Shell Distinguished Lecture Series: An Address by Secretary of State John Kerry April 26, 2016
Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry April 26 for a private address…
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Transatlantic Energy Security Forum April 26, 2016
The dramatic growth in oil and gas production in the United States has presented an unexpected set of new opportunities. To…
Latin America Initiative | Issue Brief
The Foreign Policy of the PT (Workers’ Party) Government in Brazil: It’s Time for an Assessment This issue brief examines the various foreign policy strategies advanced by Worker’s Party-led administrations in Brazil…
April 26, 2016 
How Well Do All Patient Refined-Diagnosis-Related Groups Explain Costs of Pediatric Cancer Chemotherapy Admissions in the United States?
State-based Medicaid programs have begun using All Patient Refined–Diagnosis-Related Groups (APR-DRGs) to determine hospital…
April 26, 2016 McLarty Lecture Series: A Conversation with His Excellency Luis Videgaray Caso April 25, 2016
His Excellency Luis Videgaray Caso, Mexico's secretary of finance and public credit, addressed the country's economic…
The Gulf States and Iran: Two Misunderstandings and One Possible Game-Changer
This working paper discusses the regional rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
April 25, 2016 
Global Health in a Globalized Texas April 22, 2016
While globalization in Texas promotes economic development and prosperity, it also creates vulnerability from a public…
From the ‘What?’ to the ‘How?' in the Water-Energy Nexus: Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons Learned April 20, 2016
It’s practically cliché now to say that water and energy are inextricably linked. However, combined water and energy…
Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Obama in Argentina: The Relaunch of Bilateral Relations President Barack Obama’s visit to Argentina launched new bilateral relations in which traditional diplomacy was widely…
April 20, 2016 
Do Minimum Wages Improve Early Life Health? Evidence From Developing Countries
The authors used demographic and health surveys between 2000-2013 to analyze the relationship between minimum wages and the…
April 20, 2016