's 50 states: A 1999 Analysis
Source: Clemson University Center for Policy and Legal Studies
Country: United States

John Byars, Bobby McCormick, and Bruce Yandle have developed an index of economic freedom for the fifty states. Visit the site to see where your state ranks. (8/99)

Competitive Enterprise Institute's annual report
Source: Competitive Enterprise Institute
Country: United States

CEI reports on its activities to promote free enterprise during the year 2000. Available in Adobe PDF format. (12/00)

Restoring government integrity through performance, results and accountability
Source: Heritage Foundation
Author: Virginia L. Thomas
Country: United States

According to Thomas, "A results-oriented approach that adheres to the principles of accountability and performance results could lead to a smaller, smarter, more commonsense federal government worthy of Americans' trust as well as their hard-earned tax dollars." (6/26/00)

Great Myths of the Great Depression,
Source: Cascade Policy Institute
Author: Lawrence W. Reed
Country: United States

Reed debunks the myth that free markets caused the Great Depression. (10/9/00)

Second annual peformance report scorecard: which federal agencies inform the public?
Source: Mercatus Center
Author: Maurice McTigue, Jerry Ellig & Steve Richardson
Country: United States

Among other interesting insights from this report is the fact that most federal agencies are unable to show a cause and effect relationship between what they do and the results they claim credit for. And that's only the most elementary of agency failings. In Adobe Acrobat.

Does it pay to work?
Source: NCPA
Author: Jagadeesh Gokhale, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Alexi Sluchynsky
Country: United States

"What is the economic reward for working? The answer is surprisingly complicated." NCPA policy study, available online or as PDF file. (3/03)

Goverment still growing after all these years
Source: ATR
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States

Americans for Tax Reform has released findings on the growth of government, showing that the total local, state, and federal government workforce has increased dramatically over the past decade. While federal employee numbers have remained flat since 1994, state and local employment has increased significantly. The findings are part of a larger study to be released later this year. (11/01/01)

The trouble with conservatives
Source: LewRockwell.com
Author: Murray N. Rothbard
Country: United States

Rothbard examines the varied varieties of conservatism and concludes that the movement is splintering. He also finds that one variety of conservatism -- "fusionism" -- is actually libertarianism. (01/02)

Why the Bush administration is right on COPS program
Source: Heritage Foundation
Author: David B. Muhlhausen
Country: United States

"Congress should support the President's recommendation regarding COPS funding because it is supported by well-founded observations." (2/19/03)

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