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No. 56 Entrepreneurial Independent Contractors vs. The State
Publication -Policy Studies -Entrepreneurship, independence, risk-taking, and freedom of contract were essential to America's development as the world's greatest economic power. Unfortunately, America appears to have lost its entrepreneurial "edge," and our economy shows it. -
No. 54 The Killing Can Be Stopped
Publication -Policy Studies -In 1992, the city of Chicago was reeling from the shooting death of Dantrell Davis, a 7-year-old boy caught in the crossfire of gangs battling for control of the city's notorious Cabrini Green public housing project. -
Dial 911 and Die
Opinion -Most Americans believe their local police have a duty to protect them against criminals. They are wrong. Some of them are dead wrong. -
No. 34 Partisan Gerrymandering: Harms and a New Solution
Publication -Policy Studies -In Part I of this Heartland Policy Study, the authors describe gerrymandering as a real, not illusory, danger to democratic practice -- the moral equivalent of stealing elections. -
No. 34 Partisan Gerrymandering: Harms and a New Solution
Publication -Policy Studies -In Part I of this Heartland Policy Study, the authors describe gerrymandering as a real, not illusory, danger to democratic practice -- the moral equivalent of stealing elections. -
No. 33 Should Governments Own Convention Centers?
Publication -Policy Studies -Taxpayer-financed convention centers have become increasingly popular with state and local government officials. Centers have been built or planned in most large cities and in many metropolitan suburbs and small cities and towns. -
No. 33 Should Governments Own Convention Centers? (summary html)
Publication -Policy Studies -Quick LinksPolicy Study (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)1. Government-subsidized convention centers are chronic money losers.Convention centers have become increasingly popular "investments" of state and local tax dollars. -
No. 32 Sports Stadiums As “Wise Investments”: An Evaluation
Publication -Policy Studies -By opening Union Grounds in Brooklyn on May 15, 1862, William Cammeyer established himself as the inventtor of the enclosed ball park-- the country's first baseball "stadium. -
No. 31 Spending And Student Achievement In Illinos
Publication -Policy Studies -The level at which taxpayers in the United Stes fund public education is the subject of intense debate. State ans local taxpayers are being promised better public school in exchange for their approval of tax increases. -
No. 30 Mass Transit in the Midwest: Spending and Competitive Contracting
Publication -Policy Studies -Mass transit is a public service that is available in most of the urbanized areas of the United States. It is financially maintained by federal, state, and local taxpayers-- the vast majority of whom never use the service. -
No. 29 Deregulation Of Intrastate Trucking: Policy Implications For Michigan
Publication -Policy Studies -The state of Michigan has regulated its intrastate motor carrier industry since the early days of commerial trucking in 1923. This regulation has been administered by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) since its creation in 1933. -
No. 28 Safety, Service, and Stability: Interstate Banking for the Midwest and Beyond
Publication -Policy Studies -One of the most notable features of the economic landscape of the 1980s has been the erosion of the American financial system. Between 1980 and 1984 alone, more than 510 saving and loans and almost 190 commercial banks failed across the country. -
Medicare Reform Deja Vu?
Opinion -“The votes tell the story. On June 2, 1988, the House passed the Catastrophic Health Care Act 328-72. On Wednesday [October 4, 1989], the House voted to repeal it 360-66. Rep. -
No. 27 An Enterpreneurial Approach to Science Education
Publication -Policy Studies -There is a profound crisis in America public education. This crisis is widespread and affects all regions of the country and all aspects of education. -
Disadvantaged Business Set-Aside Programs: An Evaluation
Publication -Policy Studies -On March 5, 1989, the United States marked the twentieth anniversary of the federal government's first business "set-aside" policy, expressed in former President Richard Nixon's executive Order No. 11458. -
No. 25 Deregulation, Privatization, and Air Travel Safety
Publication -Policy Studies -October 24, 1988 marked the tenth anniversary of the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. The decade since deregulation has seen a spectacular growth in air travel. -
No. 23 Superconducting Super Collider: An Accurate Appraisal
Publication -Policy Studies -The superconducting super collider (SSC) is the subject of interest among government officials in the seven states, including Illinis and Michigan, that are finalists in a U.S Department of Energy Competition for the multibillion-dollar project. -
No. 22 Expenditure And Size Efficiencies Of Public School Districts
Publication -Policy Studies -The purpose of this study is to analyze the possible association of achievment test scores in more than 500 districts in New Jersey to their levels of socioeconomic status (SES), expenditures per student, and student enrollments. -
No. 21 Economic Impact Studies: Inaccurate, Misleading, And Unnecessary
Publication -Policy Studies -"It's not what we don't know that hurts. It's what we know that just ain't true. -
No. 20 The Private Video Library: A Bright Beginning, An Uncertain Future
Publication -Policy Studies -The popularity of the video cassette recoder (VCR) has given rise to a new economic phenomenon: the video store. -
No. 19 Auto Safety Regulations: Hazardous To Your Health?
Publication -Policy Studies -Safety is a value pursued by nearly everyone. We want to be safe. We don't want to be exposed to undue risk. We take precautions. We buy safety devices. We read books or articles on safety issues. -
No. 18 Weight-Distance Fees For Heavy Trucks: A Market Approach to Highway Pricing
Publication -Policy Studies -Transportation in the United States-- from municipal bus and subway operations to highways, railroads, and airlines--has endured a history of government-imposed pricing policies that require some users to subsidize others. -
No. 17 – Tenant Control Of Public Housing: New Hope For Cabrini-Green
Publication -Policy Studies -Chicago's Cabrini-Green is "probably the most notorious public housing project in the nation. -
No. 16 Tax Climate In Wisonsin: An Analysis Of State and Local Taxes
Publication -Policy Studies -Tax policies in Wisconsin are often the subject of long and frequently acrimonious debates. People disagree as to how high taxes are, who pays them, and what effect they have on economic development in the state.
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