Global Update 2011: USA
The NIH, which has an annual budget of over US$31 billion, is the world’s largest biomedical research agency and is a major…
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Baker Institute Update: Students lunch with The Honorable James A. Baker, III October 12, 2011
The Baker Institute Student Forum hosts a student lunch and question-and-answer session with James A. Baker, III. Baker…
Considering a New Information Architecture for the City of Houston October 7, 2011
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By Christopher Bronk, Tory Gattis, Vivas Kumar and Robyn…
Voting at Non-Precinct Polling Places: A Review and Research Agenda October 3, 2011
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Introduction
Where, when, and how we vote has garnered…
Bank-Insured RoSCA for Microfinance: Experimental Evidence in Poor Egyptian Villages September 30, 2011
By Mahmoud El-Gamal, Mohamed El-Komi, Dean Karlan and Adam Osman
Abstract
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have continued to…
Baker Institute Update: Former Gov. Bill Richardson joins the Baker Institute September 28, 2011
Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson is named the institute's senior fellow for Latin America. The annual Roundtable…
Liberals and Conservatives in the 2011 Texas House of Representatives September 22, 2011
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Introduction
Political scientists have long used roll…
Baker Institute Update - Special Feature: The Palestinian bid for statehood September 22, 2011
The Baker Institute is providing timely analysis of the Palestinian bid for statehood and its ramifications for U.S. policy…
Baker Institute Update: The rise and fall of America's space program September 14, 2011
The institute's Space Policy Program presents two separate events this fall that chart the rise and fall of the U.S. space…
Health Policy Research Newsletter - September 2011 September 13, 2011
Can a multibillion dollar investment in information technology improve the quality of health care or drive its escalating…