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Latin America Initiative | Commentary

A Scandal Tarnishes Costa Rica’s Reputation for Democratic Stability

A scandal that involves high-ranking officials from Costa Rica's three branches of government is testing the country's…

December 1, 2017

Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Working Paper

“Islamic Finance” After State-sponsored Capitalist Islamism

The impending demise of petrodollar-supported capitalist Islamism, the failures of which begat 21st century terrorist…

December 1, 2017

Center for Tax and Budget Policy | Issue Brief

Are Consumption Taxes Really Regressive?

Many argue that sales and excise taxes are regressive based on the strict relationship between annual income and taxes paid…

November 30, 2017

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Issue Brief

NAFTA Renegotiations: Constraints and Likely Outcome

The most likely future for NAFTA is neither continuity — that is off the table as per U.S. goals — nor a “modernized”…

November 29, 2017

Religion and Public Policy | Journal

Heaven and Health: How Black, Latino, and Korean Christians View the Relationship Between Faith and Health

The authors compare views on the relationship between faith and health for two groups that are overrepresented in American…

November 28, 2017

Latin America Initiative | Issue Brief

The Consequences of Preferential Trade Agreements: Lessons for U.S.-Latin America Trade Relations

While academic and popular debates tend to focus on differential benefits and costs of trade across countries or industries…

November 21, 2017

Center for Tax and Budget Policy | Working Paper

Nonlinear Taxation in an Economy With Heterogeneous Firms and Heterogeneous Households

In an economy with heterogeneous firms and heterogeneous consumers, the authors describe a general equilibrium where firm…

November 21, 2017

Center for Health Policy | Journal

Adherence to Treatment Guidelines and Survival for Older Patients With Stage II or III Colon Cancer in Texas From 2001 Through 2011

The authors examine adherence to treatment guidelines for colon cancer among elderly patients in Texas.

November 15, 2017

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Research Paper

State-building, the Modernization of the Legal System, and Institutional Effectiveness in Mexico: Notes on the 2013–2014 Energy Reform

Nobody can ensure that the economic gamble underlying the 2013–2014 energy reform will achieve the desired or expected…

November 14, 2017

Center for Tax and Budget Policy | Research Paper

The Dynamic Effects of Eliminating or Curtailing the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction

The authors examine the potential dynamic fiscal effects of revising or completely eliminating the home mortgage interest…

November 6, 2017