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On the Limits of Federal Supremacy: When States Relax (or Abandon) Marijuana Bans
By Robert A. Mikos. Policy Analysis. December 12, 2012.
India and the United States: How Individuals and Corporations Have Driven Indo-U.S. Relations
By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar. Policy Analysis. December 11, 2012.
Fiscal and Generational Imbalances and Generational Accounts: A 2012 Update
By Jagadeesh Gokhale. Working Paper. November 13, 2012.
Stopping the Runaway Train: The Case for Privatizing Amtrak
By Randal O’Toole. Policy Analysis. November 13, 2012.
Grading the Government’s Data Publication Practices
By Jim Harper. Policy Analysis. November 5, 2012.
Central Banks: Reform or Abolish?
By Gerald P. O’Driscoll Jr.. Working Paper. October 15, 2012.
By Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren. Working Paper. October 11, 2012.
Countervailing Calamity: How to Stop the Global Subsidies Race
By Scott Lincicome. Policy Analysis. October 9, 2012.
Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors: 2012
By Chris Edwards. White Paper. October 9, 2012.
The Misuse of Top 1 Percent Income Shares as a Measure of Inequality
By Alan Reynolds. Working Paper. October 4, 2012.
The Economic Case against Arizona’s Immigration Laws
By Alex Nowrasteh. Policy Analysis. September 25, 2012.
Time for an Alternative to Mexico’s Drug War
By Jorge Castañeda. Economic Development Bulletin. September 24, 2012.
Corporate Tax Competitiveness Rankings for 2012
By Duanjie Chen and Jack M. Mintz. Tax and Budget Bulletin. September 20, 2012.
Still a Protectionist Trade Remedy: The Case for Repealing Section 337
By K. William Watson. Policy Analysis. September 19, 2012.
The Impact of Charter Schools on Public and Private School Enrollments
By Richard Buddin. Policy Analysis. August 28, 2012.
Free Trade and Tobacco: Thank You for Not Smoking (Foreign) Cigarettes
By Simon Lester. Free Trade Bulletin. August 15, 2012.
By Steve H. Hanke and Nicholas Krus. Working Paper. August 15, 2012.
Economic Effects of Reductions in Defense Outlays
By Benjamin Zycher. Policy Analysis. August 8, 2012.
Libertarian Roots of the Tea Party
By David Kirby and Emily McClintock Ekins. Policy Analysis. August 6, 2012.
Regulation, Market Structure, and Role of the Credit Rating Agencies
By Emily McClintock Ekins and Mark A. Calabria. Policy Analysis. August 1, 2012.
Corporate Welfare in the Federal Budget
By Tad DeHaven. Policy Analysis. July 25, 2012.
Would a Financial Transaction Tax Affect Financial Market Activity? Insights from Futures Markets
By George H. K. Wang and Jot Yau. Policy Analysis. July 9, 2012.
The Negative Effects of Minimum Wage Laws
By Mark Wilson. Policy Analysis. June 21, 2012.
By Diane Cohen and Michael F. Cannon. Policy Analysis. June 14, 2012.
The Great Streetcar Conspiracy
By Randal O’Toole. Policy Analysis. June 14, 2012.