Cato Institute

The "Cotton Problem" in West and Central Africa: The Case for Domestic Reforms
Publication date: 2007-07-10
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

"We Own the Night:" Amadou Diallo's Deadly Encounter with New York City's Street Crimes Unit
Publication date: 2000-03-30
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

10 Reasons to Oppose Virginia Sales Tax Increases
Publication date: 2002-09-18
Date Archived: 2009-06-09

A 10-Point Agenda for Comprehensive Telecom Reform
Publication date: 2001-05-08
Date Archived: 2009-05-26

The Archer-Shaw Social Security Plan: Laying the Groundwork for Another S&L;Crisis
Publication date: 2000-02-16
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Asset Bubbles and Their Consequences
Publication date: 2008-05-20
Date Archived: 2009-06-09

ATM Surcharges and the Expansion of Consumer Choice
Publication date: 1998-03-19
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Audaciously Hopeful: How President Obama Can Help Restore the Pro-Trade Consensus
Publication date: 2009-04-28
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Bank Regulation: Will Regulators Catch Up with the Market?
Publication date: 1999-03-12
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

The Benefits of Campaign Spending
Publication date: 2003-09-04
Date Archived: 2009-06-09

The Benefits of Port Liberalization: A Case Study from India
Publication date: 2008-12-03
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

A Better Deal at Half the Cost: SSA Scoring of the Cato Social Security Reform Plan
Publication date: 2005-04-26
Date Archived: 2009-06-09

A Better Way to Generate and Use Comparative-Effectiveness Research
Publication date: 2009-02-06
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Bright Lines and Bailouts: To Bail or Not To Bail, That Is the Question
Publication date: 2009-04-21
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Broadcast Localism and the Lessons of the Fairness Doctrine
Publication date: 2009-03-27
Date Archived: 2009-06-29

Campaign Finance Regulation: Lessons from Washington State
Publication date: 2002-09-05
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

The Case against a Tennessee Income Tax
Publication date: 1999-11-01
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

The Case against Government Intervention in Energy Markets
Publication date: 2008-12-01
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Cato Handbook for Policymakers
Publication date: 2009-01-01
Date Archived: 2009-06-29

Caught in the Seamless Web: Does the Internet's Global Reach Justify Less Freedom of Speech?
Publication date: 2002-07-24
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Caught Stealing: Debunking the Economic Case for D.C. Baseball
Publication date: 2004-10-27
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

The Connection between Wage Growth and Social Security's Financial Condition
Publication date: 2007-12-10
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Corporate Welfare State: How the Federal Government Subsidizes U.S. Businesses
Publication date: 2007-05-14
Date Archived: 2009-07-01

Corrupting Charity: Why Government Should Not Fund Faith-Based Charities
Publication date: 2001-03-22
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Corruption, Mismanagement, and Abuse of Power in Hugo Chavez's Venezuela
Publication date: 2006-11-27
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Cost of Zimbabwe's Continuing Farm Invasions
Publication date: 2009-05-18
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Costs of Reducing Carbon Emissions: An Examination of Administration Forecasts
Publication date: 1999-03-11
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

Cracks in the Foundation: NATO's New Troubles
Publication date: 2008-01-15
Date Archived: 2009-06-29

A Critique of the National Popular Vote
Publication date: 2008-10-13
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Debunking Portland: The City That Doesn't Work
Publication date: 2007-07-09
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

A Decade of Suffering in Zimbabwe: Economic Collapse and Political Repression under Robert Mugabe
Publication date: 2008-03-24
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Deputizing Company Counsel as Agents of the Federal Government
Publication date: 2008-07-14
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Did Enron Pillage California?
Publication date: 2002-10-22
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Dismal Science: The Shortcomings of U.S. School Choice Research and How to Address Them
Publication date: 2008-04-16
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Disparate Impact: Social Security and African Americans
Publication date: 2001-02-05
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Dispelling the Myths: The Truth about TABOR and Referendum C
Publication date: 2005-10-24
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Do You Know the Way to L.A.? San Jose Shows How to Turn an Urban Area into Los Angeles in Three Stressful Decades
Publication date: 2007-10-17
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Does Barack Obama Support Socialized Medicine?
Publication date: 2008-10-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Does Rail Transit Save Energy or Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
Publication date: 2008-04-14
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Does the Doctor Need a Boss?
Publication date: 2009-01-13
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Does the Doctor Need a Boss?
Publication date: 2009-01-13
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Don't Increase Federal Gasoline Taxes - Abolish Them
Publication date: 2007-08-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Doublespeak and the War on Terrorism
Publication date: 2006-09-06
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies
Publication date: 2009-04-02
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

