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Science and Technology Policy | Research Paper

Science and Technology: Ensuring America's Science Future

The United States should assign a particularly high priority on science and technology over the next four years, especially for federal support of research.

Neal F. Lane, Kirstin R.W. Matthews March 8, 2013

U.S. Health System Transformation | Center for Health and Biosciences | Newsletter

Health Policy Research Newsletter -- March 2013

Removing state Certificate of Need regulations can lower costs of open-heart surgery, according to research by Baker…

Vivian Ho March 4, 2013

US Capitol

Center for Energy Studies | Testimony

Testimony Before U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

This testimony was delivered before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 12, 2013.

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Kenneth B. Medlock III February 12, 2013

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Center for Energy Studies | Testimony

Opportunities for Natural Gas in the U.S.: Testimony by Kenneth B. Medlock III

Testimony of Kenneth B. Medlock III James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics, and Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Rice University To the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Washington, D.C. February 12, 2013

Kenneth B. Medlock III February 12, 2013

Oil refinery

Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

A Marketing Campaign to Reduce Vehicle Fuel Use

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Executive Summary

We propose a national marketing…

James D. Coan, Joe Barnes December 12, 2012

Surgeons operate on patient

U.S. Health System Transformation | Center for Health and Biosciences | Journal

State Deregulation and Medicare Costs for Acute Cardiac Care

Abstract

Past literature suggests that Certificate of Need (CON) regulations for cardiac care were ineffective in…

Vivian Ho, Meei-Hsiang Ku-Goto October 2, 2012

A reflection of Planet Earth appears on a water drop on a leaf.

Center for Energy Studies | Compilation

Energy & The Environment

Experts from the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies examine current policies regulating energy and the environment.

May 1, 2012

China Map

Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

China's Oil Sector: Trends and Uncertainties

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I. Introduction

Even a cursory glance across the…

Alan Troner December 2, 2011

The Texas Gulf Coast.

Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

Water Currents and the Protection of Upper Texas Coastal Marshes, Bays and Estuaries From Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico

Introduction

Figure 1

Texas Gulf coastal marsh. — Note Texas Gulf coastal march: Note barrier islands on the far side of the bay.
Source Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas.

The marshes, bays, and estuaries of the upper Texas Gulf Coast form a complex matrix of rich…

Ronald L. Sass November 22, 2011

Keyboard with shopping cart key

Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

Shadowy Figures: Tracking Illicit Financial Transactions in the Murky World of Digital Currencies, Peer-to-peer Networks, and Mobile Device Payments

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Executive Summary

The history of the movement of…

John Villasenor, Cody Monk, Christopher Bronk August 29, 2011