Research With Our Partners

DMC staff and interns often publish research with and through our partners, which currently includes Apgar Foundation, Inc., the Charles Koch Foundation, DataMadeUseful, Reason Foundation, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and the Florida Policy Project.

Florida Policy Project

• 06/xx/24 Housing Affordability Team and et al. “Practical Strategies for Addressing Florida’s Crisis in Housing Affordability.” Florida Policy Project.
• 04/02/24 Dabney, Shane, Dr. Samuel Staley, and Dr. Crystal Taylor. “Unlocking Potential by Elevating Housing Vouchers: Best Practices and Policy Insights.” Florida Policy Project.

Reason Foundation

• 07/23/24 Moore, Adrian and Eliza Terziev. “Why President Biden’s rent stabilization proposal won’t solve the housing crisis.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/02/24 Montano, Nicholas. “Cities can improve microtransit by partnering with private contractors.” Reason Foundation.
• 06/24/24 Terziev, Eliza. “The sunny side of the street: Unveiling strides in zoning reform.” Reason Foundation.
• 06/12/24 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Michigan requires greater transparency to support public trust in law enforcement.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/30/24 Campbell, Isabella and Vittorio Nastasi. “Providing IDs to returning citizens in Pennsylvania would facilitate successful reintegration.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/24/24 Carlino, Madison. “Alaska considers much needed reduction in marijuana taxes.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/23/24 Morgan, David L. and Vittorio Nastasi. “Tennessee reduces unnecessary occupational licensing barriers for people with criminal records.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/17/24 Morgan, David L. and Vittorio Nastasi. “Georgia’s House Bill 926 will help address court-related driver’s license suspensions.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/08/24 Montano, Nicholas. “Florida zoning reforms are a flawed but promising step.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/02/24 Carlino, Madison. “Examining the 2024 state marijuana legalization proposals.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/15/24 Carlino, Madison. “Ibogaine treatment for opioid use disorder.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/12/24 Nastasi, Vittorio. “The effects of cash bail on crime and court appearances.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/04/24 Carlino, Madison and Geoffery Lawrence. “Florida’s attorney general challenges marijuana initiative with spurious arguments.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/03/24 Nastasi, Vittorio. “California politicians shouldn’t forget the effectiveness of telehealth.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/29/24 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Kentucky House Bill 124 would reduce occupational licensing barriers for former offenders.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/22/24 Carlino, Madison and Geoffery Lawrence. “Survey shows stereotype of the lazy, lefty marijuana smoker doesn’t really reflect reality.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/20/24 Moore, Adrian and Vittorio Nastasi. “Florida’s successful telehealth policies should be applied to address dental care shortages.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/14/24 Campbell, Isabella and Vittorio Nastasi. “New York’s clean slate reforms offer former offenders a second chance.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/13/24 Nastasi, Vittorio. “South Dakota reduces unnecessary occupational licensing barriers for people with criminal records.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/09/24 Carlino, Madison and Geoffery Lawrence. “The Breakthrough Therapies Act could spur research and improve access to live-saving drugs.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/31/24 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Analysis: 34 cities in Georgia collected at least 20 percent of their total revenue from fines and forfeitures.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/31/24 Campbell, Jordan and Vittorio Nastasi. “Data shows how Georgia municipalities aggressively use law enforcement to generate revenue.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/22/24 Nastasi, Vittorio and et al. “Grading every state’s telehealth laws.” Reason Foundation.
• 10/11/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Ohio should abolish the death penalty.” Reason Foundation.
• 09/20/23 Carlino, Madison and Geoffery Lawrence. “The long road to Kentucky’s limited medical marijuana legalization.” Reason Foundation.
• 08/28/23 Malcolm, Whitney. “California needs to limit the use of solitary confinement.” Reason Foundation.
• 08/23/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Examining recent crime trends and flaws in national statistics.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/26/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Monetary sanctions and court fees are counterproductive to goals of juvenile justice.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/25/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Text message reminders can improve community supervision outcomes and reduce inefficiency.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/07/23 Carlino, Madison. “Research showing the tremendous therapeutic potential of psychedelics.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/02/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Providing returning citizens with IDs and other essential documents can facilitate the reentry process.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/01/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Strategies for improving community supervision programs.” Reason Foundation.