The Durable Internet: Preserving Network Neutrality without Regulation
Publication date: 2008-11-12
Date Archived: 2009-07-01

Economic Freedom and the Advantages of Backwardness
Publication date: 2007-01-30
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

El Salvador: A Central American Tiger?
Publication date: 2009-03-09
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification: Franz Kafka's Solution to Illegal Immigration
Publication date: 2008-03-06
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

End It, Don't Mend It: What to Do with No Child Left Behind
Publication date: 2007-09-05
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Energy Alarmism: The Myths That Make Americans Worry about Oil
Publication date: 2007-04-05
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Executive Pay: Regulation vs. Market Competition
Publication date: 2008-09-10
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Failed Critique of Personal Accounts
Publication date: 2001-10-08
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Failing by a Wide Margin: Methods and Findings in the 2003 Social Security Trustees Report
Publication date: 2003-04-22
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

The False Promise of Gleneagles: Misguided Priorities at the Heart of the New Push for African Development
Publication date: 2009-04-24
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Farm Subsidies at Record Levels As Congress Considers New Farm Bill
Publication date: 2001-10-18
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

FASB: Making Financial Statements Mysterious
Publication date: 2008-08-19
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

The Fast Track to Freer Trade
Publication date: 1997-10-30
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

Fat Cats and Thin Kittens: Are People Who Make Large Campaign Contributions Different?
Publication date: 2002-09-25
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Federal Aid to the States: Historical Cause of Government Growth and Bureaucracy
Publication date: 2007-05-22
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

A Federal Renewable Electricity Requirement
Publication date: 2008-11-13
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Fifteen Years of Transformation in the Post-Communist World
Publication date: 2007-11-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Fighting Back: Crime, Self-Defense, and the Right to Carry a Handgun
Publication date: 1997-10-01
Date Archived: 2007-05-30

Financial Crisis and Public Policy
Publication date: 2009-03-23
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Fiscal Impact of a Large-Scale Education Tax Credit Program
Publication date: 2008-07-01
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2000
Publication date: 2001-02-12
Date Archived: 2009-12-31

Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2002
Publication date: 2002-09-20
Date Archived: 2009-12-31

Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2004
Publication date: 2005-03-01
Date Archived: 2009-12-31

Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2006
Publication date: 2006-10-24
Date Archived: 2009-12-31

Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2008
Publication date: 2008-10-20
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

A Fork in the Road: Obama, McCain, and Health Care
Publication date: 2008-07-29
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae: An Exit Strategy for the Taxpayer
Publication date: 2008-09-08
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Free Speech and the 527 Prohibition
Publication date: 2006-04-03
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

The Freedom to Spend Your Own Money on Medical Care: A Common Casualty of Universal Coverage
Publication date: 2007-10-15
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Freeing the Farm: A Farm Bill for All Americans
Publication date: 2007-04-16
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

A Gift of Life Deserves Compensation: How to Increase Living Kidney Donation with Realistic Incentives
Publication date: 2007-11-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World
Publication date: 2009-03-18
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Greenspan's Monetary Policy in Retrospect
Publication date: 2008-11-03
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Has U.S. Income Inequality Really Increased?
Publication date: 2007-01-08
Date Archived: 2009-07-01

Health-Status Insurance: How Markets Can Provide Health Security
Publication date: 2009-02-18
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

High-Speed Rail: The Wrong Road for America
Publication date: 2008-10-31
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

How Did We Get into This Financial Mess?
Publication date: 2008-11-18
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Hydrogen's Empty Environmental Promise
Publication date: 2004-12-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

In Pursuit of Happiness Research: Is It Reliable? What Does It Imply for Policy?
Publication date: 2007-04-11
Date Archived: 2009-07-01

Internet Privacy and Self-Regulation: Lessons from the Porn Wars
Publication date: 2001-08-09
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Is America Exporting Misguided Telecommunications Policy? The U.S.-Japan Telecom Trade Negotiations and Beyond
Publication date: 2003-01-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Is the Gold Standard Still the Gold Standard among Monetary Systems?
Publication date: 2008-02-08
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

