Experts in the News

The dramatic drop in oil prices means long-term economic damage for the Houston region, said public finance fellow John Diamond.

“The reason the shale revolution hasn’t happened elsewhere is what is above the ground,” said energy fellow Mark Finley about the importance of putting people first.

Instead of boosting Mexico’s growth, Pemex could become a crushing financial burden for a nation that was already facing its worst recession in decades. “Everyone knows [López Obrador] will not let Pemex go under,” sayid energy fellow Francisco Monaldi. “He will drag the Mexican government down with Pemex.”

"A lot of the jobs that are being lost in the oil industry are high-wage jobs,” public finance fellow John Diamond said. “It’s going to impact a different segment of the Houston population.”

Child health policy fellow Quianta Moore discussed how Covid-19 will disproportionately impact working class mothers and their children.