Transitioning to the White House
Since 2001, the White House Transition Project has provided reports to incoming White House staff members on topics critical…
February 1, 2017 5522 Results
The Winner’s Curse in Acquisitions of Privately-held Firms
The winner’s curse — overestimating the value of an asset and therefore overpaying — is often associated with acquisitions…
February 1, 2017 
Explaining Divergent Outcomes of the Arab Spring: The Significance of Gender and Women’s Mobilizations
Nonresident fellow Valentine Moghadam argues that women’s legal status, social positions, and collective action prior to the…
January 31, 2017 
Economic Competition and the Energy Sector: The Electricity and Natural Gas Markets
Despite the recent energy reforms in Mexico, the conditions under which some economic sectors operate in Mexico reflect a…
January 31, 2017 
Women’s Underrepresentation in Academic Physics in the People’s Republic of China
The authors rely on 40 in-depth interviews with male and female physicists at universities in China to determine why the…
January 30, 2017 Building Pluralistic and Inclusive States Post-Arab Spring January 26, 2017
Now in its sixth year, the political and social upheaval triggered by the Arab uprisings shows little sign of abating. U.S…
The Integration and De-integration of Physicians and Hospitals Over Time
The Affordable Care Act and changing economic conditions have encouraged the integration of physicians and hospitals. The…
January 24, 2017 The Rule of Law and Foreign Investment in Oil: Petroleum Nationalism in Latin America and Its Implications for Mexico
The development of the petroleum sector has been characterized by a succession of cycles of investment and expropriation…
January 24, 2017 
Is Pemex Planning to Sell Its Fertilizer Subsidiary?
Media reports that Pemex, Mexico's state-owned petroleum company, is looking for buyers for its fertilizer subsidiary may…
January 24, 2017 
Assessing an NGO’s Attempt to Use Federal Courts to Bypass Oklahoma’s State Legislative and Regulatory Authority Over Produced Water Policy
State regulators and legislators — not federal courts — should get first crack at resolving problems arising from seismic…
January 23, 2017