Toward a Comprehensive Brain Deal to Harness the Potential of Artificial Intelligence
Breathtaking AI advances necessitate a new suite of brain science-inspired policies to build brain capital.
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Understanding the Risk of Firearm Violence in the Houston Area
Any substantial reduction in gun violence will require a comprehensive approach to the issue, write the authors of a report…
May 30, 2023 New report examines gun violence ‘hot spots’ in Houston area May 29, 2023
HOUSTON – (May 30, 2023) – A new report by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy sheds light on the reality of…
Hemodialysis Versus Peritoneal Dialysis Drug Expenditures May 25, 2023
By Anshul Bhatnagar, Jingbo Niu, Vivian Ho, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer and Kevin Erickson
Recent initiatives aim to improve…
Washington’s Approval of F-16 Training for Ukraine Signals We’re with Kyiv for the Long Haul
President Joe Biden recently announced that the U.S. will support efforts to train Ukrainian personnel in the use of F-16…
May 25, 2023 
Latin American Energy and Politics
Latin America represents the largest energy resource base outside of the Middle East. The region’s vast energy resources —…
May 25, 2023 
Stock buyback taxes could do more harm than good, argue Baker Institute experts May 25, 2023
HOUSTON – (May 25, 2023) – The idea that stock buybacks are a manipulation by executives to benefit themselves at the…
More Humane Immigration Policies Will Reduce Migrant Trauma: A Conversation with Dr. Alfonso Mercado
Hostile immigration enforcement policies and anti-immigrant actions against refugees and asylum seekers are causing trauma…
May 25, 2023 Understanding Stock Buybacks — Should We Tax Them?
This report examines how and why corporations buy back shares and whether an excise tax on share buybacks is efficient.
May 23, 2023 
A Pricing Mechanism to Jointly Mitigate Market Power and Environmental Externalities May 23, 2023
By Lamia Varawala, Mohammad Reza Hesamzadeh, György Dán, Derek Bunn and Juan Rosellón
Abstract
The electricity industry…