Environment and Climate

Public Lands

Studies

"The Forest Service's Tinderbox," by Robert H. Nelson, Regulation, vol. 23, no. 4, Fall 2000.

"Does the Forest Service Have a Future?" by Roger Sedjo, Regulation, vol. 23, no. 1, Winter 2000.

"How and Why to Privatize Federal Lands," by Terry Anderson, Vernon Smith, and Emily Simmons, Policy Analysis no. 363, December 9, 1999.

"Two Cheers for the 1872 Mining Law," by Richard Gordon and Peter VanDoren, Policy Analysis no. 300, April 9, 1998.

"The Politics of Public Lands," by Dale Osterle, Regulation, vol. 20, no. 4, Fall 1997.

"Should Congress Transfer Federal Lands to the States?," by Randal O'Toole, Policy Analysis no. 276, July 3, 1997.

"Beyond the Grazing Fee: An Agenda for Rangeland Reform," by Karl Hess, Jr. and Jerry Holechek, Policy Analysis no. 234, July 13, 1995.

"An Economic End to Below-Cost Timber Sales," by Donald Leal, Regulation, vol. 17, no. 1, Winter 1994.

"Inside Our Outdoor Policy," by Terry Anderson and Donald Leal, Policy Analysis no. 133, September 29, 1988.

"On Divestiture and the Creation of Property Rights in Public Lands," by Vernon Smith, Cato Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, 1982.

"Endowment Areas: A Clearing in the Policy Wilderness?," by Richard Stroup and John Baden, Cato Journal vol. 2, no. 3, 1982.

"The Privatization Debate: An Insider's View," by Steve Hanke, Cato Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, 1982.

"The Public and Private Interest in Wilderness Protection," by William Dennis, Cato Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981.

"Competing for the Rental Value of Federal Land: The Assignment of Use Rights and Their Regulation," by Gary Libecap, Cato Journal vol. 1, no. 2, 1981.

"Toward a Free Market in Forest Resources," by Charles Batten, Cato Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981.

"Parks, Property Rights and the Possibilities of Private Law," by James Beckwith, Jr., Cato Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981.

"Bureaucratic Incentives, Social Efficiency & the Conflict in Federal Land Policy," by Mack Ott, Cato Journal vol. 1, no. 2, 1981.

Congressional Testimony and Speeches

"Reforming the 1872 Mining Law," by Richard Gordon, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, August 3, 1999.