Baker Institute Update: Students lunch with The Honorable James A. Baker, III October 12, 2011
The Baker Institute Student Forum hosts a student lunch and question-and-answer session with James A. Baker, III. Baker…
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Considering a New Information Architecture for the City of Houston October 7, 2011
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By Christopher Bronk, Tory Gattis, Vivas Kumar and Robyn…
Defusing the Debt Bomb: Economic and Fiscal Reform -- Keynote Address October 6, 2011
On Thursday morning, Oct. 6, The Honorable Alan Simpson, former U.S. senator and co-chairman of the National Commission on…
Defusing the Debt Bomb: Economic and Fiscal Reform -- The Autumn of Our Fiscal Discontent October 5, 2011
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, Joel Prakken, Ph.D., senior managing director and co-founder of Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC, will…
Defusing the Debt Bomb: Economic and Fiscal Reform October 5, 2011
With U.S. government debt at record levels, leaders of both political parties have begun to focus on spending reform and…
Voting at Non-Precinct Polling Places: A Review and Research Agenda October 3, 2011
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Introduction
Where, when, and how we vote has garnered…
Bank-Insured RoSCA for Microfinance: Experimental Evidence in Poor Egyptian Villages September 30, 2011
By Mahmoud El-Gamal, Mohamed El-Komi, Dean Karlan and Adam Osman
Abstract
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have continued to…
Forging a More Civil Democracy: A Discussion of Faith, Values and Politics September 29, 2011
The Rev. Jim Wallis, president and CEO of the progressive Christian organization Sojourners, has been a strong and…
Baker Institute Update: Former Gov. Bill Richardson joins the Baker Institute September 28, 2011
Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson is named the institute's senior fellow for Latin America. The annual Roundtable…
Liberals and Conservatives in the 2011 Texas House of Representatives September 22, 2011
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Introduction
Political scientists have long used roll…