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PROJECTS
The National Research Initiative Books
Public Perceptions, Economic Realities, and Empirical Evidence
By John A. Vernon, Joseph H. Golec
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AEI Press
Friday, January 30, 2009
This monograph demonstrates empirically how the free-market system of drug pricing is vital to the development of new breakthrough drugs.
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How to Make Housing Plentiful and Affordable
By Edward L. Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko
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AEI Press
Monday, December 1, 2008
A radical rethinking of housing policy is needed to allow housing markets to operate freely--and to make housing affordable and plentiful for the middle class and the poor.
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Why Americans Are Better Off Than You Think
Adjusting poverty measures to account for the benefits of product improvements reveals that Americans in every income group are better off than they were twenty-five years ago.
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Anupam B. Jena and Tomas J. Philipson argue that further use of cost-effectiveness analysis to curb health care spending may do more harm than good.
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Voting Rights, the Supreme Court, and the Founders' Republicanism Reconsidered
By Anthony A. Peacock
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AEI Press
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Peacock contends that theVRA, as it is currently implemented, undermines the Founders' vision of government by emphasizing racial and ethnic group rights over individual rights.
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A Dose of Reality on Air Pollution Levels, Trends, and Health Risks
Schwartz and Hayward offer an alternative analysis of air pollution levels, trends, and prospects in metropolitan areas across the United States.
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Race, Identity, and the DNA of the Chosen People
By Jon Entine
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Grand Central Publishing
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Entine traces the genetic history of people of the Jewish faith.
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A New History of the Great Depression
By Amity Shlaes
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HarperCollins
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
This book offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression.
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States' Powers, National Interests
This book considers federalism's constitutional basis and its practical applications.
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How Big-Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy
The authorsanalyze the best available economic data and conclude that American consumers--particularly the less affluent--have benefited tremendously from Wal-Mart's "everyday low prices."
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