Paid Family Leave: Balancing Acts
Public finance fellow Joyce Beebe outlines the benefits of paid family leave for U.S. families and society in general…
May 11, 2017 3351 Results
Needle Exchanges Prevent Disease Without Promoting Drugs
The Texas House of Representatives is considering House Bill 3256, which would legalize syringe exchange programs (SEPs) as…
May 10, 2017 
Organized Crime and the Illicit Wildlife Trade in Mexico
This paper analyzes the links between transnational organized crime and the illicit wildlife trade in Mexico. It aims to…
May 1, 2017 
Carter Doctrine 3.0: Evolving U.S. Military Guarantees for Gulf Oil Security
Fellows Gabriel Collins and Jim Krane argue in this issue brief that despite changes in U.S.-Persian Gulf trade relations…
April 27, 2017 
Trump Foreign Policy as We Approach the 100-day Mark
Fellow Joe Barnes examines President Trump's foreign policies as his first 100 days in office come to a close.
April 25, 2017 
The New Energy System in the Mexican Constitution
This study analyzes the new legal framework and definitions governing Mexico's energy sector as a result of the…
April 25, 2017 
U.S. Visas for Foreign Professionals: Insights on H-1B and TN Visas
Is President Trump's April 2017 executive order calling for a review of the H-1B visa program bad news for foreign workers?
April 25, 2017 
Can Postoperative Process of Care Utilization or Complication Rates Explain the Volume-cost Relationship for Cancer Surgery?
Higher costs for complex cancer surgery may be an indicator for worse, rather than better, quality of care, according to new…
April 21, 2017 
Managing the U.S.-Mexico Border First Requires Defining It
A universally agreed-upon definition of the U.S.-Mexico border region is elusive, to say the least. The boundaries vary…
April 20, 2017 
Climate Change and Fossil Fuel: An Examination of Risks for the Energy Industry and Producer States
Krane finds that the coal industry is at greater risk of being targeted by climate-related regulation amid decreasing social…
April 18, 2017