Mexico Country Outlook 2023
This report was written collaboratively by experts from the Baker Institute Center for the U.S. and Mexico and other…
January 9, 2023
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Of Chinese Behemoths: What China’s Rare Earths Dominance Means for the US
China’s dominance over the supply of rare earths — which are critical for energy transition and defense technologies — should spur U.S. policymakers to bolster raw materials supply chains, write energy fellow Michelle Michot Foss and co-author Jacob Koelsch.
Michelle Michot Foss, Jacob Koelsch December 19, 2022
Connecting Past and Future: A History of Texas’ Isolated Power Grid
Why does Texas have its own power grid, and how can its history inform the future of electric power in the state? Nonresident scholar Julie Cohn looks beyond the mythology surrounding the standalone Texas grid and finds that reliability and economics — not politics — were the major factors leading to isolation.
Julie A. Cohn December 1, 2022
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
Carbon Border Adjustments: The Need to Analyze ALL Carbon Trade
As the European Union develops a carbon border tax and the United States considers its own, this report argues for the need to track cross-border carbon trade comprehensively — including trade in fossil fuels.
Mark Finley, Joon Ha Kim September 7, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Corporate Minimum Tax Faces Major Issues
The 15% corporate minimum tax is one of the Inflation Reduction Act's key revenue-raising provisions Joyce Beebe reviews the background, operating mechanism and different perspectives associated with implementing the corporate minimum tax.
Joyce Beebe August 24, 2022
How Do States Tax Peer-to-peer Car Sharing?
Travelers have a lot to juggle this summer: besides pricey airline tickets, higher energy prices, and more costly food and…
Joyce Beebe August 10, 2022
Macroeconomic Effects of the Inflation Reduction Act
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John W. Diamond August 4, 2022
The Divergent Goals of U.S. and Mexican Energy Policies: Scenarios Before the New Energy Shock
The energy policies of the United States and Mexico are at a crossroads, writes nonresident scholar Isidro Morales. In this report, he explains that the future direction of energy in both nations depends on how global energy markets adjust to the latest shock to the system — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Isidro Morales July 25, 2022
Semiconductors: Encouraging Innovation through Manufacturing and Tax Incentives
The U.S. is facing an acute semiconductor shortage, exacerbated by pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains, writes fellow Joyce Beebe. In this brief, she analyzes two federal proposals that seek to expand U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and weighs the pros and cons of including tax incentives in any final bill.
Joyce Beebe July 20, 2022