Science and Technology Policy Program News -- Spring 2013
The Science and Technology Policy Program provides an update on recent publications covering international stem cell policy…
June 25, 2013 3335 Results
Saturday Run-off Elections June 12, 2013
A review of research and empirical evidence from Houston City Elections, 1979 to 2013. Prepared for presentation to the City…
An All Male GOP Statewide Slate in 2014?
With Comptroller Susan Combs’ announcement that she will not run for re-election in 2014, the Texas Republican Party faces…
June 10, 2013 
Health Policy Research Newsletter -- June 2013 June 7, 2013
"Pay-for-performance" for surgeons can help to improve associated health care services, but only with appropriate metrics…
Cancer Research in the United States: Dying by a Thousand Paper Cuts
In a genuine effort to protect patients from adverse events, regulatory burdens and research rigidity in clinical trials…
June 6, 2013 
Where Do Impact Investing and Microfinance Meet?
Impact investments — investments made with the intention to generate a social and environmental impact alongisde a financial…
June 3, 2013 
Latin America Initiative | Program
Americas Project A collaboration uniting the resources and expertise of Rice University's Baker Institute and the Organization of American…
June 1, 2013 
Baker Institute Update: The fall of Iran in Arab public opinion; Tony Blair speaks at the institute May 29, 2013
Arab American Institute president James Zogby discusses the fall of Iran in Arab public opinion; former U.K. Prime Minister…
The Case for Corporate Income Tax Reform
The positive effects of a corporate income tax reform in the United States might well be enhanced by a simultaneous move to…
May 29, 2013 
Baker Institute Update: Fellows and scholars take to the road this summer May 15, 2013
This summer, Baker Institute fellows and scholars will travel across the country and around the world to lecture, learn and…