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The OCS Leasing Moratorium: Which Way Forward?	Lifting restrictions on the Outer Continental Shelf drilling should be part of a larger strategy designed to move the United States toward an economy that is no...	EF-WWT-OCSMoratorium-071008.pdf
National War Powers Commission Report	Bipartisan panel led by former Secretaries of State Baker and Christopher unanimously recommends new process for president, Congress.	National War Powers Commission Report.pdf
Municipal Connectivity Provision: Societal Imperative or Fiscal Folly	The United States must find a way to increase broadband connectivity if it is to remain ahead of the technological curve.	TSPP_MultiConn.pdf
Testimony of Amy Myers Jaffe To the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, U.S. House of Representatives	Many of the risks driving the oil price premium may be less catastrophic than they seem at first glance and have, in some cases, actually eased over the last ye...	JAFFECongressionalTestimony11jun08-final.pdf
Testimony Before the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, and Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans of the U.S. House of Representatives - Joint Subcommittee Oversight Field Hearing	Joan Neuhaus Schaan testifies regarding Texas border security.	OversightFieldHearing-JSchaan-052208.pdf
The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet Geopolitical and Financial Risks	Executive summary for the Baker Institute/IEEJ research study on global energy markets.	IEEJexecsummaryFINAL.pdf
Global Energy Market - Working Papers	Working papers and related research for the Baker Institute/IEEJ research study on global energy markets.	global-energy-market-working-papers
The Impact of H.R. 25 on Housing and the Homebuilding Industry	John Diamond and George Zodrow analyze the effects of implementing the FairTax reform.	ImpactofHR25-TEPP.pdf
Cardiac CON Regulations and the Availability and Use of Revascularization Services	State cardiac certificate of need regulations affect the number of cardiac facilities available.	Ho-CardiacCONReg-0408.pdf
Considering Sea Level Rise	What can policymakers do to curb the rising sea level?	WWT_sealevelrise_040208.pdf
Selecting Parameter Values for General Equilibrium Model Simulations	The Tax and Expenditure Policy researchers examine the range of parameter values for equilibrium model simulations.	parameter_values_final.pdf
Health Economics Newsletter - March 2008	Are patient admission patterns influenced by hospital acquisitions?	HPR_Mar08.pdf
Video Briefing Transcript: Convergence and Connectivity	Chris Bronk discusses how technology is changing the way the world is connected.	WWT_ConvergenceConnectivity_022608.pdf
Video Briefing Transcript: Prospects for Peace in the Middle East	Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian of the Baker Institute discusses public policy regarding the situation in the Middle East.	WWT_ProspectsforPeace_022608.pdf
Imagine a World That's Energy-Rich	Storing electricity locally was the late Rice professor and Nobel laureate Richard Smalley's dream. Excerpted by Amy Myers Jaffe in the Houston Chronicle.	Real Urgency about Energy - pg 2.pdf
Real Urgency About Energy: We Won't Get There By Tinkering	Leadership in the White House is about to change, and with that change comes the possibility of a smarter energy policy. From the Houston Chronicle.	Chronicle-Jaffe-we wont get there by tinkering.pdf
Baker Institute Report 31	Winter 2008: Highlights include the nuclear nonproliferation conference and the War Powers Commission.	BI_Report 31_dec.pdf
Ideas That Will Actually Cut Into Global Warning	There are no panaceas to global warming, but here is a portfolio of policies. From the Houston Chronicle.	Ideas that will actually cut into global warming.pdf
U.S. Energy Policy FAQ: The U.S. Energy Mix, National Security and the Myths of Energy Independence	The Energy Forum addresses questions about the U.S. energy situation. (Updated Feb. 4, 2008.)	WWT_USEnergyFAQ_020408-1.pdf
Using an Individual Income Tax Panel File to Measure Changes in Marginal Tax Rates: Opportunities and Limitations	Initial efforts by the Panel Data Users Group to produce output from a cross-section of tax returns.	marginal_tax_rates.pdf