Regulatory Studies > State and Local Regulations
Books and Book Chapters
"Electricity Policy," Chapter 42, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).
"Regulatory Reform: No Silver Bullet," Chapter 36, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 107th Congress, (2001).
"Electricity Deregulation," Chapter 40, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 105 Congress, (1997).
Generating Failure: Public Power Policy in the Northwest, by David L Shapiro (1989).
Cato Studies
"Medical Licensing: An Obstacle to Affordable, Quality Care," by Shirley Svorny, Policy Analysis no. 621, September 17, 2008
"The Planning Tax: The Case against Regional Growth-Management Planning," by Randal O'Toole, Policy Analysis no. 606, December 6, 2007
"Vertical Integration and the Restructuring of the U.S. Electricity Industry," by Robert J. Michaels, Policy Analysis no. 572, July 13, 2006
"Cigarette Taxes, Black Markets, and Crime: Lessons from New York's 50-Year Losing Battle," by Patrick Fleenor, Policy Analysis no. 468, February 6, 2003
"Evaluating the Case for Renewable Energy: Is Government Support Warranted?," by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren, Policy Analysis no. 422, January 10, 2002
Articles and Newsletters
"Don't Restructure Electricity: Deregulate," by Richard Gordon, Cato Journal vol. 20, no. 3, Winter 2001, pp. 32.
"Making Sense of Electricity Deregulation," by Peter VanDoren, Regulation vol. 23, no. 3, Summer 2000, pp. 5.
"Competition Requires Transmission Capacity: The Case of the U.S. Northeast," by Douglas Hale, Thomas Overbye, and Thomas Leckey, Regulation vol. 23, no. 2, Spring 2000, pp. 6.
"Electricity Restructuring: Deregulation or Reregulation?," by Severin Borenstein and James Bushnell, Regulation vol. 23, no. 2, Summer 2000, pp. 7.
"Electricity Markets: Should the Rest of the World Adopt the United Kingdom's Reforms?," by Catherine Wolfram, Regulation vol. 22, no. 4, Fall 1999, pp. 6.
"An Insider's Upside-Down View of Deregulation," by Richard L. Gordon, Regulation vol. 22, no. 2, Spring 1999, pp. 10.
Opinion and Commentary
"McCain's Plan Is Sound," by Michael F. Cannon, New York Post, October 9, 2008
"Big Burdens from Growth Management," by Randal O'Toole, USA Today, September 30, 2008
"Bottoms Up!," by Will Wilkinson, Forbes, September 17, 2008
"Light-Rail Systems Are a False Promise," by Randal O'Toole, The Kansas City Star, September 16, 2008
"Cancel FasTracks," by Randal O'Toole, Rocky Mountain News, September 8, 2008
Events
"How Nations Prosper: Economic Freedom and Doing Business in 2007," September 21, 2006 [Book Forum]
"The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money," July 18, 2006 [Book Forum]
"John Stossel's "Is America Number One?"," July 17, 2006 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Size Matters: How Big Government Puts the Squeeze on America's Families, Finances, and Freedom (And Limits the Pursuit of Happiness)," February 2, 2006 [Book Forum]
Multimedia
July 16, 2008: Robert A. Levy details what's next in the fight for Second Amendment rights. [Flash Video, 06:02]
"California Tries to Trump Free Speech" featuring Ilya Shapiro, March 19, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:06]
"State Health Insurance Mandates Raise Prices" featuring Michael F. Cannon, February 19, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:03]
"Regulation Blocks Convenience Clinics" featuring Michael F. Cannon, February 11, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:07]
"Tax Increment Financing" featuring Randal O'Toole, October 30, 2007 [Flash Audio, 07:25]
