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Month: November 2019

The power of community-driven data and the opportunities it can bring

November 15, 2019Lianne Hart

We should embrace and expand community-based research practices, not only because they yield better results, but also because the research process itself can become part of the solution, a step toward advancing equity in vulnerable communities.  Continue Reading →

Health & Science Quianta Moore, Zeinab Bakhiet

Looking ahead to the 2020 elections

November 13, 2019Lianne Hart

Political science fellow Mark P. Jones discusses the prospects for the Democratic presidential candidates, and the road from the primaries to the presidential nomination. Continue Reading →

Politics & Elections Mark P. Jones

Are tariff relief options stacked against small business?

November 11, 2019gwebb

Though the stated policy of recent tariffs on Chinese goods is to protect American business, small businesses may be at a relative disadvantage. Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship Student Voices

Who bears the brunt of the U.S.-China tariffs?

November 11, 2019gwebb

For small firms who may lack the financial and legal resources of larger businesses to circumvent or absorb the costs of tariffs, the economic situation is particularly perilous.  Only time will tell precisely how much of those costs they can bear. Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship Student Voices

Predicting arrests, but little else: Limits of recidivism risk assessments

November 11, 2019Lianne Hart

Given the stakes involved, it is imperative to ensure that risk assessment tools accurately identify appropriate behaviors, and do not over-generalize about what constitutes a risk to public safety. Continue Reading →

Drug Policy Katharine Neill Harris

Insight and analysis from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The views expressed here are those of individual researcher(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Baker Institute.

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