Mexico’s Young Voters and the 2018 Elections
Mexico's 18-to-35 year old demographic, the largest voting bloc in the country, could have a historic impact at the polls…
March 13, 2018 5537 Results
Freestanding E.D.s & Urgent Care Ctrs
Are freestanding emergency departments (EDs) the same as urgent care centers? Vivian Ho, director of the Center for Health…
March 12, 2018 Roundtable Young Professionals Spring Crawfish Boil March 11, 2018
The Baker Institute Roundtable Young Professionals hosted a spring crawfish boil and membership drive, inviting members and…
Film screening: The “Rational Middle” of Immigration March 7, 2018
Immigration policy has become one of the most important debates facing our nation, yet misinformation and entrenched…
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Conflict Resolution and U.S. Foreign Policy | Issue Brief
Trump Policy in the Middle East: Syria This month, the Syrian Civil War will have lasted seven years. The authors of this brief explore how the United States —…
March 7, 2018 
Growth vs. Transactional Venture Capital in Houston, Texas
In this issue brief, the authors examine the amount of growth and transactional venture capital (VC) in Houston, finding the…
March 5, 2018 
Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Costa Ricans Vote on Sun. for New President The people of Costa Rica will face a dilemma when they vote for a new president on April 1, writes Erika de la Garza: In…
March 5, 2018 BP Energy Outlook 2018 March 2, 2018
The global energy landscape is changing. What are the key factors influencing the shift in the energy mix and the pace at…
Dynamic Estimates of the Macroeconomic Effects of the House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint
A numerical simulation of the macroeconomic effects of the House Republican Tax Reform plan, using the Diamond-Zodrow model…
March 1, 2018 
Apocalypse Now: Venezuela, Oil and Reconstruction
The outlook for the Venezuelan oil industry and the broader economic and political challenges facing the country are…
February 28, 2018