Royal Religious Authority: Morocco’s “Commander of the Faithful"
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has cultivated the country’s image as a bastion of moderate Islam and of himself as a strategic…
March 31, 2019 5522 Results
Security and Justice in Mexico: A View from the Bench March 29, 2019
In recent years, Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice has played a key role in the country’s evolving democracy, determining…
The Marriage Penalty After the TCJA: Effects on High- and Low-Income Households and the Elderly
Fellow Joyce Beebe summarizes the evolution of the marriage penalty in the U.S. tax system, its magnitude and impact on…
March 26, 2019 From Social Movement to Social Impact: Putting an End to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace March 25, 2019
The #MeToo movement erupted on social media in 2017 to address the widespread sexual assault and harassment experienced by…
Can Uber reduce DUI-related deaths?
A Baker Institute study is the first of its kind to examine the impact of the ride-sharing service Uber on drunk-driving…
March 25, 2019 
Yamal LNG: Success Has Many Fathers, Indeed
Though it is significantly smaller than Russia’s state-owned oil and gas companies, Novatek is the company at the frontier…
March 25, 2019 
Exploring the Feasibility of “Make in India”
The author applies a rigorous approach for developing a projection of growth and employment in India, concluding that the…
March 23, 2019 
Tax Competition and the Efficiency of “Benefit-related” Business Taxes
The authors construct a tax competition model in which local governments finance business public services with either a…
March 21, 2019 
The Aftermath of the Arab Spring Protests: What a Public Opinion Survey Tells Us
Fellow for the Middle East A.Kadir Yildirim and undergraduate intern Meredith McCain explore survey data on the goals…
March 21, 2019 
Constitutional Foundations of Military Coups
How does a country’s constitutional form of governance — specifically, if it is a presidential or parliamentary system —…
March 21, 2019