• 06/30/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Occupational licensing reform can reduce barriers to employment faced by former offenders.” Reason Foundation.
• 06/20/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “New report highlights enormous scale of community supervision in the United States.” Reason Foundation.
• 06/14/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “South Carolina counties should get rid of late fees for traffic fines.” Reason Foundation.
• 06/01/23 Carlino, Madison. “Federal legislation to protect Second Amendment rights of legal cannabis users.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/23/23 Carlino, Madison. “Modernizing psilocybin policy to improve mental health outcomes.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/21/23 Moore, Adrian and Vittorio Nastasi. “Florida criminal justice reform would reduce technical violations of probation.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/12/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “South Carolina reduces occupational licensing barriers for people with criminal records.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/10/23 Lawrence, Geoffry and Vittorio Nastasi. “Maine would benefit from automatic expungement of cannabis possession records.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/03/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill to help released prisoners obtain IDs, documentation.” Reason Foundation.
• 04/26/23 Malcolm, Whitney. “Texas death row inmates sue over indefinite solitary confinement.” Reason Foundation.
• 04/13/23 Carlino, Madison. “The latest on proposed psychedelics legalization in states.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/21/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “IRS delayed its reporting rules targeting gig economy income, but a permanent fix is needed.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/21/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Californians shouldn’t lose access to telehealth services because emergency order ended.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/09/23 Carlino, Madison. “Federal judge: Restrictions on gun ownership violate medical marijuana patients’ Second Amendment rights.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/08/23 Malcolm, Whitney and Vittorio Nastasi. “Florida should abolish capital punishment, not make it easier.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/17/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Alaska House Bill 28 would help provide justice for those harmed by marijuana prohibition.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/15/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “California should stop relying on taxation by citation.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/14/23 Archambault, Josh and Vittorio Nastasi. “State policy agenda for telehealth innovation.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/10/23 Malcolm, Whitney and Vittorio Nastasi. “Louisiana has been detaining people beyond their legal release dates for over a decade.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/07/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Land-use regulations continue to cause housing shortage.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/31/23 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Local governments collected $9 billion in fines and fees in 2020.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/31/23 Greer, Caroline and Vittorio Nastasi. “Fines and fees: Consequences and opportunities for reform.” Reason Foundation.
• 12/19/22 Malcolm, Whitney. “Acquitted conduct sentencing is unconstitutional.” Reason Foundation.
• 12/11/22 Nastasi, Vittorio and Austill Stuart. “Innovators in Action: James Small, public safety director of Palmyra, Wisconsin.” Reason Foundation.
• 12/08/22 Moore, Adrian and Vittorio Nastasi. “Florida must stop relying on taxation by citation.” Reason Foundation.
• 12/08/22 Malcolm, Whitney and Vittorio Nastasi. “As inflation rises, incarcerated people are paid less than 63 cents per hour for labor.” Reason Foundation.
• 11/21/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Properly designed impact fees could help Wakulla County accommodate population growth.” Reason Foundation.
• 11/20/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “How text messages could help California reduce parole and probation violations.” Reason Foundation.
• 11/02/22 Nastasi, Vittorio and et al. “How text message reminders can help reduce technical parole and probation violations.” Reason Foundation.
• 10/27/22 Malcolm, Whitney and Vittorio Nastasi. “The SAFE-T Act’s impact on cash bail in Illinois.” Reason Foundation.
• 10/07/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Occupational licensing undermines some of the value of technological innovation.” Reason Foundation.
• 10/06/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Abolishing Oklahoma’s death penalty would be good for justice and for taxpayers.” Reason Foundation.
• 09/25/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Ohio Issue 1 (2022): Determining bail amounts based on public safety.” Reason Foundation.
• 09/23/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Abolishing Ohio’s death penalty would be good for justice and for taxpayers.” Reason Foundation.
• 09/09/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Nevada Question 3 (2022): Top-five ranked choice voting initiative.” Reason Foundation.
