Publications
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Foreign Direct Investment
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Dear Friend: We live in a global economy. The economic livelihoods of every nation rely on the free movement of money and capital across national borders. -
The Case for the Flat Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A simpler, fairer, and flatter tax system would reduce or eliminate many of these problems and lead to more economic growth, many analysts believe. -
Solving the Freight Rail Transportation Bottleneck
Publication -Policy Studies -This Heartland Policy Study by transportation expert Wendell Cox describes how to prevent a freight rail bottleneck in the U.S. -
Federal Excise Tax on Tobacco
Publication -Research and Commentaries -What does children’s health insurance have to do with tobacco tax? That is the question some policymakers are asking as new revenue is sought for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). -
Modernizing Insurance Regulation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 ushered in the current era of state regulation of the insurance industry. -
Subprime Lending
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Today, The Heartland Institute is releasing a new Research & Commentary package addressing subprime lending. Lawmakers are being called upon by consumer groups to restrict subprime lending. -
Subprime Lending
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Today, The Heartland Institute is releasing a new Research & Commentary package addressing subprime lending. Lawmakers are being called upon by consumer groups to restrict subprime lending. -
Excise Taxes – Focus on Michigan’s Liquor Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Alcohol, beer, tobacco, and other items have become big targets of tax-hiking lawmakers in recent years. -
Gross Receipts Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Today, The Heartland Institute is releasing a Research & Commentary package addressing gross receipts taxes.A gross receipts tax imposes a levy on all business transactions, regardless of a firm's profits or losses. -
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In his State of the Union Address on January 23, 2007, President George W. Bush promised to modernize fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks. This Research & Commentary package collects key background articles on the subject. -
Ten Principles of State Fiscal Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -In June 2006, The Heartland Institute released the second booklet in its Legislative Principles Series, this one titled Ten Principles of State Fiscal Policy. -
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. -
State Fiscal Constraints and Higher Education Spending: The Role of Medicaid and the Business Cycle
Publication -Policy Studies -The more states spend on Medicaid, the less they spend on higher education. -
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.