Rice political scientist available to discuss GOP convention
August 24, 2020
HOUSTON – (Aug. 24, 2020) – As the GOP prepares to kick off its 2020 convention this evening, Rice University political scientist Paul Brace says the party has a lot to measure up to following the success of this year's 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Automation increases income inequality, say Baker Institute experts
August 14, 2020
Automation does not kill jobs, but it does increase income inequality, according to new research from Dagobert Brito, Rice Faculty Scholar in international economics at the Baker Institute, and Robert Curl, the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor Emeritus of Chemistry.
Rice political scientist available to weigh in on Biden VP pick
August 3, 2020
HOUSTON – (Aug. 3, 2020) – Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is expected to announce his choice for vice president this week. Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is available to discuss the decision.
China, India need to act quickly to 'return to peaceful disagreement,' says Baker Institute expert
June 17, 2020
HOUSTON – (June 17, 2020) – The most serious face-off between China and India on the world's longest unsettled land border in nearly half a century left dozens of soldiers dead Monday night. "The resurgence of a decades-old border dispute between India and China, and especially an escalation to violent conflict with casualties, threatens to destabilize regional order unless leaders from both countries act quickly to negotiate a return to peaceful disagreement," said Steven Lewis, the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow at the Baker Institute.
Baker Institute expert available to comment on Biden tax proposals
June 16, 2020
HOUSTON – (June 16, 2020) – The tax proposals outlined by former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, would raise $3.8 trillion in revenue over 10 years but do little to address debt growth, according to a new report co-authored by an expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.