• 09/08/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Montana C-48 (2022): Search warrant for electronic data amendment.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/21/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Regulations keep homeownership out of reach for young Americans.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/13/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida Gov. DeSantis continues to pursue Everglades restoration.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/17/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Land-use regulations drive up the cost of housing and hamper economic mobility.” Reason Foundation.
• 04/03/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Understanding the recent nationwide increase in crime.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/10/22 Archambault, Josh and Vittorio Nastasi. “Rating states on telehealth best practices.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/09/22 Nastasi, Vittorio and Sal Nuzzo. “States need permanent reforms to achieve the full benefits of telehealth services.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/28/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “California should remove outdated barriers to telehealth.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/09/22 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Poorly designed impact fees make housing more expensive.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/08/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Biden Executive Order Expected to Target Occupational Licenses.” Reason Foundation.
• 06/11/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “COVID-19 Response Shows How America’s Physician Shortage Can Be Addressed.” Reason Foundation.
• 06/06/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Addressing America’s Aging Population and Long-Term Health Care Crisis.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/06/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Why States Should Do Away With Certificate of Need Laws.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/05/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “How Telehealth Services Can Help Address Mental Health Issues and Policy Reform Efforts.” Reason Foundation.
• 04/20/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Telehealth Reforms Could Expand Access to Health Care in Louisiana.” Reason Foundation.
• 04/04/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Could Offset Physician Shortage.” Reason Foundation.
• 04/02/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “How to Improve Access to Telehealth in Florida.” Reason Foundation.
• 04/01/21 Gilroy, Leonard and Vittorio Nastasi. “Testimony: How to De-Risk and Accurately Price Florida’s Pension Plan.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/16/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “The Unintended Consequences of Minimum Wage Hikes and Trade Restrictions.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/15/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Testimony: Overburdensome Occupational Licensing Hurts Florida’s Economy.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/10/21 Moore, Adrian and Vittorio Nastasi. “Testimony: Florida Considers Electric Vehicle Fees to Replace Gas Tax Revenue.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/09/21 Moore, Adrian and Vittorio Nastasi. “Testimony: Constitutional Protections Against Unreasonable Search and Seizure Should Apply to Digital Data.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/17/21 DeAngelis, Corey A. and Vittorio Nastasi. “Testimony: Florida Should Expand Education Savings Account.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/04/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Testimony: Status of the Florida Retirement System.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/31/21 Moore, Adrian and Vittorio Nastasi. “COVID-19 Pandemic Reveals the Need for Nursing Home and Certificate of Need Law Reforms.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/27/21 Morris, Julian and Vittorio Nastasi. “Would a Green Fiscal Stimulus Help the Environment and the Economy?” Reason Foundation.
• 01/12/21 Moore, Adrian and Vittorio Nastasi. “Florida’s Response to COVID-19 Shows How It Could Address the Looming Physician Shortage.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/08/21 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Mistakes During the COVID-19 Pandemic Highlight the Need for Nursing Home Reforms.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/06/21 Joffe, Marc and Vittorio Nastasi. “How to Improve and Speed Up COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution.” Reason Foundation.
• 12/29/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Passage of Prop. 22 Helps Some of California’s Gig Workers, But Assembly Bill 5 Should Be Repealed.” Reason Foundation.
• 11/17/20 Moore, Adrian and Vittorio Nastasi. “Analysis of Florida’s 2020 Ballot Measure Results.” Reason Foundation.
• 11/16/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida Voters Approved a $15 Minimum Wage, Rejected Top-Two Open Primary Elections.” Reason Foundation.
• 10/07/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Removing Restrictions of Nurse Practitioners Could Expand Access to Health Care.” Reason Foundation.
• 08/28/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 4 (2020).” Reason Foundation.
• 08/28/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 3 (2020).” Reason Foundation.
• 08/28/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 2 (2020).” Reason Foundation.
• 08/28/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 1 (2020).” Reason Foundation.
