International economist Dani Rodrik of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government will speak at the Bush School of Government and Public Service about reconciling today’s negative globalization trends. Rodrik objects to public commentary that fixates on advancing or reversing globalization and maintains that our task is to redesign globalization so that it better […]
Mosbacher Institute News
Will Retiring Coal-Fired Power Plants Lead to More Volatile Electricity Prices?
Low natural gas prices and environmental regulations have led many US utilities to retire their coal-fired power plants and build new natural gas generators. But, because coal prices tend to be more stable than natural gas prices, some worry that this trend will lead to more volatile electricity prices. Dr. Anastasia Shcherbakova, an applied economist […]
How US Imports from China Hurt both US and Mexican Workers
China’s growth over the past decades has profoundly influenced global trade. Several recent studies document how US imports from China adversely affect US workers. These studies suggest that Chinese imports are associated with lower wages and employment. What has been less appreciated, however, is that US imports from China also adversely affect Mexican workers. This […]
Head of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Visits the Bush School
On October 30, 2019, David Bohigian, Head of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and Robert Mosbacher, former Head of OPIC, discussed the role of the United States in supporting development and foreign policy goals through economic investment as a part of the Mosbacher Institute’s Conversations in Public Policy series. Mosbacher and Bohigian started by […]
Head of Overseas Private Investment Corporation to Speak at Texas A&M
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 […]
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 […]
