The Winter of Our Discontent: The Implications of Mexico’s Hefty Gasoline Price Hikes
To gain public support for Mexico’s energy reforms, the government promised a future of low gas prices. The author documents…
June 26, 2017 5508 Results
Was NAFTA Good for the United States?
NAFTA has neither been the enormous success that its supporters believe, nor the disaster that its detractors claim…
June 25, 2017 
Looting Fuel Pipelines in Mexico
The extent of fuel theft from pipelines in Mexico is now so great that it is becoming a serious financial burden for state…
June 23, 2017 
Policy Adrift: Mexico’s Southern Border Program
The author examines the performance and impact of Mexico’s Programa Frontera Sur, an effort designed to deter unauthorized…
June 23, 2017 
Measuring the Representativeness of Political Parties Through Social Media Text
Social media is becoming more and more a part of the daily political process. From a political science perspective, the…
June 21, 2017 Energy Perspectives 2017 June 20, 2017
The annual Energy Perspectives report prepared by a team of analysts at Statoil summarizes different scenarios for global…
NAFTA Does Not Matter as Much as You Think (But Renegotiation Matters a Lot)
Most analysis of NAFTA begins by citing the huge increase in bilateral trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico since 1993…
June 19, 2017 
Introduction of Nodal Pricing Into the New Mexican Electricity Market Through FTR Allocations
The authors calculate nodal prices for Mexico's power system and analyze how the allocation of financial transmission rights…
June 17, 2017 Member Exclusive — Populism and U.S. Foreign Policy: A View From Washington June 15, 2017
The 2016 election signaled the rise of populism as a dominant force in U.S. politics. The campaigns of both Donald Trump and…
Seeking Scalable, Cost-effective Reductions in Gasoline Demand and Tailpipe Emissions? Focus on Pickup Trucks, Not Priuses
Larger trucks and SUVs with powerful, high-displacement engines are the low-hanging fruit for any policymaker seeking the…
June 14, 2017