Health Policy Research Newsletter -- June 2013 June 7, 2013
"Pay-for-performance" for surgeons can help to improve associated health care services, but only with appropriate metrics…
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Cancer Research in the United States: Dying by a Thousand Paper Cuts
In a genuine effort to protect patients from adverse events, regulatory burdens and research rigidity in clinical trials…
June 6, 2013 
Where Do Impact Investing and Microfinance Meet?
Impact investments — investments made with the intention to generate a social and environmental impact alongisde a financial…
June 3, 2013 
Latin America Initiative | Program
Americas Project A collaboration uniting the resources and expertise of Rice University's Baker Institute and the Organization of American…
June 1, 2013 Looking at Iran: The Rise and Fall of Iran in Public Opinion May 30, 2013
When American policymakers discuss Iran, the focus is on Israel, as if that were the only issue to consider. In reality, the…
Baker Institute Update: The fall of Iran in Arab public opinion; Tony Blair speaks at the institute May 29, 2013
Arab American Institute president James Zogby discusses the fall of Iran in Arab public opinion; former U.K. Prime Minister…
The Case for Corporate Income Tax Reform
The positive effects of a corporate income tax reform in the United States might well be enhanced by a simultaneous move to…
May 29, 2013 Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Seizing Africa's Opportunity: The Role of Effective Governance May 21, 2013
The Right Honorable Tony Blair served as prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from May 1997 to June 2007…
International Space Medicine Summit 2013 May 16, 2013
On May 16-19, 2013, Rice University"s Baker Institute and Baylor College of Medicine will host the seventh annual…
Going Global: Greater Houston's Economic Future May 15, 2013
The Houston forum of the Global Cities Initiative will take place at the Baker Institute for Public Policy on the campus of…