Research Library | Baker Institute

Why Fixing Methane Leaks From the Oil and Gas Industry Can be a Climate Game-changer – One That Pays for Itself

What’s the cheapest, quickest way to reduce climate change without roiling the economy? In the United States, it may be by reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.

Jim Krane November 17, 2022

Drug Policy | Commentary

317,793 People Were Arrested for Marijuana Possession in 2020 Despite the Growing Legalization Movement

More than 300,000 people were arrested for cannabis possession in 2020, FBI records show. Meanwhile, the drug is being legal…

Katharine Neill Harris November 16, 2022

Science and Technology Policy | Commentary

Accountability and Liability in Computing

In 2017, I wrote:^a "So here we are, 70 years into the computer age and after three ACM Turing Awards in the area of…

Moshe Vardi November 16, 2022

Center for Public Finance | Working Paper

Demographics and the US Economy

How much can demographic changes account for trends in the U.S. economy? This paper shows that a heterogeneous-agent, overlapping-generations model with historical demographic flows can generate several features of the U.S. economy over the past several decades, including a secular decline in economic growth, a rise in savings relative to GDP, a corresponding decline in real interest rates, and, in part, changes in wealth inequality.

Jorge Barro November 11, 2022

Center for Energy Studies | Working Paper

Net Zero Saudi Arabia: How Green Can the Oil Kingdom Get?

This paper lays out one potential step-by-step path toward decarbonizing Saudi Arabia, imagining a sweeping restructuring of a fossil fuel-driven society and economy.

Jim Krane October 27, 2022

Conflict Resolution and U.S. Foreign Policy | Commentary

Biden’s National Security (Sort of) Strategy

After a delay, the Joe Biden administration has issued its National Security Strategy (NSS), a summary of the administration’s foreign policy approach. Fellow Joe Barnes discusses the usefulness and implications of the NSS in this commentary.

Joe Barnes October 26, 2022

Center for Energy Studies | Commentary

Who’s to Blame for Exorbitant Natural Gas Prices in Europe? Hint: Maybe Not Who You Think.

Who is benefiting from Europe's skyrocketing natural gas prices? "Middle men” companies who buy natural gas or LNG in the U.S and sell LNG in Europe are receiving the windfall, write fellows Steven Miles and Anna Mikulska.

Steven R. Miles, Anna B. Mikulska October 26, 2022

Center for Public Finance | Commentary

The Fed Will Continue to Raise Interest Rates. But How High Will They Go?

The Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy is a major source of uncertainty for market participants. Already, the stock…

John W. Diamond October 13, 2022

Commentary

Why Putin is Doubling Down in Ukraine

Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, faced with this truth, has decided to double down on his efforts. Fellow Joe Barnes explains how Putin has boxed himself into a corner — and why this makes him so dangerous.

Joe Barnes October 11, 2022

Science and Technology Policy | Commentary

The Many Challenges Facing Arati Prabhakar as She Takes Over Biden’s Science Policy Office

Arati Prabhakar has been sworn in as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and assistant to the president…

Neal F. Lane October 6, 2022