Publications

The December 1999 issue of IPI Insights. Special Education Issue. Articles by Lawrence Hunter, R.J. Smith, Dennis Avery. 800+ Kb

IPI's annual joint project with the Lexington Institute. This year's report on 10 of the worst regulations of the federal government features environmental and other regulations where the combination of bad science and big government results in regulatory madness that needlessly infringes on the freedom of American citizens and corporations. These regulations also place enormous financial burdens on the U.S. economy.

Economic analysis and commentary based on data from third quarter of 1999. Budget surpluses have again far exceeded the projections of government forecasters, and again, the federal government has failed to return even a portion of these excess taxes to the private sector, where productivity takes place. This issue also discusses revisions to the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) that reclassify computer equipment and government pensions.

The September 1999 issue of IPI Insights. Special Education Issue. Articles by Stephen Moore, Georege Pieler, Michael J. Patrilli and Greg Vanourek.

A discussion of all the major elements of the bill, static and dynamic revenue estimates, an estimate of the economic effects of the bill, and a "bang for the buck" analysis of the major provisions.

A review of economic data and statistics from the 2nd Quarter of 1999.

This issue brief examines the major features of the Ways and Means bill and discusses
the economic and budgetary effects.

A relic of the Great Depression, the Social Security retirement earnings test penalizes people receiving Social Security benefits who work. The earnings test puts a huge tax on wage inome, creating an effective marginal tax rate of between 41 and 80+ percent.

This Issue Brief outlines the case for eliminating the earnings test, and finds that "the long-run costs of eliminating the earnings test are almost nothing."

The vast majority of job creation is occurring in small business. At the same time, government regulation at the federal, state and local level impacts small business to a much greater degree than larger businesses. It is easy to overlook the effects of regulation and taxation during a period of sustained economic growth. Yet, mounting evidence suggests that small firms are critical for continued economic prosperity. This study is a valuable summary of statistics regarding the significance of the entrepreneurial sector, and the evidence of the impact of taxation and regulation.

June 1999 issue of IPI's full-color newsletter, IPI Insights. Articles include "Turning Lemonade Into Lemons," "Taxing Our World, Bit by Bit," and "The Earnings Test is Not Working."