PUBLICATIONS

Health Economics Newsletter - March 2010: Are federal food assistance programs part of the childhood obesity problem?; Vivian Ho; Mar 16; [PDF : 3.9 MB ]

Diplomacy Rebooted: Making Digital Statecraft a Reality: The state department is now in a position to build novel applications to support the mission of diplomacy, contends Baker Institute Technology, Society and Public Policy fellow Chris Bronk in an article in the March 2010 issue of the Foreign Service Journal, http://www.afsa.org/fsj.; Christopher Bronk; Mar 02; [PDF : 354.9 kB ]

U.K. Stem Cell Policy – A Civic Scientist’s Journey through Regulation: A Civic Scientist Précis on Stephen Minger, Ph.D.; Sarah Tambra, Kirstin R.W. Matthews; Mar 01; [PDF : 752.5 kB ]

International Space Medicine Summit III Executive Summary: Discussions and recommendations from the third annual International Space Medicine Summit organized by the Baker Institute Space Policy Program; George W.S. Abbey; Feb 16; [PDF : 1.3 MB ]

Border Economies Series - The Partisan Politics of Border State Infrastructure: A Study of Budget Allocation in Six Mexican States: A study of the economic and political shifts in Mexico's northern states, and the influence of these changes on local infrastructure.; Raúl Cipriano González; Feb 12; [PDF : 614.9 kB ]

In New Federal Legislation, a Victory for Cybersecurity: Bill sails through House with bipartisan support. Published in the Feb. 12, 2010, edition of the Houston Chronicle.; Christopher Bronk; Feb 12; [PDF : 266.3 kB ]

Getting to the Territorial Endgame of an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Settlement: A report by the Israeli-Palestinian Workshop of the Baker Institute's Conflict Resolution Forum.; Edward P. Djerejian; Feb 02; [PDF : 2.8 MB ]

A Realistic, Pragmatic Approach to Health Care Reform: With his focus back on children, President Obama would be reaching out to both parties. Published in the Jan. 31, 2010, edition of the Houston Chronicle.; Vivian Ho; Jan 31; [PDF : 198.7 kB ]

Resource Nationalism and Energy Security in Latin America: Implications for Global Oil Supplies: The balance achieved between resource nationalism and energy security dramatically affects global energy supplies.; David Mares; Jan 20; [PDF : 631.3 kB ]

Fundamentals of a Sustainable U.S. Biofuels Policy: A comprehensive research paper evaluating the government's multi-billion dollar support of ethanol production to meet the goal of enhancing energy security in an environmentally sustainable fashion.; James D. Coan, Rosa Dominguez-Faus, Amy Myers Jaffe, Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ronald Soligo, Lauren A. Smulcer, Pedro Alvarez, Joel G. Burken, Marcelo E. Dias de Oliveira, Diego E. Gomez, Susan E. Powers; Jan 05; [PDF : 1.4 MB ]

Baker Institute Policy Report 43: Fundamentals of a Sustainable U.S. Biofuels Policy: A concise overview of the government's multi-billion dollar support of ethanol production to meet the goal of enhancing energy security in an environmentally sustainable fashion.; Jan 05; [PDF : 301.5 kB ]

The Radical Legacy of 1979: Three events in 1979 have had dire consequences for the Middle East and long-term implications far beyond the region's borders. Published in the Jan. 1, 2010, edition of The Wall Street Journal.; Edward P. Djerejian; Jan 01

NASA in Need of a Major Overhaul: Radical change is necessary for the agency to thrive. Published in the Dec. 20, 2009, edition of The Houston Chronicle.; Christopher Bronk, Tory Gattis; Dec 20; [PDF : 1.2 MB ]

Informe Sobre Conferencias del Proyecto de las Américas 2009 - Más allá de la ausencia de guerra: Paz y estabilidad en la América del Siglo XXI: Los fellows del Proyecto de las Américas 2009 discuten el papel de las organizaciones internacionales, el gobierno y la sociedad civil en la promoción y mantenimiento de la paz en el hemisferio.; Erika de la Garza, Lisa Guaqueta; Dec 17; [PDF : 175.0 kB ]

Americas Project 2009 Conference Report - Beyond the Absence of War: Peace and Stability in the Americas of the 21st Century: The Americas Project 2009 fellows discuss the role of international organizations, government, and civil society in promoting and maintaining peace in the hemisphere.; Erika de la Garza, Lisa Guaqueta; Dec 17; [PDF : 162.3 kB ]

Health Economics Newsletter - December 2009: Is safe electronic health record use all about good technology?; Vivian Ho; Dec 16; [PDF : 3.5 MB ]

Political Correctness and Inconvenient Truth: Joan Neuhaus Schaan discusses how political correctness may have led to the Fort Hood shootings.; Joan Neuhaus Schaan; Dec 07; [PDF : 167.6 kB ]

The Art of Diplomacy, 20 Years Later: The process of German reunification has been filled with complexities. Published in the Nov. 9, 2009, edition of The Houston Chronicle.; Joe Barnes; Nov 09; [PDF : 250.7 kB ]

Pillars of Public Finance: Rice scholar George Zodrow discusses four "pillars of public finance" created by Rice University economist Peter Mieszkowski.; George Zodrow; Nov 01; [PDF : 295.3 kB ]

German Unification: Expectations and Outcomes (Panel Discussion Transcript): A transcript of the panel discussion bringing together the foreign ministers of the six states directly involved in negotiations to reflect on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.; Douglas Brinkley, James A. Baker, III, Roland Dumas, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Charles Powell, Markus Meckel, Eduard Shevardnadze; Oct 30; [PDF : 347.8 kB ]

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