2019 Houston Mayoral Survey
This report, produced in collaboration with the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs, analyzes findings of…
October 20, 2019 5522 Results
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Brexit: Implications for U.S. Private Enterprise October 16, 2019
The United Kingdom is scheduled to withdraw from the European Union on Oct. 31. Although news coverage has focused on the U…
Community Conversation on Immigration October 14, 2019
The future of immigration in the U.S. was the subject of a community symposium in Lubbock, Texas, co-hosted by the Baker…
Another All-male Lineup for the Science Nobels: Is It Time to Stop Caring?
Despite internal changes in how scientists are nominated for the Nobel Prize, there is still a substantial gender bias in…
October 14, 2019 International Space Medicine Summit 2019 October 10, 2019
As we continue human space exploration, much more research is needed to prevent and/or mitigate the medical, psychological…
Too Much of a Good Thing: Subsidy Reform and Tax Increases Defy Academic Theory on the Rentier Middle East
Recent developments in the oil kingdoms of the Middle East demonstrate that rentier governments are engaging their citizens…
October 10, 2019 
Should There Be a Soda Tax?
Soda taxes have been proposed to help curb consumption and improve health outcomes. Fellow Joyce Beebe reviews recent…
October 7, 2019 
Corruption and Democracy in Mexico: An Empirical Analysis
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has pledged to end corrupt practices in Mexico. Yet some of his other goals — such as…
October 3, 2019 The Energy Transition: Legacy, Scale and Technology October 2, 2019
For the third consecutive year, the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies and Baker Botts LLP co-hosted their annual…
Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Resource-Rich Regions
Indigenous natural resource wealth can provide a basis for robust economic development and broad macroeconomic development…
October 1, 2019