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Trillions in fiscal stimulus must eventually be paid off, Baker Institute expert says

HOUSTON – (April 28, 2020) – Over the past decade, U.S. federal debt as a share of the economy has grown to levels not reached since the aftermath of World War II. Recent tax cuts and the ongoing fiscal stimulus related to the COVID-19 pandemic have placed U.S. debt on an unstable and unprecedented path moving forward, according to an economics expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Parenting in a pandemic: How caregivers can ease young minds

Parenting has become more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, but developmental and clinical psychology provides insight on how to adapt to the circumstances, according to experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

US must reduce dependence on China-dominated supply chains, says Baker Institute report

The United States must reduce its dependence on China-dominated supply chains for critical goods, according to a new report by experts in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and at the U.S. Naval War College's China Maritime Studies Institute.

Expert: Trump’s pandemic response will determine 2020 election

“The better we emerge, the more Trump will be given credit for it even if he doesn’t deserve it, and the worse we are, the more Trump will be essentially punished even if he doesn’t deserve,” said Jones, a fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and Rice's Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies.

Environmental rollbacks detrimental to pandemic recovery, according to Baker Institute blog

Rolling back environmental regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic will cause more respiratory illness, according to a blog published by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Bowers, Fox, Lima, Whitehurst and Zoghbi elected to Baker Institute Board of Advisors

The Baker Institute Board of Advisors has elected five new members with expertise ranging from health and finance to technology and energy: Donald Bowers, Ann Fox, José-Alberto Lima, Jim Whitehurst and Dr. Huda Zoghbi.

Limiting immigration 'will only hurt our economy,' says Baker Institute expert

'Mind-blowing carnage in US oil prices makes little sense,' says Baker Institute expert

Graduates job-hunting during recession must remain hopeful, according to Baker Institute expert

Rice U. experts share insights on 10th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill

US, China should reinterpret energy part of trade deal, Baker Institute experts say

Plastic use in pandemic contributing to global waste problem, says Baker Institute expert

Mothers on low incomes left out of pandemic support, say Baker Institute experts

Ensure migrant, refugees' rights during coronavirus outbreak, says Baker Institute expert

Fiscal interventions must stay targeted and apolitical, say Baker Institute experts