Recent Changes to Sharing Economy Tax Reporting
With the rise of the gig economy has come an increase in concerns about tax compliance. This blog post reviews two recent…
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Mexico’s PEMEX Doubles Down on Crude Oil Refining
Why did Mexico’s state-owned PEMEX buy a Houston-area oil refinery this week, when many other oil companies are moving away…
May 25, 2021 
Has Unconventional Oil & Gas Development in the Texas Permian Basin Created a Subnational Resource Curse?
This is the first analysis focused specifically on whether subnational resource curse dynamics seen in other oil-rich…
May 20, 2021 
Engineers and Economists Prize Efficiency, but Nature Favors Resilience — Lessons From Texas, COVID-19 and the 737 Max
Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar and University Professor Moshe Vardi analyzes three recent crises — the 2021 winter…
May 19, 2021 
The Future of Houston as Energy Transitions
This report explores Houston's substantial comparative advantage in finding and developing low-carbon solutions and creating…
May 13, 2021 
The Colonial Pipeline Outage: An Important Lesson for US Energy Security
The recent cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline, one of America’s most critical pieces of energy infrastructure, offers…
May 11, 2021 
Electric Cooperatives, the Lone Shining Utility Star of the Texas 2021 Winter Storm
Texans served by regulated electricity markets, especially by electric cooperatives, were much more satisfied with their…
May 11, 2021 
The Curious Case of High Consumer Credit Scores
Why have consumer credit scores gone up during the pandemic? In this brief, public finance fellow Joyce Beebe discusses the…
May 5, 2021 
Equitable Vaccine Distribution Intentionality: Let’s Do Better Next Time
Some states still face challenges with racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, and Texas is one of…
May 5, 2021 
Mexico City’s Subway Tragedy: An Example of Institutional Weakness and Corruption
The May 3 subway collapse in Mexico City highlights the ongoing institutional weakness and corruption of the current…
May 5, 2021