El Chapo Recaptured: Effect on the Peña Administration
Over the coming weeks, there will be much talk about the Jan. 8 recapture of Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” Guzmán — his…
Tony Payan January 9, 2016
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Anti-corruption Reform in Mexico: What Will It Change? Mexico’s Senate is currently deliberating an amendment to the constitution that aims to eliminate corruption — an endemic problem in Mexico. However, the National Anti-Corruption System Act is not as the government and its allies would have the public believe. Instead, it is full of contradictions.
October 2, 2015
The Plaza Agreement: Exchange Rates and Policy Coordination
This working paper is one of a series submitted for the Oct. 1, 2015, Baker Institute event "Currency Policy Then and Now: 30th Anniversary of the Plaza Accord."
Edwin M. Truman September 16, 2015
Time for a Plaza II??
This working paper is one of a series submitted for the Oct. 1, 2015, Baker Institute event "Currency Policy Then and Now: 30th Anniversary of the Plaza Accord."
C. Fred Bergsten September 16, 2015
How Resilient Is Saudi Arabia to a Prolonged Oil Price Slump?
Though drops in oil prices stand to impact Saudi Arabia’s economic stability, the government has turned to drawing down its foreign reserves and issuing bonds to alleviate budgetary pressures and avoid drastic domestic spending cuts. Fellow for the Middle East Kristian Coates Ulrichsen writes in the Baker Institute Blog: http://bit.ly/1fKLWG9.
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen August 28, 2015
The White House’s Heroin Response Strategy: Bringing Together Public Health and Public Safety
A new White House initiative to address rising U.S. heroin use will increase funds to pinpoint the sources of heroin as well as hot spots for drug overdoses. Baker Institute Blog: http://bit.ly/1h0W7r2
Katharine Neill Harris August 21, 2015
Dynamic Scoring: How Will It Affect Fiscal Policymaking?
How do dynamic analysis and dynamic scoring affect fiscal policymaking? Fellow John Diamond presents his views at a U.S. Joint Economic Committee hearing.
John W. Diamond July 28, 2015
Fiscal Imbalance in the United States: Where Do We Stand?
While the recent fiscal troubles in Greece have received much attention, the U.S. fiscal position is hardly comparable to that of Greece. However, the United States is experiencing, and will continue to experience, one of the fundamental economic costs of relatively large and persistent deficits.
John W. Diamond, George R. Zodrow July 23, 2015
Pursuing North American Energy Independence: Mexico’s Energy Reforms
Mexico Center director Tony Payan testifies before a House subcommittee on the major threats to the implementation of Mexico's energy reforms.
Tony Payan July 23, 2015
Height vs. Weight: Will the Chinese Economy's Mass Translate Into Global Stature? (Part 2)
Part 2 of a two-part blog on China’s economy. Part 1 can be found here.
At this point, projections indicate that a…
April 21, 2015