COLLECTED WISDOM

Free Markets

Miltimore, Jonathan J. “Getting Smart on the Iowa Values Fund,” Institute Brief, Vol. 14, No. 23, August 2007.

Frantz, Amy K. “A Smoking Ban in Iowa:  By Government Force or Market Forces,” Institute Brief, Vol. 14, No. 14, May 2007.

Hendrickson, John R. “Why Capitalism is Important.” Iowa Economic Scorecard, Vol. 15, No. 2, April 2007.

Miltimore, Jonathan J. “Fair Share” is Anything but Fair,”  Institute Brief, Vol. 14, No. 11, April 2007.

Frantz, Amy K. “Economic Freedom in Iowa,” Institute Brief, Vol. 13, No. 36, December 2006.

Miltimore, Jonathan J. “Are Wages Lagging in the U. S. Economy?” Institute Brief, Vol. 13, No. 34, November 2006.

Frantz, Amy K. “Minimum Wage Proposals in the States,” Limits, Vol. 11, No. 3, September 2006.

Miltimore, Jonathan. “Should Congress Raise the Federal Minimum Wage?” Institute Brief, Vol. 13, No. 27, September 2006.

O'Toole, Randall.  "The Planning Penalty: How Smart Growth Makes Housing Unaffordable," Policy Study, 06-2, March 2006.

Stewart, Robert N., Laura P. Keith, Brad Cook, Jonathan Miltimore, Amy K. Frantz, and Dr. Donald P. Racheter.  "The Iowa Values Fund: More Promise than Performance," Policy Study, 06-1, March 2006.

Stewart, Robert N.  "Protectionism is not the Answer to Trade Issues with China," Iowa Economic Scorecard, Vol. 14, No. 1, January 2006.

Keith, Laura.  "Iowa on the 'Camelot' Index," Institute Brief, Vol. 12, No. 34, December 2005.

Miltimore, Jonathan “Gasoline Prices: A Study of Supply and Demand,” Institute Brief, Vol. 12, No. 33, November 2005.

Racheter, Don. “Telecommunications Competition Increases Quality, Decreases Costs:  Monopoly Does the Opposite,” Institute Brief, Vol. 12, No. 32, November 2005.

Stewart, Robert N. “Do Workers a Disservice – Raise the Minimum Wage,” Institute Brief, Vol. 12, No. 29, October 2005.

Keith, Laura. “Ethanol:  Transition to the Free Market,” Institute Brief, Vol. 12, No. 21, July 2005.

Cook, Brad, “The Bona Fide ‘Values’ of Economic Development,” Iowa Economic Scorecard, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 1-3, 8, April 2005.

Keith, Laura. “A Tale of Two Cities:  Lessons for the State,” Institute Brief, Vol. 12, No. 12, April 2005.

Keith, Laura. “A Weak Foundation,” Institute Brief, Vol. 12, No. 7, March 2005.

Keith, Laura. “Take Action:  Grow Iowa’s Economy,” Institute Brief, Vol. 12, No. 4, February 2005.

Cook, Brad, “Energy Policy:  ‘A Clear and Present Danger?’,” Iowa Economic Scorecard, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 1-3, 8, January 2005.

Keith, Laura. “Economy 101:  A Response,” Institute Brief, Vol. 11, No. 30, October 2004.

Hogberg, David. “The Iowa Pork Forest, Part I,” Institute Brief, Vol. 11, No. 20, July 2004.

Hogberg, David. “The Iowa Pork Forest, Part II,” Institute Brief, Vol. 11, No. 21, July 2004.

Hogberg, David.  “50,000 New Jobs?” Institute Brief, Vol. 11, No. 11, April 2004.

Hogberg, David. “Drop the Grow Iowa Government Values Fund,” Iowa Economic Scorecard, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 1-3, January 2004.

Hogberg, David.  “Bringing High-Tech Industries to Iowa,” Institute Brief, Vol. 11, No. 2, January 2004.

Hogberg, David. “Iowa Values Fund Will Not Grow the Economy,” Institute Brief, Vol. 10, No. 9, March 2003.

Garrison, Steven B. “Privatizing Iowa’s Prisons,” Policy Study, No. 03-1, January 2003.

Frantz, Amy K. “Markets, Not Government, Should Determine Economic Winners,” Institute Brief, Vol. 9, No. 33, November 2002.

Lazarus, Stephen.  “The Ideas Behind the Revolution,” Institute Brief, Vol. 4, No. 2, January 1997. 

Rockwell, Llewellyn H., Jr.  “Capitalism and the Burger Wars,” Institute Brief, Vol. 4, No. 20, August 1997. 

Cox, W. Michael and Richard G. Alm.  “Catch a Falling Price,” Institute Brief, Vol. 5, No. 29, October 1998. 

Frantz, Amy K.  “Applying the Founders’ Meaning to Modern Times—The Commerce Clause Meets Technology,” Institute Brief, Vol. 7, No. 40, January 2001.  

DeBlieck, Arlan.  “Do We Need A National Energy Policy?” Iowa Economic Scorecard, Vol. 8, No. 4, October 2000. 

DeBlieck, Arlan.  “Government vs. Market:  Gore’s Energy Policy,” Institute Brief, Vol. 7, No. 33, November 2000. 

Pearson, Thomas.  “California’s Power Market: ‘Gray’ Days Ahead?” Limits, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 4-5, March 2001.   

Streetman, Adam.  “Soaring Oil Prices—Who’s to Blame?” Institute Brief, Vol. 7, No. 13, May 2000.   

DeBlieck, Arlan.  “Redistribution of Wealth Makes Us All Poor,” Institute Brief, Vol. 6, No. 27, September 1999. 

Kopel, David B.  “Access to the Internet:  Regulation or Market?” Policy Study, No. 99-3, December 1999. 

Frantz, Amy K.  “Regulatory Burden Overwhelms Businesses,” Institute Brief, Vol. 4, No. 14, June 1997. 

DeBlieck, Arlan.  “Market Inefficiencies and Government Transaction Costs,” Institute Brief, Vol. 8, No.1, January 2001.  

Crull, Jennifer L. “Is Regulation or the Market the Answer to the Internet?” Institute Brief, Vol. 7, No. 5, February 2000.  

Wagner, Richard E.  “Iowa: C- for Economic Freedom,” Institute Brief, Vol. 6, No. 22, August 1999.  

Williams,Walter E. “How Regulation and Taxation Stifle Entrepreneurship,” Facts & Opinions, Vol.  6, No. 3, pp. 1, 3-7, August 2000. 

National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform.  “Imagine an America With a Pro-Growth, Pro-Family Tax Code,” Limits, Vol. 1, No. 1, pg. 1, March 1996.