Minimum wages and Child Health
Will increases in minimum wages improve child health? Fellow Farhan Majid discusses his recent study showing that a higher…
September 7, 2017 5516 Results
POSTPONED – The Future of Trade in North America September 6, 2017
This event has been postponed due to the ongoing effects of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey. We are working with the…
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey: Policy Perspectives
Faculty scholar Jim Blackburn proposes a series of realistic ideas that can substantially reduce misery and damage the next…
September 6, 2017 
Energy and Economic Diversification Policy Roundtable
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Qatar Leadership Centre hosted…
September 5, 2017 
Mexico’s Telecommunications Reform and the Role of the Supreme Court
Mexico initiated a series of structural reforms in 2013, including major changes to policies governing telecommunications…
September 5, 2017 
Can DACA Be Saved?
Mexico Center director Tony Payan weighs in on President Trump's decision to end DACA: http://bit.ly/2wDU1Zm
September 5, 2017 
Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation: Possibilities, Benefits, and Challenges for a Widespread Application in the Mexican Residential Sector
This paper assesses the current operational conditions of the Mexican residential electricity sector and examines the…
September 4, 2017 
The IRS’ Related-party Transaction Campaign: Looking Through a Transfer Pricing Lens
The authors examine the Internal Revenue Service’s audit campaign strategy — in particular, the related-party transactions…
September 1, 2017 
Latin America Initiative | Issue Brief
Measuring Inequality and Assessing Its Relevance in Latin America The author assesses the impact of inequality in Latin America and the methods used to measure it.
August 31, 2017 The Next Three Decades: Energy in India's Transformation August 25, 2017
India's growth over the next three decades will require a transformation of its energy system in the face of enormous global…