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Projects
Books
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Housing America: Building Out of a Crisis, edited by Randall G. Holcombe and Benjamin Powell
Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821, by George Selgin, with a foreword by Charles A. E. Goodhart
Lessons from the Poor: Triumph of the Entrepreneurial Spirit, edited by Alvaro Vargas Llosa, with a foreword by James D. Gwartney
Anarchy and the Law: The Political Economy of Choice, edited by Edward P. Stringham
Electric Choices: Deregulation and the Future of Electric Power, edited by Andrew N. Kleit, with a foreword by Pat Wood, III
Making Poor Nations Rich, edited by Benjamin Powell, with a foreword by Deepak Lal
Street Smart: Competition, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Roads, edited by Gabriel Roth, with a foreword by Mary E. Peters
Depression, War, and Cold War: Challenging the Myths of Conflict and Prosperity, by Robert Higgs
Plowshares & Pork Barrels: The Political Economy of Agriculture, by Ernest C. Pasour, Jr., and Randal R. Rucker, with a foreword by Bruce L. Gardner
Entrepreneurial Economics: Bright Ideas from the Dismal Science, edited by Alexander Tabarrok, with a foreword by Steven Landsburg
Market Failure or Success: The New Debate, edited by Tyler Cowen and Eric Crampton
The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society, by David T. Beito, Peter T. Gordon, and Alexander Tabarrok, with a foreword by Paul Johnson
Winners, Losers & Microsoft: Competition and Antitrust in High Technology, by Stan J. Liebowitz and Steven E. Margolis, with a foreword by Jack Hirshleifer
Taxing Choice: The Predatory Politics of Fiscal Discrimination, edited by William F. Shughart II, with a foreword by Paul W. McCracken
Private Rights and Public Illusions, by Tibor R. Machan, with a foreword by Nicholas Rescher
Beyond Politics: Markets, Welfare and the Failure of Bureaucracy, by William C. Mitchell and Randy T. Simmons, with a foreword by Gordon Tullock
Out of Work: Unemployment and Government in Twentieth-Century America, by Lowell E. Gallaway and Richard K. Vedder, with a foreword by Martin Bronfenbrenner
Antitrust and Monopoly: Anatomy of a Policy Failure, by Dominick T. Armentano, with a foreword by Yale Brozen
Regulation and the Reagan Era: Politics, Bureaucracy and the Public Interest, edited by Roger E. Meiners and Bruce Yandle, with a foreword by Robert W. Crandall
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Articles
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Articles by Robert Higgs
Articles by Randall G. Holcombe
Articles by Benjamin Powell
Articles by Gabriel Roth
Articles by John Semmens
Articles by William Shughart
Articles by Alexander Tabarrok
Articles by Richard Vedder
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Open Letters
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Open Letter on Immigration June 19, 2006
Open Letter on Health Care Policy Reform March 1, 2000
Open Letter on Antitrust Protectionism June 2, 1999
Open Letter on Healthcare Reform March 16, 1994
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Policy Reports
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Insurance Regulation in the United States and the European Union: A Comparison by Robert W. Klein, Martin Eling, and Joan T. Schmit, November 5, 2009
Watery Marauders: How the Federal Government Obstructed the Development of Private Flood Insurance by Eli Lehrer, October 19, 2009
Credit-Based Scoring in Insurance Markets by Lawrence S. Powell, October 1, 2009
Alternative Frameworks for Insurance Regulation in the United States by Martin F. Grace and Robert W. Klein, September 14, 2009
Catastrophes and Performance in Property Insurance: A Comparison of Personal and Commercial Lines by Patricia H. Born and Barbara Klimaszewski-Blettner, September 2009
Anatomy of a Train Wreck by Stan J. Liebowitz, October 3, 2008
Below-Market Housing Mandates as Takings: Measuring their Impact by Edward J. Lopez, Edward P. Stringham, Tom Means, November 9, 2007
The Planning Penalty: How Smart Growth Makes Housing Unaffordable, by Randal O'Toole, May 12, 2006
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Press Releases
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SFPD Monopolizes Security Services, Boosts Pensions December 21, 2009
