Baker Institute Student Forum - World Trivia Night February 19, 2006
The Baker Institute Student Forum hosts its biannual World Trivia Night for all Rice students.
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American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville February 13, 2006
Bernard-Henri Levy discusses his new book and his travels in America at the Baker Institute.ￂﾠ Levy is one of France's…
Baker Institute Student Forum - A Discussion with Ambassador Djerejian February 9, 2006
Ambassador Djerejian meets with Rice University students, offering his personal insight into the career of a foreign…
Effects of Low-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Natives: Evidence from Hurricane Mitch January 29, 2006
Using data from post-Hurricane Mitch immigration, this study finds results that suggest that recent immigrants may…
Latin America Initiative | Working Paper
Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes in Venezuela The political institutions that established Venezuela's democracy in the 1960s were deliberately set up to generate a…
January 18, 2006 Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on the Middle East and Israel January 16, 2006
His Excellency Shimon Peres, former Israeli prime minister, discussed conditions in the Middle East and Israel. He stated…
Baker Institute Report 24 December 31, 2005
Highlights include Avian Flu and SARS forum, as well as a visit from the foreign minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. Experience with the Estate Tax and Its Implications for Wealth Transfer Taxation in Latin America December 31, 2005
An examination of how the experience with estate and gift taxation in the United States might inform the debate on the use…
Texas Tax Options December 31, 2005
This paper evaluates the relative advantages and disadvantages of the main potential approaches to revenue reform currently…