Applied Policy Research

Housing, Land Use, and Urban Planning

Assessing the Effects of Local Impact Fees and Land-use Regulations on Workforce Housing in Florida, Backgrounder, James Madison Institute, December 2018. 
Regulatory Overdrive: Taxi Regulations, Market Concentration, and Service Availability, by Samuel R. Staley, Catherine Annis, and Matthew Kelly, Institute for Justice, October 2018.
Florida’s Regional Planning Councils: Compromising Property Rights and Limiting Florida’s Economic Growth, by Randall G. Holcombe, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, April 2014.
Constitutionally Mandated Land Purchases: A Flawed Approach to Environmental Protection, by Randall G. Holcombe, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, January 2014.
The Relationship between School Facility Age and Housing Sale Price, by Huston John Gibson, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, September 2009.
What Makes a Community (Un)Affordable? Evidence from Florida,by Tom Mayock, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, July 2009. 
Why Do Florida Counties Adopt Urban Growth Boundaries?, by Randall G. Holcombe, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, September 2007. 
The Regulatory Tax: Assessing and Tracking the Impact of Land Use Regulation on House Prices in Leon County, by Ron Cheung, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, March 2007.
The Effect of Land Use Regulation on Housing and Land Prices, by Keith Ihlanfeldt, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, November 2006. 
Impact Fees and the Supply of Affordable Housing in Florida, by Gregory Burge, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, May 2006.
From BID’s To RID’s: Creating “Residential Improvement Districts”, by Robert H. Nelson, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, April 2006. 
Inclusionary Zoning: Is it Right for Florida?, by Ryan West, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, November 2005. 
Planning for Growth: The Advantages of a Longer Planning Horizon, by Randall G. Holcombe, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, February 2005.
Investigating the Impact of Florida’s Growth Management Approach on the State’s Largest Cities, by Timothy S. Chapin, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, January 2005.
A Comparison of Land Use Regulation Between Leon and Wakulla Counties, by Mary Beal, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, July 2004. 
Innovation in Land Use Management Policy in Florida Cities, by In-Sung Kang, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, February 2004.
Why Has Florida’s Growth Management Act Been Ineffective?, by Randall. G. Holcombe, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, December 2003.
Is the Ineffectiveness of Florida’s Growth Management Act a Blessing or a Curse?, by Randall G. Holcombe, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, December 2003.
The Impact of Building Restrictions on Housing Affordability, by Moriah Bellenger, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, July 2003.
Attitudes Towards Growth Management in Florida: Comparing Citizen Support in 1985 and 2001, by Tim Chapin, Charles Connerly, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, December 2002.
Florida’s Growth Management Study Commission Final Report, by Randall G. Holcombe, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, March 2001.
The Impact of Growth Management Regulations on Housing Prices, by Jerry Anthony, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, March 2001.

Economic Development & Economic Opportunity

Game of Cronies: Florida’s Taxpayers Lose Out to Crony Capitalism, by Matthew Kelly and Sam Staley, Backgrounder, James Madison Institute, May 2018.
State Economic Development Policy Falls Short, by Matthew Kelly, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute (April 2017)
Regulatory Reform and Economic Development, by Moon-Gi Jeong, Richard C. Feiock, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, October 2001.
Economic Freedom and Prosperity, by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, April 2001.

Environmental Policy and Hazard Mitigation

Assessing the Effectiveness of Comprehensive Plans in Mitigating Exposure of Florida Coastal Communities to Hurricane Flooding, by Tim Chapin, Robert Deyle, Jay Baker, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, November 2006.
Reduced Hazard Exposure through Growth Management? An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Florida’s Hurricane Hazard Mitigation Planning Mandates, by Tim Chapin, Robert Deyle, Jay Baker, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, March 2006.
The Failure Of Wetland Mitigation Banking To Account For Ecosystem Services, by J.B. Ruhl, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, May 2006.
Adaptive Governance and Water Conflict, by Bruce Stiftel, John Scholz, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, July 2004.
Cleanup Options for Florida’s Brownfields, by Keith Ihlanfeldt, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, October 2003. 

Public Finance, Taxation, and Regulation

Cost Overruns and Public Infrastructure: The Case of Tallahassee’s Cascades Park and Trail, by Samuel Staley, Catherine Annis, and Thomas Boodry, Policy Report, April 25, 2019. 
State Tax Burdens and Interstate Migration, by Nicholas Spaunburg, Policy Insight, DeVoe Moore Institute, July 2018. 
Mapping Regulatory Efficiency: Telecommunications Tower Development in Tallahassee, by Samuel Staley and Matthew Kelly, Policy Report, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, July 2016.
Tax Increment Financing and Urban Redevelopment Strategies in Florida, by Heather Khan, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, November 2009.
Population Density and Municipal Government Expenditures, by Randall G. Holcombe, DeEdgra W. Williams, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, October 2007. 
The Effects of Impact Fees on Housing and Land Markets, by Keith Ihlanfeldt, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, August 2002.

Transportation and Infrastructure

School Siting & Health Communities, by Rebecca Miles, Tracy Suber, Ruth Steiner, Sandra Whitehead, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, January 2009. 
Green Infrastructure Connectivity for Public Health in Florida, by Christopher Coutts, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, October 2008. 
Rethinking the Florida Transportation Concurrency Mandate, by Tim Chapin, Greg Thompson, Jeff Brown, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, March 2008.
Findings from a Review of Local Government Concurrency Practices in Florida, by Tim Chapin, Policy Brief, DeVoe L. Moore Institute, September 2005.