It's the Spending, Stupid! Understanding Campaign Finance in the Big-Government Era
Publication date: 2001-07-18
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Keep the Cap: Why a Tax Increase Will Not Save Social Security
Publication date: 2005-06-08
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Kenya's Fight Against Corruption: An Uneven Path to Political Accountability
Publication date: 2007-03-15
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics
Publication date: 2008-05-14
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Learning the Right Lessons from Iraq
Publication date: 2008-02-13
Date Archived: 2009-06-29

Legislative Malpractice: Misdiagnosing Patients' Rights
Publication date: 2000-04-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

Lessons from Florida: School Choice Gives Increased Opportunities to Children with Special Needs
Publication date: 2003-03-21
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Lessons from Maine: Education Vouchers for Students since 1873
Publication date: 2001-09-10
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Lessons from Vermont: 132-Year-Old Voucher Program Rebuts Critics
Publication date: 2001-09-10
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Lessons of Election 2000
Publication date: 2001-01-02
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Maladjusted: The Misguided Policy of "Trade Adjustment Assistance"
Publication date: 2007-11-08
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Markets vs. Monopolies in Education: A Global Review of the Evidence
Publication date: 2008-09-10
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Massachusetts Health Plan: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Publication date: 2007-06-28
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Massachusetts Miracle or Massachusetts Miserable: What the Failure of the "Massachusetts Model"Tells Us about Health Care Reform
Publication date: 2009-06-09
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

A Matter of Trust: Why Congress Should Turn Federal Lands into Fiduciary Trusts
Publication date: 2009-01-15
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Medicaid's Soaring Cost: Time to Step on the Brakes
Publication date: 2007-07-19
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Medical Licensing: An Obstacle to Affordable, Quality Care
Publication date: 2008-09-17
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Medicare Prescription Drugs: Medical Necessity Meets Fiscal Insanity
Publication date: 2005-02-09
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Mr. Smith, Welcome to Washington
Publication date: 1999-07-30
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

The Myth of Superiority of American Encryption Products
Publication date: 1998-11-12
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
Publication date: 2007-05-29
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Nameless in Cyberspace: Anonymity on the Internet
Publication date: 1999-12-08
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

NATO at 60: A Hollow Alliance
Publication date: 2009-03-30
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

No Miracle in Massachusetts: Why Governor Romney's Health Care Reform Won't Work
Publication date: 2006-06-06
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Obamacare to Come: Seven Bad Ideas for Health Care Reform
Publication date: 2009-05-21
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Pakistan and the Future of U.S. Policy
Publication date: 2009-04-13
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Parting with Illusions: Developing a Realistic Approach to Relations with Russia
Publication date: 2008-02-29
Date Archived: 2009-06-29

Paul Krugman's Nostalgianomics: Economic Policies, Social Norms, and Income Inequality
Publication date: 2009-02-09
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

The Perfect Firestorm: Bringing Forest Service Wildfire Costs under Control
Publication date: 2007-04-30
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Perils of Government Investing
Publication date: 1998-12-01
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

Personal Accounts in a Down Market: How Recent Stock Market Declines Affect the Social Security Reform Debate
Publication date: 2002-09-10
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Pistol Whipped: Baseless Lawsuits, Foolish Laws
Publication date: 2001-05-01
Date Archived: 2007-05-30

The Planning Tax: The Case against Regional Growth-Management Planning
Publication date: 2007-12-06
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Proposition 13 and State Budget Limitations: Past Successes and Future Options
Publication date: 2003-06-19
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

The Public Education Tax Credit
Publication date: 2007-12-05
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Public Opinion and Campaign Finance: A Skeptical Look at Senator McCain's Claims
Publication date: 2001-01-30
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Race to the Bottom? The Presidential Candidates' Positions on Trade
Publication date: 2008-04-15
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Rails Won't Save America
Publication date: 2008-10-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

The Republican Spending Explosion
Publication date: 2004-03-03
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Rethinking Electricity Restructuring
Publication date: 2004-11-30
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Rise of Populist Parties in Central Europe: Big Government, Corruption, and the Threat to Liberalism
Publication date: 2006-11-08
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Roadmap to Gridlock: The Failure of Long-Range Metropolitan Transportation Planning
Publication date: 2008-05-27
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

