🤖 Who benefits from AI-driven work? 🌎 How can futures of work unfold equitably? 🤝 Is U.S.-Mexico AI collaboration keeping pace? Center for the United States and Mexico convened top experts to tackle these questions. Their new report outlines three key policy steps forward. #AI #FutureOfWork

Rodrigo Montes de Oca, a scholar at the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico, was featured in an article by the Inter-American Dialogue on the 2025 Mexican judicial election and the significance of preceding judicial reforms. #Mexico #Judiciary #Elections2025

Rodrigo Ferreira, a Rice Faculty Scholar, will appear today from 11:25 AM to 11:45 AM on Hello Houston to discuss the impact of AI automation on workers and labor markets and the need for robust regulatory policy. On the radio: 88.7 FM On YouTube: youtube.com/@HoustonPublic…

Simon Lester, nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute’s International Economics Program, is featured in a Politico article on the implications of the U.K. joining an alternative international trade dispute system amid shifting U.S. policy. Read more: politico.eu/article/uk-bri…

Simon Lester, a non-resident fellow at the Baker Institute, spoke to The Washington Post on U.S.-Canada trade amid new Trump tariff threats: “A negotiating tactic… Canadians are likely staying focused on substance.” 🔗 wapo.st/4lm6czM

Unregistered U.S. cars are flooding into Mexico, skirting safety & emissions rules. In México Centered, Tony Payan, Guillermo Rosales & Juan Vega unpack their impact—and AMLO’s extension of regularization to 2026. Listen now on your favorite podcast app. #Mexico #BorderPolicy

🚨 New Podcast! What are "chocolate cars" and why do they matter? Hear Tony Payan, Guillermo Rosales Zárate, & Juan Vega Gómez unpack the issue of illegal vehicle imports to Mexico from the US on México Centered. 🚗🍫💡 Listen now: 🔗 Baker Institute → bakerinstitute.org/research/choco…

🗓️ Upcoming Event! Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy is partnering with COMEXI to present "U.S. Country Outlook 2026" in Mexico City on September 30th. Don’t miss this important conversation about U.S. economics, policy, and international relations. 💡

Join the Baker Institute Migration Initiative Sep. 15, 12:00 pm CST on Zoom for a talk on “Community-based Strategies to Support Newcomer Immigrant Children and Families” w/ co-facilitators of the Central American Minors Working Group in Houston. riceuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The Center for the United States and Mexico is excited to present its seventh annual Mexico Country Outlook conference on Thursday, October 16th. To learn more about the Mexico Country Outlook Conference, click here: bakerinstitute.org/mco

We are pleased to share the latest research by one of our nonresident scholars, Dr. Jesús Antonio López Cabrera: "Effects of the GFC and COVID-19 on U.S. Financial Indicators: An Integrated Short-Term Econometric Approach." To read more, click here: remef.org.mx/index.php/reme…

We’re just two weeks away from our seventh annual Mexico Country Outlook Conference, happening on Thursday, October 16th. We’re honored to welcome our keynote speakers: Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León and Santiago Levy. For more information, click here: bakerinstitute.org/mco

On September 30th, the Center for the U.S. and Mexico presented the U.S. Country Outlook in Collaboration with Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales, Agil(e), and Cornerstone in Mexico City. We extend our gratitude to everyone who made this impactful event possible.

“Political cartoons are as old as politics itself.” On Mexico Centered, political cartoonist PacoCalderónCartones🇲🇽❤️🇺🇦❤️🇮🇱 joins our host, Tony Payan, to discuss his work. 🎧 Listen on the Baker Institute website, or wherever you listen to podcasts: bakerinstitute.org/research/drawi…

Last week, the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico hosted our 7th annual Mexico Country Outlook Event. A special thank you to our event sponsors, forum members, and all attendees who made this event possible. Join the US-Mexico Forum: bakerinstitute.org/us-mexico-forum

The Center for the U.S. and Mexico is pleased to host the Mexico Country Outlook 2026 Public Release Event on Thursday, Nov. 6th, where Tony Payan will present the latest edition of the MCO report to the public. For information and registration: bakerinstitute.org/event/mexico-c…

In her latest publication, “U.S.-Mexico Climate Cooperation at a Stalemate,” Dr. Ivonne Cruz, a Research Scholar at the Center for the U.S. and Mexico, explores the complexities shaping binational climate cooperation. Read here: bakerinstitute.org/research/us-me…

In his latest publication, "Sovereignty Strengthens US-Mexico Security Ties," nonresident fellow Nathan P. Jones explores the role of the US-Mexico security relationship in securing binational sovereignty. Read Dr. Nathan P. Jones's commentary here: bakerinstitute.org/research/sover…