The Importance of Science Advocacy
In the face of a persistent decline and stagnation in research and development funding, scientists and engineers must devote…
May 6, 2012 3334 Results
Latin America Initiative | Research Paper
Volume Growth and Valuation Contraction: Global Microfinance Equity Valuation Survey 2012 Equity capital flows into microfinance have been increasing for many years. Despite this growth, the vast majority of equity…
May 3, 2012 
Baker Institute Update: Students win Fulbright, Marshall and other awards; Baker and Hines join the board May 2, 2012
Seven Baker Institute student interns have won prestigious scholarships and fellowships this year, including the Fulbright…
Energy & The Environment
Experts from the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies examine current policies regulating energy and the environment.
May 1, 2012 
Baker Institute Update: Civic Scientist Lecture 2012 with Nobel laureate David Baltimore and Alice Huang April 18, 2012
Through Civic Scientist Lectures and talks with students, Baltimore and Huang make science accessible to non-scientists.
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Voters as Fiscal Liberals: Incentives and Accountability in Federal Systems
This paper posits that the structure of fiscal federalism in countries like Argentina causes voters to reward fiscal…
April 13, 2012 
Baker Institute Update: Institute partners with Brazil's premier think tank; The Honorable James A. Baker, III, guests on Charlie Rose April 4, 2012
The institute formally partners with Fundaￃﾧão Getúlio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro to enhance research and academic…
Computable General Equilibrium Modeling of Tax Reform in New Zealand March 31, 2012
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I. Introduction
The tax system in New Zealand is generally highly regarded in…
Health Policy Research Newsletter -- March 2012 March 31, 2012
Is the health care workforce large enough to handle full implementation of health care reform in 2014? Not likely, says…
Baker Institute Update: Arab Spring -- A message from the founding director March 21, 2012
Founding director Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian shares his impressions of recent events in the Middle East.
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