Currency Policy Then and Now: 30th Anniversary of the Plaza Accord October 1, 2015
Thirty years ago, then U.S. Treasury Secretary James A. Baker, III, gathered fellow financial leaders of the world’s five…
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Raising Awareness of NTDs
This compilation contains five winning essays from two Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences student…
October 1, 2015 
Conference: The U.S. and Mexico — Addressing a Shared Legacy of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Poverty September 30, 2015
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of parasitic, viral and bacterial infections that afflict mainly those living…
Keynote Address: U.S. NTD Strategy and U.S.-Mexico Border Health Projects September 29, 2015
Mitchell Wolfe, deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Global Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Student Workshop: Charting a Path in the NTD World September 29, 2015
This workshop, co-hosted by the Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences, the National School of Tropical Medicine…
Summary of the 2014–15 Climate Lecture Series
This paper reports the key climate change and public policy issues addressed by guest speakers during the 2014-15 Climate…
September 29, 2015 
The U.S. and Mexico: Addressing a Shared Legacy of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Poverty
Baker Institute experts blog on opportunities for the U.S. and Mexico to jointly address the neglected tropical diseases…
September 28, 2015 
Second Chances: The Economic and Social Benefits of Expanding Drug Diversion Programs in Harris County
In this report, the authors analyze the potential benefits of expanding jail diversion programs for low-level drug offenses…
September 28, 2015 
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Research Paper
Women’s Political Representation in Kuwait: An Untold Story This report sheds light on the challenges facing women in Kuwait to play a more substantive role in the decision-making…
September 28, 2015 
Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Issue Brief
Rethinking Economic Rentierism and Women’s Empowerment In this brief, the authors examine the link between oil and female labor force participation in the Middle East and North…
September 25, 2015