Tax Policy and Foreign Direct Investment in Open Economies
The authors examine the arguments for and against source-based capital income taxation, focusing on the factors that…
May 1, 2018 5516 Results
The Reconfiguration of Ennahdha’s Recruitment Strategy in Tunisia
The author examines how Ennahdha’s new recruitment processes will likely affect the party's identity, member loyalty and…
April 30, 2018 A Doomed Relationship: Ennahdha and Salafism
Contrary to expectations, the relationship between Ennahdha and the Salafis in Tunisia was destined for failure. The authors…
April 27, 2018 Where Are Ennahdha’s Competitors?
Ennahdha, a political party of Muslim democrats, is a major force in Tunisia's emergence as a democracy. The author explains…
April 26, 2018 
Building Pluralistic and Inclusive States Post-Arab Spring
In February 2018, the Baker Institute, the American University of Beirut’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy, and the…
April 26, 2018 
Health, Not Health Care: What’s the Difference? April 25, 2018
This presentation examined the assumptions underlying the United States’ $3.3 trillion annual health expenditures and…
Too Strategic for the Base: How the Nidaa-Ennahdha Alliance Has Done More Harm Than Good
This brief explores how the alliance between Tunisia's two leading political parties — Nidaa Tounes and Ennahdha — has…
April 25, 2018 
Long-term Macroeconomic Effects of the 2017 Corporate Tax Cuts
This study uses a dynamic equilibrium model to project the long-term economic impact of the corporate tax cuts.
April 24, 2018 
Political Enablers of Energy Subsidy Reform in Middle Eastern Oil Exporters
A series of converging trends provided political cover for reforms of long-standing energy subsidies launched by oil…
April 23, 2018 
A Welcome Moment of Nonpartisanship
Baker Institute director Edward P. Djerejian comments on a welcome moment of nonpartisanship after the April 21, 2018…
April 22, 2018