Stagnating US Insurance Markets Could Get Boost from European Union Model November 5, 2009
National Flood Insurance Obstructs Development, Eliminates Options October 19, 2009
Can Good Credit Scores Decrease Insurance Premiums? October 1, 2009
Avoiding Waste in Insurance Regulation September 14, 2009
Hurricane Season Sure to Devastate, Property Insurance Doesn't Have To September 2, 2009
Housing Market Rebound? Don't Bank On It August 31, 2009
Two Independent Institute Books Win 2009 “IPPY” Awards from Independent Publisher Magazine May 18, 2009
Did the New Deal and World War II End the Great Depression? March 10, 2009
Causing the Housing Crisis All Over Again Februrary 24, 2009
How and Why the Federal Government Created the Mortgage Meltdown October 3, 2008
Independent Institute to Honor Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Andy Garcia, and William K. Bowes, Jr. at A Gala for Liberty in San Francisco August 25, 2008
How Private Money Ended a Financial Crisis August 6, 2008
Why the Treasury’s Plan for “Overhauling” the Fed Will Be Disastrous April 4, 2008
Economists Propose Proven Strategies for Eradicating Poverty November 14, 2007
New Study Shows “Inclusionary Zoning” Hinders Development and Makes Housing Less Affordable November 12, 2007
Are Government Police, Courts, and Law Really Ideal? May 21, 2007
Is A Congestion Tax The Answer For Commuters? February 7, 2007
New Book Points to Brighter Future for Electricity Customers January 29, 2007
New Secretary of Transportation, Mary Peters, faces Transportation Safety and Congestion Issues October 9, 2006
New Book Offers Solutions to Relieve Traffic Congestion and Enhance Highway Safety July 25, 2006
500-Plus Economists Sign Open Letter Reminding President Bush of the Benefits of Immigration June 19, 2006
May 1st Immigrant Boycott Aims to Push Congress to Act April 28, 2006
New Report Says Restrictive Land-Use Rules Add Billions to Housing Costs April 4, 2006
Independent Institute Economist Benjamin Powell Says Bush’s Economic Proposals Will Not Reduce Size of Government February 4, 2005
New Study Examines Government-Created Alcohol Monopolies November 1, 2004
Economist Benjamin Powell Joins Independent Institute to Head Center on Entrepreneurial Innovation September 13, 2004
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Events
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Out of the Storm: A Conference on Property Insurance Reform (9/30/09)
Lessons from the Poor: The Power of Entrepreneurship (11/13/08)
A Gala for Liberty: The Independent Institute’s Gala Reception and Dinner: Presentation of the Alexis de Tocqueville Award (9/16/08)
The Secret to Making Poor Nations Rich (2/21/08)
Why Are Politicians Always Trying to Scare Us? (12/6/07)
Is Wal-Mart Good or Bad for America? A Debate (5/8/07)
P.J. O’Rourke “On the Wealth of Nations” (2/9/07)
The 2006 Thomas S. Szasz Awards and An Evening With Robert Higgs (12/6/2006)
Private Solutions for Reducing Road Congestion, Fuel Costs, Travel Time, and Waste (9/28/06)
Eminent Domain: Abuse of Government Power? (1/31/06)
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Working Papers
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Taxing Development: The Law and Economics of Traffic Impact Fees, by Edward P. Stringham, Benjamin Powell, Jack Estill
Somalia After State Collapse: Chaos or Improvement? by Benjamin Powell, Ryan Ford, Alex Nowrasteh
An Experimental Investigation of Hobbesian Jungles by Bart J. Wilson, Benjamin Powell
Development Aid and Economic Freedom: Are They Related? by Benjamin Powell, Matt Ryan
Is Cybersecurity a Public Good? Evidence from the Financial Services Industry by Benjamin Powell
State Development Planning: Did it Create an East Asian Miracle? by Benjamin Powell
Sweatshops and Third World Living Standards: Are the Jobs Worth the Sweat? by Benjamin Powell, David Skarbek
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Other Resources (archives of articles and studies)
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Antitrust, Competition and Monopoly
Banking and Finance
Business
Corporate Welfare
Economic Policy
Fiscal Policy
Government Waste/Pork
Labor and Employment
Free Market Economics
Privatization
Regulation and Deregulation
Taxation
Technology
Transportation
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