Publications
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10 Principles of State Fiscal Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -The booklet, part of Heartland's "10 Legislative Principles" series, provides policymakers and civic and business leaders with a highly condensed yet easy-to-read guide to state fiscal policy matters. -
No. 107 – Illinois’ Public Pension Crisis: Policy Study (pdf)
Publication -Policy Studies -This analysis finds Illinois is facing a serious public pension fund crisis due to systematic underpayment of the state’s obligations for more than 25 years. -
The Right Tool for the Job? An analysis of Tax Increment Financing: Volume 2 – Case Studies
Publication -Policy Studies -Evaluations of TIF typically focus only on the number of new jobs thought to be created in the TIF district and how much property values rose. Such evaluations overlook what happens to community residents and to areas surrounding the TIF district. -
No. 90 The Cost of Merger Delay in Restructuring Industries
Publication -Policy Studies -Quick LinksPolicy Study (pdf)Regulatory review of proposed mergers causes an average delay of 94 days in nonregulated industries and an additional 92 days in regulated industries. -
No. 90 The Cost of Merger Delay in Restructuring Industries
Publication -Policy Studies -Quick LinksPolicy Study (pdf)Regulatory review of proposed mergers causes an average delay of 94 days in nonregulated industries and an additional 92 days in regulated industries. -
No. 85 Sports Stadium Madness
Publication -Policy Studies -Taxpayer subsidies to professional sports teams amount to some $500 million a year. -
No. 83 The States vs. The Tobacco Industry: Smoke and Assorted Mirrors (full text – pdf)
Publication -Policy Studies -Between 1994 and 1997, more than twenty state attorneys general have filed lawsuits against major tobacco companies seeking reimbursements for the billions of dollars paid by state governments through Medicaid and other programs dealing with the -
No. 80 A Taxing Matter
Publication -Policy Studies -To understand how tax policies in the U.S. ought to be changed, it is necessary to know how and why they have changed in the past. This report traces major trends in government revenue and spending priorities from 1950 to 1996. -
No. 79 The Future of Electricity: Reliability in a Competitive World
Publication -Policy Studies -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
Publication -Policy Studies -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
Publication -Policy Studies -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
Publication -Policy Studies -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
Publication -Policy Studies -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?
Publication -Policy Briefs -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. -
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. -
Selective Tax Abatements: Do They Work?
Publication -Policy Studies -Heartland Policy Study No.