David Bohigian of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) will speak at the Bush School of Government and Public Service about his efforts to launch a new government agency, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), that modernizes OPIC. The new agency will help increase private sector investment in the developing world and enable the […]
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US Congressman Will Hurd Speaks on Immigration and Congress
At the Mosbacher Institute’s Conversations in Public Policy event on October 2, 2019, US Congressman Will Hurd, Representative for Texas Congressional District 23 and a Texas A&M graduate, spoke about immigration issues facing Congress. The event, which was attended by approximately 550 people, began with Dr. Raymond Robertson, Director of the Mosbacher Institute, welcoming the […]
World Bank Economist Speaks to Bush School About Need for Middle East Reforms
On Thursday, September 19, Dr. Daniel Lederman, Deputy Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at the World Bank, gave a lecture titled “Why Reforms are Unavoidable in the Middle East and North Africa.” The lunch talk was hosted by Dr. Raymond Robertson and the Mosbacher Institute for Trade Economics and […]
Rep. Will Hurd To Discuss Immigration Policy At Texas A&M
United States Congressman Will Hurd will discuss “Immigration Policy Challenges Facing Congress” Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. The event is an installment of the Conversations in Public Policy series hosted by the Bush School of Government & Public Service’s Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at Texas A&M […]
Bush School Faculty and Student Speak at Texas Lyceum Meeting about Texas Voter Turnout
On Friday, September 13, the Texas Lyceum, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, statewide leadership organization focused on identifying the next generation of top Texas leaders, held its quarterly meeting at the Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service. The meeting’s purpose was to explore the question “Are we taking our democracy for granted?” Dean Mark […]
Family Crossings Add to a Growing Humanitarian Crisis at the Southwest Border
Changing immigration trends are the topic of a new issue of The Takeaway. According to the policy brief, the number of apprehensions at the Southwest border has actually decreased since 2000, but the steep rise in the number of families attempting to cross, the increase in credible fear claims, and the lack of functional laws and […]
The Takeaway honors the innovation and entrepreneurship of Aggie George P. Mitchell, the father of modern hydraulic fracturing
Dr. James M. Griffin, a Bush School of Government & Public Service professor, and Robert Joseph Ladmirault, Jr., a graduating Bush School student, argue that fracking has not only spurred a U.S. energy renaissance centered in West Texas but also created other benefits. Fracking has added benefits, such as low natural gas prices for consumers, […]
Education Policy Workshop on Inequality in Education
Dr. Susan Dynarski will present “Inequality in Education: What Have We Learned and How Can We Fix It?” at an Education Policy Workshop hosted by the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. The event will be held at the George H. […]
North American Trade Symposium
On February 27, a distinguished group of panelists gathered to discuss the future of free trade in North America. The main speaker was Dr. Jaime Serra Puche, the lead negotiator of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for Mexico. Following his remarks, Drayton McLane Jr., Chairman of the McLane Group; Douglas George, Acting Consul […]
Evaluating California’s Rooftop Solar Initiative
In “California’s Solar Rooftop Experience: A Report Card,” the authors take a broad look at the costs and benefits to California rooftop solar adopters, affected electric utility companies, the government, and the environment because of lower carbon emissions. Using data from academic and industry sources, they calculate how much would have been spent on a […]