COLLEGE STATION, TX – In the latest issue of The Takeaway, Lobbying Battles in the Libyan War, Bush School of Government & Public Service faculty member Reyko Huang uses the Libyan war lobby to illustrate how, and why, both foreign governments and their armed opponents actively lobby the US government. She points out that millions […]
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Bush School Student Presents Research on Home Buyouts after Natural Disasters at Texas Lyceum Meeting on Housing Policy
Michael Migaud, a second-year Bush School student in the Department of Public Service and Administration and a graduate assistant researcher for the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy, recently presented research on Texas home buyout programs after natural disasters at the Texas Lyceum’s PubCon conference in Waco, TX. The Texas Lyceum is a nonprofit, […]
An Updated Look at California’s Solar Rooftop Experience
Falling solar prices spurred the author of “California’s Solar Rooftop Experience: An Update” to revisit an earlier economic review on the merits of implementing residential rooftop solar systems in California. As before, his analysis includes not only the costs and benefits for the solar adopters but also for the electricity providers, the government, and the […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Why The Federal Debt Matters
Some recent editorials have suggested that the national debt, which this week surpassed $22 trillion, is nothing more than a political football to carry only when it’s politically convenient. But according to Dr. Raymond Robertson, an economist at Texas A&M University Bush School of Government & Public Service, there are plenty of reasons why ever-increasing […]
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 […]
