Heartland Policy Studies
Heartland Policy Studies are original research produced for The Heartland Institute, edited by its staff, and reviewed by its Board of Policy Advisors.
Policy Studies
No. 101 - State Greenhouse Gas Programs: An Economic and Scientific Analysis
State greenhouse gas programs aimed at reducing emissions to 7 percent less than 1990 levels could cost the average state government $3.2 billion in direct ... (read more)
State greenhouse gas programs aimed at reducing emissions to 7 percent less than 1990 levels could cost the average state government $3.2 billion in direct ... (read more)
No. 101 - State Greenhouse Gas Programs: An Economic and Scientific Analysis: 37 State-Specific Tables
State greenhouse gas programs aimed at reducing emissions to 7 percent less than 1990 levels could cost the average state government $3.2 billion in direct ... (read more)
State greenhouse gas programs aimed at reducing emissions to 7 percent less than 1990 levels could cost the average state government $3.2 billion in direct ... (read more)
No. 102 - Greenhouse Gas Control: Implications for Agriculture
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (html)Executive Summary (pdf)Policy Study (HTML)IntroductionPart 1 -- State and National Greenhouse Gas Control ProgramsPart ... (read more)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (html)Executive Summary (pdf)Policy Study (HTML)IntroductionPart 1 -- State and National Greenhouse Gas Control ProgramsPart ... (read more)
No. 102 - Greenhouse Gas Control: Implications for Agriculture (authors and links to full study)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)Alex Avery is director of research and education with the Center for Global ... (read more)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)Alex Avery is director of research and education with the Center for Global ... (read more)
No. 102 - Greenhouse Gas Control: Implications for Agriculture (Introduction)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)IntroductionLegislation is being considered at the federal and state levels ... (read more)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)IntroductionLegislation is being considered at the federal and state levels ... (read more)
No. 102 - Greenhouse Gas Control: Implications for Agriculture (Part 1)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)Though the science of “global warming” is far from settled,<2> ... (read more)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)Though the science of “global warming” is far from settled,<2> ... (read more)
No. 102 - Greenhouse Gas Control: Implications for Agriculture (Part 2)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)An enormous 1,440 gigatons of carbon is stored in the soil and detritus on the ... (read more)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)An enormous 1,440 gigatons of carbon is stored in the soil and detritus on the ... (read more)
No. 102 - Greenhouse Gas Control: Implications for Agriculture (Part 3)
Quick Links Executive Summary (pdf) Executive Summary (HTML) Policy Study (pdf) Farmers are being lured into endorsing greenhouse ... (read more)
Quick Links Executive Summary (pdf) Executive Summary (HTML) Policy Study (pdf) Farmers are being lured into endorsing greenhouse ... (read more)
No. 102 - Greenhouse Gas Control: Implications for Agriculture (Part 4)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)One way to pay farmers to increase the amount of carbon stored in their soil ... (read more)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)One way to pay farmers to increase the amount of carbon stored in their soil ... (read more)
No. 102 - Greenhouse Gas Control: Implications for Agriculture (Part 5)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)Legislation is being considered at both the federal and state levels that would ... (read more)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Executive Summary (HTML)Policy Study (pdf)Legislation is being considered at both the federal and state levels that would ... (read more)
No. 102 - Greenhouse Gas Control: Implications for Agriculture (Summary)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Policy Study (HTML)IntroductionPart 1 -- State and National Greenhouse Gas Control ProgramsPart 2 -- Biological Carbon ... (read more)
Quick LinksExecutive Summary (pdf)Policy Study (HTML)IntroductionPart 1 -- State and National Greenhouse Gas Control ProgramsPart 2 -- Biological Carbon ... (read more)
No. 102 - Greenhouse Gas Control: Implications for Agriculture (Summary)
Quick Links Executive Summary (HTML) Policy Study (HTML) Introduction Part 1 -- State and National Greenhouse Gas ... (read more)
Quick Links Executive Summary (HTML) Policy Study (HTML) Introduction Part 1 -- State and National Greenhouse Gas ... (read more)
No. 103 - Packer Ownership of Hogs: Economic and Political Ramifications
Quick Links Policy Study (pdf) Policy Study (HTML) Should meat packers be allowed to own livestock, and hogs in particular? The issue ... (read more)
Quick Links Policy Study (pdf) Policy Study (HTML) Should meat packers be allowed to own livestock, and hogs in particular? The issue ... (read more)
No. 103 - Packer Ownership of Hogs: Economic and Political Ramifications
Should meat packers be allowed to own livestock, and hogs in particular? The issue deeply divides farm communities and both political parties in many ... (read more)
Should meat packers be allowed to own livestock, and hogs in particular? The issue deeply divides farm communities and both political parties in many ... (read more)
No. 103 - Packer Ownership of Hogs: Economic and Political Ramifications
Packer ownership of livestock, and of hogs in particular, is a contentious issue in agricultural communities, state capitols, and Washington D.C. Independent ... (read more)
Packer ownership of livestock, and of hogs in particular, is a contentious issue in agricultural communities, state capitols, and Washington D.C. Independent ... (read more)
Study: TIF Doesn’t Work, Hurts Neighborhoods, and Is Unfair
Chicago, IL – One of the most popular economic development tools in municipalities across the country, tax increment financing (TIF), often does ... (read more)
Chicago, IL – One of the most popular economic development tools in municipalities across the country, tax increment financing (TIF), often does ... (read more)
The Right Tool for the Job? An analysis of Tax Increment Financing (Summary)
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is an economic development tool that uses the expected growth (or increment) in property tax revenues from a designated geographic ... (read more)
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is an economic development tool that uses the expected growth (or increment) in property tax revenues from a designated geographic ... (read more)
The Right Tool for the Job? An analysis of Tax Increment Financing: Volume 1 -- Analysis and Recommendations
In Part 1 of Volume 1, we summarize data on the effects of five TIF districts in Chicago, including changes in the number and types of businesses, number ... (read more)
In Part 1 of Volume 1, we summarize data on the effects of five TIF districts in Chicago, including changes in the number and types of businesses, number ... (read more)
The Right Tool for the Job? An analysis of Tax Increment Financing: Volume 2 - Case Studies
Evaluations of TIF typically focus only on the number of new jobs thought to be created in the TIF district and how much property values rose. Such evaluations ... (read more)
Evaluations of TIF typically focus only on the number of new jobs thought to be created in the TIF district and how much property values rose. Such evaluations ... (read more)
