New research published in The Takeaway, a policy brief produced by the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service, found that while uninsured rates in Texas declined from 2012 to 2016, the state still leads the nation in health uninsured rates. Texas Lyceum […]
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Bush School Hosts Girls Inc. President and CEO Judy Vredenburgh
On Tuesday, April 17, 2018, Judy Vredenburgh, President and CEO of Girls Inc., gave a talk about “The Power of Mentoring: Shaping Lives, Strengthening Futures” for the 2018 Bank of America Program on Volunteerism. The evening was hosted by the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy and the Bush School’s new Center for […]
Rethinking Texas Water Policy
This two-day conference on Rethinking Texas Water Policy featured educational presentations on groundwater and surface water policy by government, industry, and academic experts representing a range of groundwater and surface water interests and expertise. The speakers included distinguished state government officials, jurists, hydrologists, and academics from Texas A&M University, Rice University, Texas Tech University, Texas […]
Conversations in Public Policy: The Affordable Care Act: Will It Survive and What Comes Next?
On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy and the Texas A&M Economics Department hosted a Conversation in Public Policy featuring Dr. Jonathan Gruber, the Ford Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and noted health economist. Dr. Gruber, who served as a technical consultant to the […]
Bush School Researchers Analyze Chinese Currency Manipulation, Impact on Trade Deficit
In the wake of heighten concerns over US tariff policy comes a new study at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University suggesting that Chinese monetary policy may be contributing to the US trade deficit. Entitled “Understanding China’s Currency Manipulation,” the research is summarized in the latest publication from the […]
Mosbacher Institute Awards Texas Lyceum Fellowship
The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics and Public Policy is pleased to announce the selection of Ashley Thomas, Bush School Master of Public Service and Administration degree candidate, as the inaugural Texas Lyceum Fellow for 2018. The Texas Lyceum is an independent, nonpartisan institution dedicated to cultivating the state’s young leaders and promoting research-driven solutions […]
NAFTA 2.017: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Ways Forward
Featuring:Ambassador Carla Hills, US Trade Representative for President George H.W. Bush and chief NAFTA negotiator With panelists:Michael K. Young, President, Texas A&M UniversityAlejandrina Salcedo Cisneros, Director of Economic Measurement, Banco de MexicoJesus Cañas, Senior Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of DallasRaymond Robertson, Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service (moderator) On Wednesday, November 15, […]
John L. Nau III Honored with the 2017 McLane Leadership in Business Award
On Monday, November 6, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service was honored to present the 2017 McLane Leadership in Business Award to John L. Nau III, Chairman and CEO of Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P., the nation’s largest distributor of Anheuser-Busch products. The McLane […]
Texas A&M Economist Proposes Eliminating Itemized Tax Deductions
One day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution, paving the way for tax reform, Dr. Lori Taylor, an economist and Director of the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University, explores this topic in the latest issue of The Takeaway. Those privileged […]
Nation’s Largest Anheuser-Busch Distributor to Receive McLane Leadership in Business Award
John L. Nau III, Chairman and CEO of the nation’s largest Anheuser-Busch distributor, Silver Eagle Distributors LP, will receive the McLane Leadership in Business Award on Monday, November 6, 2017. The award program will be presented by the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, […]