• 08/03/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Tackling Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Crisis Is Going to Be a Key to Economic Recovery.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/27/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Solving Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Bloom Crisis.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/13/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida Legislation Addresses Toxic Blue-Green Algae Blooms.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/08/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida Passes Major Occupational Licensing Reform But More Needs to Be Done.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/01/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Unnecessary Licensing Laws Are Contributing to the Criminal Justice Crisis.” Reason Foundation.
• 06/02/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Housing Regulations and Occupational Licensing Are Hurting Millennials.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/14/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “The Potential of Telepharmacy Services in Times of Crisis.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/11/20 Nastasi, Vittorio and Alix Ollivier. “How to Ensure the Economic Downturn Doesn’t Exacerbate Florida’s Housing Crisis.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/06/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Occupational Licensing Reform Could Help Boost Economy As We Fight COVID-19.” Reason Foundation.
• 05/04/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Amidst Economic Crisis, California Creates Exemptions to Assembly Bill 5 Rather Than Repealing It.” Reason Foundation.
• 04/13/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “COVID-19 Prompts States to Suspend Regulation That Have Limited Expansion of Health Care Facilities.” Reason Foundation.
• 04/08/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Free Trade, Not Tarriffs, Is How to Reduce the Medical Equipment Shortages Hurting the COVID-19 Response.” Reason Foundation.
• 04/07/20 Joffe, Marc and Vittorio Nastasi. “Immigration Rules Block Thousands of Qualified Doctors and Nurses From Helping the US Fight COVID-19.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/31/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Water Markets Present a Solution to Florida’s Water Bottling Conflict.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/31/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Rolling Back Regulations to Combat COVID-19 Should Be Just the Start.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/24/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “To Fight COVID-19, Governments Smartly Remove Bureaucratic Health Care Regulations, Unnecessary Licensing Restrictions.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/09/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “How State-Level Reforms Could Alleviate the Looming Physician Shortage.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/02/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Scope of Practice Reforms Could Alleviate Physician Shortages in Florida.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/13/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Greater Accountability and Public-Private Partnerships Could Reduce Sewage Spills in Florida.” Reason Foundation.
• 02/06/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “How Occupational Licensing Hurts Florida’s Most Vulnerable.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/29/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida’s Open Enrollment Policy Can Serve As a School Choice Model.” Reason Foundation.
• 01/09/20 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Market-Driven Water Pricing Could Help Solve Florida’s Water Problems.” Reason Foundation.
• 11/26/19 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Licensing Reform Could Expand Health Care Access and Reduce Costs.” Reason Foundation.
• 11/18/19 Nastasi, Vittorio. “How Using Public-Private Partnerships and Ending Sugar Subsidies Could Help Restore Florida’s Everglades.” Reason Foundation.
• 10/13/19 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida Task Force Makes Good Start in Tackling Blue-Green Algae.” Reason Foundation.
• 10/02/19 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Scope of Practice Laws and Licensing Regulations Increase Health Care Costs for Patients.” Reason Foundation.
• 08/29/19 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Florida’s $15 Minimum Wage Initiative Threatens Jobs and Tourism Industry.” Reason Foundation.
• 08/29/19 Nastasi, Vittorio. “A Better Path to Dealing With Student Debt Problems.” Reason Foundation.
• 08/29/19 Nastasi, Vittorio. “The Tax Increases and Other Costs That Come With Democratic Socialism.” Reason Foundation.
• 08/28/19 Nastasi, Vittorio. “Companies Are Loosening Hiring Requirements and Considering Job Applicants with Criminal Records.” Reason Foundation.
• 08/16/13 Staley, Samuel R. “Will Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Doom High-Speed Rail?” Reason Foundation.
• 08/17/12 Randazzo, Anthony and Samuel R. Staley. “Does the Paul Ryan Choice Ensure a Real Housing Debate?” Reason Foundation.
• 07/19/12 Moore, Adrian and Samuel R. Staley. “Reducing Traffic Congestion and Increasing Mobility in Chicago.” Reason Foundation.
• 07/19/12 Staley, Samuel R. “Practical Strategies for Reducing Congestion and Increasing Mobility for Chicago.” Reason Foundation.
• 06/15/12 Staley, Samuel R. “Highway Construction As Stimulus? Not So Fast.” Reason Foundation.
• 03/23/12 Staley, Samuel R. “What the U.S. Can Learn from China.” Reason Foundation.

Charles Koch Foundation

• 11/17/22 Staley, Samuel R. “Why self-actualization is important for students, and society.” Charles Koch Foundation.

Mercatus Center at George Mason University

• 04/xx/13 Holcombe, Randall G. “Liberalism and Cronyism: Two Rival Political and Economic Systems.” Mercatus Center.
• 10/xx/16 Holcombe, Randall G. “Integrating Drones into the US Air Traffic Control System.” Mercatus Center.