Experts in the News

Fellows Gabriel Collins and Kenneth B. Medlock, III, assessed the ability of shale producers to quickly scale-up in a recent Baker Institute issue brief. Their work was highlighted in subsequent journal articles.

Baker Institute experts Marah Short and Vivian Ho coauthored a paper with Ayse McCracken that examines trends in physician-hospital integration over time. Their work was featured in various outlets.

Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Mexico Center, discusses the potential impact on Texas of President Trump's proposed Mexico policies. Houston Chronicle:

Russell A. Green, Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics, is quoted on how President Donald Trump’s executive order to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership may affect the United States' leadership position within the Asia Pacific region in The Washington Post. Green also analyzes the impact of the executive order, both on the U.S. and the Asian countries who have signed the agreement, in an interview with Trend News Agency. He also discusses U.S. trade strategy after withdrawing from the TPP in an interview on The Mike Siegel Show, and what the TPP would have meant for Houston in an interview with Houston Public Media.

Fellow Joe Barnes discusses U.S.-Russia relations in an interview with the Houston Chronicle and comments on Rex Tillerson's potential confirmation as head of the State Department: "He is an unusual, but not necessarily bad choice for secretary of state."