BIPP to study POTUS election process
The Baker Institute for Public Policy has become the nation’s first think tank to establish a program dedicated solely to…
November 3, 2016 3344 Results
HRMS Issue Brief #24: Stability of Health Insurance Coverage Among Texans Ages 18–64
Almost two-thirds of Texans ages 18 to 64 stayed insured with health care coverage during the past 12 months, according to a…
October 31, 2016 
The Philippines’ Drug Policy Problem
Understood in its regional context, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs appears to be a continuation rather…
October 25, 2016 
Texas Coastal Exchange
This research paper examines the potential market for a system that would pay landowners to restore natural ecosystems, such…
October 24, 2016 
Religious Imbalance in the Texas Social Studies Curriculum: Analysis and Recommendations
This paper argues that the Texas social studies curriculum does not offer balanced coverage of world religions, due in large…
October 21, 2016 
Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Another Blow to Venezuela’s Crumbling Democracy Venezuela's fragile democracy is crumbling under President Nicolás Maduro. Latin America Initiative program director Erika…
October 20, 2016 
Implementing Three-dimensional Groundwater Management in a Texas Groundwater Conservation District
Using the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District as a case study, this journal article examines the benefits of…
October 18, 2016 
How Too Much Freedom of Choice Endangers Public Health: The Effect of Nonmedical Exemptions From School-Entry Vaccinations in Texas
This policy brief analyzes the impact of the increasing number of parents who opt their children out of school-entry…
October 13, 2016 
Responding to Richard: Celebrity and (Mis)representation of Science
This study of biologists and physicists in the UK found that a majority of the respondents disagree with evolutionary…
October 10, 2016 
The Right to Bear Arms in Mexico: Mexican Senator Invokes the U.S. Second Amendment
This blog post examines a Mexican senator's push to amend Mexico's Constitution to emulate the Second Amendment of the U.S…
October 10, 2016