Minimum wages and Child Health
Will increases in minimum wages improve child health? Fellow Farhan Majid discusses his recent study showing that a higher…
September 7, 2017 3340 Results
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey: Policy Perspectives
Faculty scholar Jim Blackburn proposes a series of realistic ideas that can substantially reduce misery and damage the next…
September 6, 2017 
Energy and Economic Diversification Policy Roundtable
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Qatar Leadership Centre hosted…
September 5, 2017 
Mexico’s Telecommunications Reform and the Role of the Supreme Court
Mexico initiated a series of structural reforms in 2013, including major changes to policies governing telecommunications…
September 5, 2017 
Can DACA Be Saved?
Mexico Center director Tony Payan weighs in on President Trump's decision to end DACA: http://bit.ly/2wDU1Zm
September 5, 2017 
Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation: Possibilities, Benefits, and Challenges for a Widespread Application in the Mexican Residential Sector
This paper assesses the current operational conditions of the Mexican residential electricity sector and examines the…
September 4, 2017 
The IRS’ Related-party Transaction Campaign: Looking Through a Transfer Pricing Lens
The authors examine the Internal Revenue Service’s audit campaign strategy — in particular, the related-party transactions…
September 1, 2017 
Latin America Initiative | Issue Brief
Measuring Inequality and Assessing Its Relevance in Latin America The author assesses the impact of inequality in Latin America and the methods used to measure it.
August 31, 2017 
Beyond 12.5: The Implications of an Increase in Saudi Crude Oil Production Capacity
A combination of factors is encouraging Saudi Arabia to consider raising crude oil production capacity beyond the current…
August 24, 2017 
Challenges Facing the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Expansion
Aside from the massive cost of constructing a physical barrier along the entire U.S.-Mexico border, factors such as private…
August 23, 2017