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Automated License Plate Readers: A Study in Failure
Groundbreaking report reveals high-tech cameras fail to catch criminals or recover stolen vehicles—but stick municipal taxpayers with huge costs.
Jonathan Hofer | Research Article | Nov. 30, 2021
Breaking Bad
Public Pensions and the Loss of That Old-Time Fiscal Religion
Daniel J. Smith, Rania Al-Bawwab | The Independent Review | Summer 2020
The Economy of Cities: Jane Jacobs’s Overlooked Economic Classic
Sanford Ikeda | The Independent Review | Spring 2020
Solving California’s Housing Affordability Crisis
Summary of Findings and Recommendations from the California Golden Fleece® Award
Lawrence J. McQuillan | Executive Summary | Jan. 8, 2020
Institutions and State Spending
An Overview
Matthew Mitchell, Nick Tuszynski | The Independent Review | Summer 2012
Adam Smith’s Roles for Government and Contemporary U.S. Roles
Is the Welfare State Crowding Out Government’s Basic Functions?
Jerry Slice, Jody W. Lipford | The Independent Review | Spring 2007
Taxing Development: The Law and Economics of Traffic Impact Fees
Benjamin Powell, Edward P. Stringham, John B. Estill | Working Paper | Dec. 12, 2006
Adoption of State Lotteries in the United States, with a Closer Look at Illinois
Donald W. Gribbin, Jonathan J. Bean | The Independent Review | Winter 2005/06
Giving Credit Where It’s Due
Why Tax Credits Are Better Than Vouchers
Andrew J. Coulson | The Independent Review | Fall 2002
State Lotteries
Advocating a Social Ill for the Social Good
Michael Heberling | The Independent Review | Spring 2002






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