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- Health Care
No. 78 How to Implement Kassebaum-Kennedy (pdf)

Published March 25, 1997

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Changes are being made to the national health insurance market that will have far-reaching consequences for the cost and quality of health care in the U.S.
No. 79 The Future of Electricity: Reliability in a Competitive World

Published December 1, 1996

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Quick LinksPolicy Study (pdf)Welcome! The Heartland Institute is very pleased to co-host this event with Citizens for a Sound Economy. Joe Wiegand, the Illinois Director for Citizens for a Sound Economy, is here.
No. 79 The Future of Electricity: Reliability in a Competitive World

Published December 1, 1996

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Quick LinksPolicy Study (pdf)Welcome! The Heartland Institute is very pleased to co-host this event with Citizens for a Sound Economy. Joe Wiegand, the Illinois Director for Citizens for a Sound Economy, is here.
No. 74 Should Congress Stop the Bidding War for Sports Franchises? Volume 1: Federal Policy Makers

Published August 1, 1996

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On November 29, 1995, the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held hearings on sports franchise relocation.
No. 75 Should Congress Stop the Bidding War for Sports Franchises? Volume 2: League Commissioners

Published August 1, 1996

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On November 29, 1995, the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held hearings on sports franchise relocation.
No. 76 Should Congress Stop the Bidding War for Sports Franchises? Volume 3: Municipal Authorities

Published August 1, 1996

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On November 29, 1995, the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held hearings on sports franchise relocation.
Which Industries Are Regulated?

Published July 17, 1996

By James L. Johnston

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A general theory is offered here to explain why some industries are usually regulated and other industries are not. According to the theory regulation exists only when three simultaneous conditions are met.
- Education
No. 73 The Heartland Report on School Finance Reform for Illinois: Part 2

Published May 1, 1996

By Joseph Bast, George A. Clowes, Robert Genetski

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In Part 1 of this report, we replied to the March 1996 report of the Governor's Commission on Education Funding.In this second and final part of our report, we advance an alternative set of principles for school finance reform in Illinois.
- Environment & Energy
No. 70 The Misuse of Science in Environmental Management

Published December 1, 1995

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1. Misuse of science is a widely recognized problem. The misuse of science is not a new problem, nor has it escaped the attention of others.
- Environment & Energy
No. 70 The Misuse of Science in Environmental Management

Published December 1, 1995

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1. Misuse of science is a widely recognized problem. The misuse of science is not a new problem, nor has it escaped the attention of others.
- Environment & Energy
No. 70 The Misuse of Science in Environmental Management

Published December 1, 1995

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1. Misuse of science is a widely recognized problem. The misuse of science is not a new problem, nor has it escaped the attention of others.
- Government & Liberty
- Criminal Justice
No. 69 Taking Aim at Gun Control

Published October 1, 1995

By Daniel D. Polsby

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It is commonly estimated that more than 20,000 federal, state, and local firearms laws are on the books in this country, and more are being written all the time. There is little evidence that these laws have restrained crime.
- Education
No. 68 Making Schools Work: Spending and Student Achievement

Published September 1, 1995

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A review of the history of education spending and student achievement in the United States between 1890 and 1990 reveals the following trends and lessons: 1. Real spending on public education in the U.S. is rising rapidly. 2.
- Government Spending
- Economy
The Effect of New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Increase on Fast-food Employment: a Re-evaluation Using Payroll Records

Published August 1, 1995

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In 1995, University of California-Irvine economics professor David Neumark and Federal Reserve governor William Wascher analyzed payroll records of fast-food restaurants in New Jersey counties and neighboring counties across the state line with
- Economy
- Government Spending
The Effect of New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Increase on Fast-food Employment: a Re-evaluation Using Payroll Records

Published August 1, 1995

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In 1995, University of California-Irvine economics professor David Neumark and Federal Reserve governor William Wascher analyzed payroll records of fast-food restaurants in New Jersey counties and neighboring counties across the state line with
- Environment & Energy
Hard Choices: Environmentalists and the Forests

Published April 1, 1995

By Patrick Moore

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More than twenty years ago, I was one of a dozen or so activists who founded Greenpeace in the basement of the Unitarian Church in Vancouver.
No. 64 Chicago School Reform: First Annual Evaluation

Published October 31, 1994

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On July 1, 1988 - the final day of that year's legislative session- the Illinois General Assembly passed school reform legislation touted by many as "far-reaching" and "nothing less than a blueprint for revolution.
No. 63 How To Win Illinois’ Battle Of The Budget

Published September 30, 1994

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In January 1995, Illinois' Bureau of the Budget is expected to announce that revenues for the current fiscal year will fall approximeately 3 percent short of spending, producing a "budget gap"of between $1 and $1.5 billion.
No. 62 Stadiums, Professional Sports, and Economic Development: Assessing The Reality

Published April 4, 1994

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About one century ago, professional sports became prominent in American public life. During its early yeras, the business of sports was primarily a private undertaking, financed with private money and played in private stadiums and arenas.
No. 56 Entrepreneurial Independent Contractors vs. The State

Published April 30, 1993

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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. 56 Entrepreneurial Independent Contractors vs. The State

Published April 30, 1993

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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.
- Government & Liberty
- Criminal Justice
No. 54 The Killing Can Be Stopped

Published November 1, 1992

By Randy E. Barnett, Joseph Bast, Robert Genetski, Daniel D. Polsby

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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.
- Government & Politics
- Government & Liberty
No. 34 Partisan Gerrymandering: Harms and a New Solution

Published March 4, 1991

By Daniel D. Polsby

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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.
- Government & Politics
- Government & Liberty
No. 34 Partisan Gerrymandering: Harms and a New Solution

Published March 4, 1991

By Daniel D. Polsby

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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.

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