2019 Conference Report: A Presidential Election in an Uncertain Time
The Baker Institute's Presidential Elections Program held its second conference, “A Presidential Election in an Uncertain…
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The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Resource-Rich Regions: Research Protocol and Executive Summary
The authors explore the history of the resource curse and provide summarize the working paper series titled “The Role of…
February 24, 2020 The Collapse of the Venezuelan Oil Industry: The Role of Above-Ground Risks Limiting FDI
Venezuela, which has one of the largest hydrocarbon endowments in the world, offers a striking case study on the resource…
February 24, 2020 Confronting the Resource Curse: Advice for Investors and Partners
In this working paper, the authors suggest that companies must strive for transparent frameworks, political neutrality and a…
February 24, 2020 Shale Renders the ‘Obsolescing Bargain’ Obsolete: Political Risk and Foreign Investment in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta
The authors evaluate Argentina’s energy sector and test the hypothesis that investments in tight oil and shale gas…
February 24, 2020 The Case of the Gulf Cooperation Council
Governments in the Gulf Cooperation Council have used oil revenues to provide infrastructure to promote welfare, such as…
February 24, 2020 The Geopolitics of FDI: Can Weak States Deter Hegemons Using Foreign Investment?
Energy fellow Jim Krane investigates the strategy of “security through investment,” in which states deliberately use foreign…
February 24, 2020 Resource Curse Dynamics, the Corporate License to Operate and the Potential of Direct Cash Dividends
To avoid the resource curse, nonresident fellow Todd Moss proposes a direct cash dividend to drive macroeconomic benefit…
February 24, 2020 Japan’s FDI to the Middle East Energy Sectors: The Objectives, Outcomes and Implications
The author highlights the historical evolution, outcomes and implications of some of Japan’s most important investments in…
February 24, 2020 Permian Basin Energy Producers Invest in Community Infrastructure: Motivation, Impacts, and Implications for Corporate Citizenship
Energy fellow Gabriel Collins investigates how some operators in the Permian Basin are unifying their efforts to solve the…
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