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The Baker Institute is embarking on a new campus-wide Latin America Initiative that will involve research on Brazil’s emerging economic and political roles in the international community, as well as state building in the region’s increasingly violent climate amid escalating organized crime. An important part of this initiative is the participation of the institute’s senior fellow for Latin America, former Gov. Bill Richardson.

The current mission of the Latin America Initiative is to provide a forum that fosters a better understanding of the cultures, economies, histories and contemporary affairs of Latin America. Through its main programs — the Americas Project, the U.S.-Mexico Border Program and the Vecinos Lecture Series — the Latin America Initiative brings together leading stakeholders from government, the private sector, academia and civil society to exchange their views on pressing issues confronting the region. Additionally, this initiative sponsors research, publications and regular forums addressing social, political and economic aspects of the hemisphere, as well as of the relationships between Latin American countries and the United States.

The Americas Project brings together young leaders throughout the Americas to foster an informed and open debate on issues critical to the peoples of the Western Hemisphere.

The U.S.–Mexico Border Program analyzes critical issues involving the border region and the implications for both countries. Through Rice University’s Puentes Consortium, which involves three Mexican universities and one other American university, the institute works with practitioners and scholars in several disciplines to do binational research on topics such as migration, security and economic development.

The Vecinos Lecture Series, part of our public outreach to the Houston community and beyond, brings renowned authors, policymakers and other high-level speakers to address a variety of important topics related to Latin America.

 

PUBLICATIONS
2011
Oil Policy Reform in Resource Nationalist States: Lessons for Mexico
Apr 28 2011
David R. Mares
Energy Trade and Security Issues at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Apr 28 2011
Isidro Morales
Oil and U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations
Apr 28 2011
Joe Barnes
Taming the Beast Within: The Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission
Apr 28 2011
Cristopher Ballinas Valdés
Beyond Efficiency: The Politics of Investment Policies in the Oil Industry
Apr 28 2011
Carlos Domínguez
Stuck in the Mud: The Politics of Constitutional Reform in the Oil Sector in Mexico
Apr 28 2011
Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra
Scenarios for Oil Supply, Demand and Net Exports for Mexico
Apr 28 2011
Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ronald Soligo
The Energy Factor in Mexico-U.S. Relations
Apr 28 2011
Isidro Morales
The Macroeconomic Consequences of Falling Oil Revenues in Mexico: A Looming Crisis or a Mixed Blessing?
Apr 28 2011
Jaime Ros
"El petroleo es nuestro": La distribucion de los ingresos petroleros en Mexico
Apr 28 2011
Paul Segal
Oil and Gas in Mexico: Geology, Production Rates and Reserves
Apr 28 2011
Manik Talwani
Coping with Adversity in the Mexican Oil Industry: Como Pemex no hay dos
Apr 28 2011
Laurence Whitehead
The Revenue Efficiency of Pemex: A Comparative Approach
Apr 28 2011
Peter Hartley, Kenneth B. Medlock III
"El petroleo es nuestro": The Distribution of Oil Revenues in Mexico
Apr 28 2011
Paul Segal
2010
Time for Latin America to reconsider prohibition
Nov 05 2010
Erika de la Garza, William Martin
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