The Greek government owns much of the economy, but privatization of state-owned sectors would offer Greece a better chance of economic recovery from its current debt crisis.

Municipal governments that grow raise the tax burden on their residents, and this in turn acts as a drag on both the future tax base and economic growth of the area.

Sallie Mae (the Student Loan Marketing Association) was privatized in 1996, making it the first government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) to be spun off by the federal government with a sunset on its government charter. What has been the result and what can we learn from it? In a new study for...

On these quite intensive days for Government and the Parliament we deem it relevant and appropriate to reflect upon the issue of competition. This word has been frequently abused and idolized as the goal of any market process instead of being considered an instrument, a process regulated for the benefit...

This is the third and final event in AEI's project on the privatization of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks. At this event, housing market experts will comment on and critique a proposed privatization plan and a plan for improving the residential mortgage market through...

Introduction to the conference on the privatization of the Housing GSEs.

AEI has begun a year-long project on the privatization of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and federal home loan banks. If successfully concluded, this research initiative will give the administration and Congress an alternative to the regulatory approach currently under consideration. As a first step, AEI has commissioned proposals...