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Projects

Books

Future: Economic Peril or Prosperity? edited by Robert M. Whaples, Christopher J. Coyne, and Michael C. Munger
The Midas Paradox: Financial Markets, Government Policy Shocks, and the Great Depression, by Scott Sumner
The Economics of Immigration: Market-Based Approaches, Social Science, and Public Policy, edited by Benjamin Powell
Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action, by Robert P. Murphy
California Dreaming: Lessons on How to Resolve America’s Public Pension Crisis, by Lawrence J. McQuillan
Patent Trolls: Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation, by William J. Watkins, Jr.
The Terrible 10: A Century of Economic Folly, by Burton A. Abrams
Risky Business: Insurance Markets and Regulation, edited by Lawrence S. Powell
Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government (25th Anniversary Edition), by Robert Higgs
Boom and Bust Banking: The Causes and Cures of the Great Recession, edited by David Beckworth
Living Economics: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, by Peter J. Boettke
Financing Failure: A Century of Bailouts, by Vern McKinley
Beyond Politics: The Roots of Government Failure (Revised and Updated Edition), by Randy Simmons
Property Rights: Eminent Domain and Regulatory Takings Re-Examined, edited by Bruce L. Benson
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

Articles

Open Letters

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

Policy Reports

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

News Releases

Blame Politicians, Not Producers, for High California Gasoline Prices: Californians Fleeced Again, New Report Finds, March 6, 2024
Independent Institute Names Phillip W. Magness as the David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy , December 14, 2023
A New Look at the New Deal and FDR’s Shredding of the Bill of Rights , October 10, 2023
Independent Institute Files Amicus Brief in US Supreme Court Case Impacting Workers’ Free Speech Rights , April 19, 2023
Highway Heist Solutions for America’s Crumbling Infrastructure: New book offers route to reforms instead of highway robbery, October 3, 2022
Law Enforcement Agencies Using License Plate Readers Earn California Golden Fleece® Award for Inadequate Safeguards, August 16, 2022
Independent Institute Research Director Comments on SCOTUS Restricting EPA’s Authority , June 30, 2022
Does Government “Stimulus” Really Stimulate? Unproven Economic Remedies Not What Economy Needs, March 30, 2021
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? Credit-Based Coverage Gives Companies Accurate Predictions, Incentives to Insure, October 1, 2009
Avoiding Waste in Insurance Regulation: Backers of Federal Oversight Seek Reduced Costs, Increased Options, 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: After Fueling Crisis, Government Action Will Only Delay True Recovery, 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? Economist Robert Higgs Dispels these Stubborn Myths and Argues that Government Can’t Buy Prosperity, March 10, 2009
Causing the Housing Crisis All Over Again: Why Obama’s Recent Speech Only Encourages a Relapse, February 24, 2009
How and Why the Federal Government Created the Mortgage Meltdown: A New Policy Report by Stan J. Liebowitz Reveals the Causes of the Crisis, October 3, 2008
How Private Money Ended a Financial Crisis: A New Book from Economist George Selgin, 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? New Book Examines Privatized Law Enforcement and the History of Non–State Legal Systems, 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: STREET SMART: Competition, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Roads, July 25, 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: Will Only Change Form of Government’s Burden on the Public, 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

Working Papers

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

Other Resources (archives of articles and studies)

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