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How do states tax peer-to-peer car sharing?
States are acting quickly to impose taxes on peer-to-peer car sharing, in which owners rent their personal cars to users. How various states structure the tax model for this service will impact not only tax revenues but also the level of economic activity and innovation in the state. Continue Reading
Another lesson from Jan. 6: Congress must up its cybersecurity game
Scenes of insurrectionists rummaging through offices and computers in the Capitol highlighted the urgent need for Congress to up its IT security game. The authors recommend steps to adopt modern IT management and cybersecurity processes that are already used throughout the federal government. Continue Reading
A computational lens on economics
Computer science has a lot to say about the relentless pursuit of economic efficiency. Read more to learn about its connection to the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
Students explore policy challenges, solutions at the Baker Institute
College students are increasingly engaging in policy matters, demonstrating a keen awareness of how policy impacts individual lives in meaningful ways. At Rice, students are invited to take advantage of the Baker Institute’s many opportunities for involvement. Continue Reading
The intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty is dead
The exit from the INF appears more like a gesture than part of a well-considered long-term plan. There are few signs that the Trump administration has given substantial thought to how the United States can best protect its interests in a new and challenging international environment. Continue Reading
Space jam
NASA and the space industry need a new generation of problem solvers to answer the questions that will shape our future, but right now, they don’t have it. Continue Reading