School Choice in the District of Columbia: Saving Taxpayers Money, Increasing Opportunities for Children
Publication date: 2003-09-19
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

A Second Look at Microfinance: The Sequence of Growth and Credit in Economic History Second Look at Microfinance: The Sequence of Growth and Credit in Economic History
Publication date: 2007-02-15
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Securing Land Rights for Chinese Farmers: A Leap Forward for Stability and Growth
Publication date: 2007-10-15
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

The Security Pretext: An Examination of the Growth of Federal Police Agencies
Publication date: 2005-06-29
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Service to the Economy: Removing Barriers to
Publication date: 2009-02-04
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Show Me the Money! Dividend Payouts after the Bush Tax Cut
Publication date: 2004-10-11
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Silicon Valley versus Corporate Welfare
Publication date: 1998-04-27
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

Sinking SCHIP: A First Step toward Stopping the Growth of Government Health Programs
Publication date: 2007-09-13
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Smallpox and Bioterrorism: Why the Plan to Protect the Nation Is Stalled and What to Do
Publication date: 2003-09-05
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Social Security Reform Proposals: USAs, Clawbacks, and Other Add-Ons
Publication date: 1999-06-11
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

The Specter of Pervasiveness: Pacifica, New Media, and Freedom of Speech
Publication date: 1998-02-12
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

States Face Fiscal Crunch after 1990s Spending Surge
Publication date: 2003-02-12
Date Archived: 2009-06-09

Strong Cryptography: The Global Tide of Change
Publication date: 1999-09-17
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Term Limits and the Republican Congress: The Case Strengthens
Publication date: 1998-10-28
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

There Goes the Neighborhood: The Bush-Ashcroft Plan to
Publication date: 2002-05-01
Date Archived: 2007-05-30

This Is Reform? Predicting the Impact of the New Campaign Financing Regulations
Publication date: 2002-11-20
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Thriving in a Global Economy: The Truth about U.S. Manufacturing and Trade
Publication date: 2007-08-28
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Too Big to Fail? Long-Term Capital Management and the Federal Reserve
Publication date: 1999-09-23
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Trade, Protectionism, and the U.S. Economy: Examining the Evidence
Publication date: 2008-09-16
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Trading Up: How Expanding Trade Has Delivered Better Jobs and Higher Living Standards for American Workers
Publication date: 2007-10-25
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Troubled Neighbor: Mexico's Drug Violence Poses a Threat to the United States
Publication date: 2009-02-02
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Troubling Signs for South African Democracy under the ANC
Publication date: 2007-04-25
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Trust the People: The Case against Gun Control
Publication date: 1988-07-01
Date Archived: 2007-05-30

Two Kinds of Change: Comparing the Candidates on Foreign Policy
Publication date: 2008-10-14
Date Archived: 2009-06-29

The U.S. Postal Service War on Private Mailboxes and Privacy Rights
Publication date: 1999-07-30
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Unbearable Burden? Living and Paying Student Loans as a First-Year Teacher
Publication date: 2008-12-15
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Union Workers Should Support Social Security Privatization
Publication date: 1998-09-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Warrior Cops: The Ominous Growth of Paramilitarism in American Police Departments
Publication date: 1999-08-26
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Watching You: Systematic Federal Surveillance of Ordinary Americans
Publication date: 2001-10-17
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

What Can the United States Learn from the Nordic Model?
Publication date: 2007-11-05
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

What to Do about Climate Change
Publication date: 2008-02-05
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

While Doha Sleeps: Securing Economic Growth through Trade Facilitation
Publication date: 2008-06-17
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

WHO's Fooling Who? The World Health Organization's Problematic Ranking of Health Care Systems
Publication date: 2008-02-28
Date Archived: 2009-06-10

Why We Fight: How Public Schools Cause Social Conflict
Publication date: 2007-01-23
Date Archived: 2009-06-15

Will the Net Turn Car Dealers into Dinosaurs? State Limits on Auto Sales Online
Publication date: 2000-07-25
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

The Working Poor and Social Security Privatization: Restoring the Opportunity to Save
Publication date: 1998-09-29
Date Archived: 2009-06-11

Zimbabwe: From Hyperinflation to Growth
Publication date: 2008-06-25
Date Archived: 2009-06-15