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The Takeaway offers its readers concrete ideas to take away and integrate into their thinking about a policy problem or current event. It features concise, non-technical analysis, thoughtful policy discussion, and practical recommendations on the key issues facing decision makers.
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Item The Restraining Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Armed Conflict: How Foreign-Owned Mines Shape the Conflict Location(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2024-09) Shim, Gyu Sang; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceDespite the well-documented connection between resource wealth and conflict, levels of violence in mining regions can vary significantly. For example, although diamond and copper mines in the southern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were the location of intense conflict during the civil wars, recent violence has shifted to the eastern parts of the country. Similarly, in Ukraine's Donbas, separatists targeted Ukrainian-owned mines but spared the vicinity of a German company's facility. My recent research suggests that the threat of military intervention from the home governments of foreign miners can restrain attacks on the vicinity of foreign-owned facilities, especially when the home country has strong military capabilities and a reputation for intervention.Item Crypto Commerce Comes to Texas: Making Texas Commercial Law More Competitive in the Digital Asset Economy(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2024-08) Odinet, Christopher K.; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem A Journey to Healing: Women's Empowerment After Mass Killings(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2024-05) Zarate-Barrera, Tatiana; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem The Effect of Gas Tax Holidays on Inflation Expectations and Consumption(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2024-04) Jo, Yoon Joo; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem The Accessibility of Space: Making the Space Industry Accessible to Texas High School Students(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2024-04) O'Reilly, Keilly; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem International Migration and Interstate Conflict(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2024-01) Helms, Benjamin; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem ESG and Green Bonds in Public Finance(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2023-10) Nelson, Noel; Greer, Robert A.; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem The Rise of Organized Retail Crime in America: Risks Resemble those Seen in Conflict Areas(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2023-10) Jola-Sanchez, Andres F.; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Harnessing Regional Trade Agreements as Development Policy Instruments(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2023-09) Abreha, Kaleb; Robertson, Raymond; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Empowering Women and Combating Harassment: The Women Powerline Initiative in Uttar Pradesh, India(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2023-05) Agrawal, Anupam; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Leadership of Local Economic Engines: Women in Texas Chambers of Commerce(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2023-04) Nelson, Rebecca; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Manufacturing Productivity Growth and Job Creation in Sub-Saharan Africa(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2023-03) Abreha, Kaleb; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Police Officers as Service Providers and Agents of Change: An Ethics Training Case Study in Ghana(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2023-02) Serra, Danila; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Marketplace Health Insurance & the Public Health Emergency: Implications for Texas(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2023-02) Ukert, Benjamin; Dague, Laura; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Leveraging Private Sector Capabilities for Sustainable Economic Development(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2023-01) Sernett, Kurt; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Medicaid & the Public Health Emergency: Implications for Texas(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2022-12) Dague, Laura; Ukert, Benjamin; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Democracy on the Battlefield? Why Armed Groups Hold Elections(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2022-08) Huang, Reyko; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Data-Driven Next-Gen Resilient and Sustainable U.S. Supply Chains: At the Front Lines of the Geopolitical New Normal(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2022-06) Iakovou, Lefteris; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem Productivity and “War Vulnerability”: How Warfare Creates Productivity Gaps between Service and Nonservice Firms(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2022-05) Jola-Sanchez, Andres; Bush School of Government and Public ServiceItem When Is Government Spending More Effective in Stimulating the Economy?(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2022-04) Jo, Yoon J.; Bush School of Government and Public Service