Leadership and Compassion: A Discussion with Marguerite Barankitse April 13, 2017
The world continues to witness a number of humanitarian disasters spurred by ethnic or religious intolerance. These…
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Mexican Entrepreneurial Migration to the United States: Open Questions, Policy Challenges
The migration of high-skilled professionals from Mexico to the U.S. has myriad impacts, economic and otherwise. The author…
April 13, 2017 Creating the Future of Water Treatment April 11, 2017
Following the Civic Scientist Lecture Series presentation by National Science Foundation director France A. Córdova, faculty…
Ten Big Ideas: Realizing NSF’s Vision for Future Research and Discovery April 10, 2017
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) long-standing relationship with the science and engineering community has always…
The Texas Voter ID Law and the 2016 Election: A Study of Harris County and Congressional District 23
Confusion over the Texas' voter I.D. law may have kept some people from casting a ballot in the 2016 elections, even though…
April 10, 2017 
Transnational Commerce and Labor Flows
Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institute Mexico Center, testified on transnational labor flows and commerce at an April…
April 10, 2017 
Welfare Implications of Capacity Payments in a Price-capped Electricity Sector: A Case Study of the Texas Market (ERCOT)
Scholar Raúl Bajo Buenestado examines the consumer welfare consequences of introducing capacity payments in the electricity…
April 8, 2017 Fourth Annual Undergraduate Public Policy Competition — Health Policy in the United States April 7, 2017
In September 2013, the Baker Institute Student Forum hosted its inaugural Undergraduate Public Policy Competition. This…
Coordination of the Regulators of the Hydrocarbon Sector: Is It Optimal for the Rule of Law?
One of the goals of Mexico's energy reform was to create a regulatory system that would foster competition in a very complex…
April 5, 2017 Science in Action: Advice on Convincing a Skeptical Public April 4, 2017
Scientists have the obligation to promote science as a public good worthy of taxpayers’ dollars. But how do they convince…