Line of Hispanic immigrants waiting outside with backs to viewer.

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Policy Brief

More Humane Immigration Policies Will Reduce Migrant Trauma: A Conversation with Dr. Alfonso Mercado

Hostile immigration enforcement policies and anti-immigrant actions against refugees and asylum seekers are causing trauma to migrant families and exposing them to dangerous living conditions on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Luz Maria Garcini, Kimberly Nguyen, Daniel Argueta, Aldo Barrita, Amy Barrett, Jin Yan May 25, 2023

Center for Public Finance | Report

Understanding Stock Buybacks — Should We Tax Them?

This report examines how and why corporations buy back shares and whether an excise tax on share buybacks is efficient.

John W. Diamond, Joyce Beebe May 23, 2023

Center for Energy Studies | Journal

A Pricing Mechanism to Jointly Mitigate Market Power and Environmental Externalities

By Lamia Varawala, Mohammad Reza Hesamzadeh, György Dán, Derek Bunn and Juan Rosellón

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The electricity…

Juan Rosellón May 23, 2023

Podcast

Baker Briefing: Houston, a Microcosm of America’s Demographic Future

Houston is the most ethnically diverse city in the U.S. It has been called a “microcosm of America’s future” based on its changing economic, demographic, and cultural landscapes. It is also home to the Kinder Houston Area Survey — the nation’s longest-running metropolitan study of its kind.

Edward M. Emmett May 18, 2023

Center for Public Finance | Commentary

War Rooms and Bailouts: How Banks and the Fed are Preparing for a U.S. Default

Convening war rooms, planning speedy bailouts and raising "house-on-fire" alarm bells: Those are a few of the ways the biggest banks and financial regulators are preparing for a potential default on U.S. debt.

John W. Diamond May 16, 2023

Center for Energy Studies | Report

US LNG Exports: Supply, Siting and Bottlenecks

As global energy markets continue their inexorable transition to a lower GHG future, sources of energy supply that are competitive, accessible, and environmentally favorable will thrive. This is exactly where U.S. natural gas can find its comparative advantage.

Kenneth B. Medlock III May 16, 2023

Argentina Program | Commentary

Governing Parties Prevail In 4 Argentine Mining & Petro Province Election

On May 7 and May 14, the respective governing parties in the Argentine provinces of Jujuy, La Pampa, Salta and Tierra del…

Mark P. Jones May 16, 2023

Center for Energy Studies | Commentary

How Long Will it Take for China’s Nuclear Power to Replace Coal?

Countries like France, Japan, and others were forced to re-examine their national nuclear policy due to energy security…

Shih Yu (Elsie) Hung May 16, 2023

Rally in Turkey ahead of Presidential Elections in 2023

Podcast

Baker Briefing: What Turkey’s Dramatic Presidential Elections Mean for the World

The world is closely watching the presidential elections in Turkey — particularly the dynamic between incumbent President Recap Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The election has been called the most consequential in Turkey since 1950.

David M. Satterfield May 15, 2023

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Report

Yarrington, García Luna, and Cienfuegos: Three Cases that Explain the New Judicial Relationship Between Mexico and the United States

In this report, fellow Tony Payan examines three recent U.S. criminal cases involving high-ranking Mexican officials. These cases point to a new “policy” by Washington to use its long-arm jurisdiction to arrest, prosecute and punish Mexican officials who have committed crimes that harm U.S. interests, he writes.

Tony Payan May 15, 2023

Research Library

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