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Giving an “F” to the Franchise Tax: The Texas Franchise Tax Fails to Fund
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2016-05)
In 2006, Texas faced a fiscal double whammy. Not only had the Texas Supreme Court ordered the state to pick up more of the tab for K-12 education, but the legislature promised voters significant property tax relief. To ...
The Time for a Carbon Tax is Now
(The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2010-09)
The U.S. needs to get its finances under control without resorting to the usual fixes of raising taxes and/or cutting spending, which would stymie recovery. The case for a carbon tax is a compelling one, given our current ...
Fairer Trade, Removing Gender Bias in US Import Taxes
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2015-03)
Tariff rates on most articles of imported apparel and footwear are classified by the gender of the intended user, and for some items the rates differ. In this issue of The Takeaway the authors describe the discriminatory ...
Phantom Capital: How Regulation Weakens Texas Groundwater Resources
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2016-06)
Texans believe they own the water beneath their land and can freely sell or lease their water rights, but a patchwork of Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs) restrict such transactions. As a result, groundwater rights ...
The Oil Debacle in the Gulf of Mexico: An Alternative to the Coming Flood of Offshore Regulations
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2010-05)
In the wake of the recent oil disaster in the Gulf, Congress appears poised to impose new bans on offshore drilling along with a strict new regulatory regime. While these measures may meet a widely felt need for swift ...
Striking a Workable Balance: Labor Provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2015-12)
Trade agreements have extended their reach far beyond simply reducing tariffs. One of the most controversial dimensions of modern trade agreements are labor standards. This brief explores the background and potential impact ...
Are There Benefits to a Higher Standard? The Effects of Raising the Standard Tax Deduction
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2017-10)
The Growing Threat of Pandemics: Enhancing Domestic and International Biosecurity
(Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, 2017-03)
The threat posed by pandemics grows alongside increased globalization and technological innovation. Distant cultures can now be connected in a day’s time, and international trade links global health and economic prosperity. ...
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Compared with the Law of Electronic Surveillance in Europe
(2017-02-27)
The purpose of this article is to compare the fundamental operative provisions of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) with the equivalent directives of European surveillance law in five representative ...
'Science Tikkun': Repairing the World through the Science of Neglected Diseases, Science Diplomacy, and Public Engagement
(2017-02-28)
We define Science Tikkun broadly as an added role for leading U.S. scientists to elevate the profile of their knowledge and findings, and educate leaders in the areas of government, business, religion, the military, the ...