The American food supply chain is at risk due to increased farmworker shortages. This new brief explains the issues and suggests policy options to meet the needs of, and for, these vital workers.

In this commentary, experts Rekha Lakshmanan and Kirstin R.W. Matthews along with coauthor Elizabeth Chen examine the implications of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s replacement of the U.S. vaccine advisory ...

Mark Finley is the nonresident fellow in energy and global oil at Rice University’s Baker Institute. He has over 35 years of experience working at the intersections of energy, economics and public ...

In late July, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivered a bleak economic outlook for the state’s economy: the amount of general revenue funds available for the current biennium is expected to be $11.5 ...

In this episode of “Baker Briefing,” Ambassador David M. Satterfield and Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar examine the strategic calculations driving recent developments, the pressures on Iran’s leadership, ...

Constitutional reforms currently underway in Mexico will have significant consequences for both competition and regulation within the country’s energy sector. A new report from the Center for the U.S.

In this episode of “The Two-Handed Economist,” John W. Diamond and Bill King discuss the 2026 Social Security Trust Fund report, examining the program’s long-term financial outlook, the history of ...

Director, Center for Health Policy, L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy, Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy ...

If We Can Find Information by Asking GenAI, Who Needs the Web?The World Wide Web (Web) emerged as a new medium in the mid-1990s. It was invented by Tim Berners-Lee at the European Organization for ...

It is with profound sadness that the Baker Institute for Public Policy honorary chair, James A. Baker III, notes the passing of Ambassador Hushang Ansary — a distinguished diplomat and a lifetime ...

Tommy Shih is an associate professor of business administration at Lund University and has served as a policy advisor to international funding agencies, the European Commission, and government ...

The Center for Energy Studies provides data-driven, nonpartisan analysis on the world's complex energy landscape through rigorous research and strategic convening. Through the Energy Forum, the Center ...