Topic
Global Economic Engagement
27 publications
Feb 12, 2025
Tibet policy should reflect U.S. strategic interests today
Video · Feb 8, 2024
Two-Minute Take: North America's World Cup is a win for globalization
Sep 28, 2023
NASCO’s annual meeting highlights the spirit of North American collaboration
Report · Sep 11, 2023
The root causes of Central American migration: toward a holistic approach
Video · Aug 29, 2023
Two-Minute Take: Bolstering North America's competitiveness
"In the US alone, it is estimated we will have almost two million unfilled manufacturing jobs by 2030. In a time where global companies are looking to reshore their supply chains, It's important that the US, Canada, and Mexico, as trading partners, work together to make sure our collective workforce has the right skills to meet this demand."
Resource · Aug 21, 2023
Bolstering North America's competitiveness via a coordinated approach to workforce development recommendations
Report · Aug 21, 2023
Bolstering North America's competitiveness via a coordinated approach to workforce development
Mar 3, 2023
The United States has a lot to learn from the Borderplex region
In many ways, the Borderplex acutely experiences the hot-button topics that make for partisan rhetoric at the national level: immigration, relations between Mexico and the U.S., and trade.
Jan 24, 2023
Bush Institute and NASCO Announce Workforce Study
Matthew Rooney, Senior Advisor at the George W. Bush Institute, and Tiffany Melvin, President of the NASCO Network, announce the upcoming release of a North American workforce policy review.
Video · Jan 18, 2023
An opportunity for the Central American economy to reduce migration
The Bush Institute co-hosted a regional conference in Guatemala on Jan. 10 that discussed the root causes of migration from Northern Central America and explored new and creative ways to address it.
Policy Recommendations · Jan 17, 2023
Root Causes of Migration: From Northern Central America
Over 35% of the approximately 1.6 million migrants arriving at our southern border in 2021 were families or unaccompanied children. Almost 200,000 children came from Northern Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), and about half of them were unaccompanied. Shifting demographics, the increase in children and family arrivals, and the increase in large caravans arriving from Northern Central America have spurred a conversation into the root causes of migration.
Report · Dec 8, 2022
How the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement can address U.S. labor market mismatches
If done properly, an enhanced USMCA temporary entry regime can help America swiftly respond to economic shifts, bolster the economy of its smaller communities, improve national security, and, of course, expand cross-border trade in goods and services.
Resource · Nov 30, 2022
North American Workforce Initiative Recommendations
The North America Workforce Initiative, a joint undertaking co-chaired by the George W. Bush Institute–SMU Economic Growth Initiative and NASCO (North American Strategy for Competitiveness), began in 2016 to develop and test practical approaches to workforce development across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico and issue recommendations to strengthen the region’s global competitiveness.
Nov 1, 2022
Be Careful What You Wish For: The Risks of De-Globalization in the Americas
The globalization process began and took on its most concrete form in the Americas. Now, reversal of that process represents a sharp turn, writes Matthew Rooney, Director of Institute Outreach and Strategic Partnerships at the Bush Institute.
Video · Nov 1, 2022
Strengthening Economic Connections Across Latin America
Greater trading relationships would strengthen Latin American economies. In turn, the United States would benefit, says Antonio Garza, former United States Ambassador to Mexico.
Oct 10, 2022
Dr. Ben Bernanke recognized for world-changing economic insights with Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
By illuminating how things can go wrong even in economies as robust as America’s, Bernanke has inspired significant, lasting improvement in economic policymaking.
Sep 23, 2022
A Honduran Reset
On Nov. 28 Hondurans will cast their ballot in the upcoming general election, shaping many policy issues, including the country's economic policy framework.
Aug 20, 2022
North America is the key to Central America
As part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center, the Bush Institute's Matthew Rooney shares how linking USMCA with CAFTA will contribute greatly to breaking the vicious cycle of poverty, rampant crime, and institutional weakness in Central America.
Mar 11, 2022
It’s time for all of us to gird for battle
Kenneth Hersh, CEO of the Bush Center and co-founder of NGP Energy Capital Management, writes that the ban on imports of Russian energy has made each and every one of us a party to the fight for freedom in Ukraine.
Resource · Jan 10, 2022
Helping Our New Afghan Neighbors Learn, Earn, Belong, & Contribute
Immigrants and refugees have contributed to our communities since America’s inception, and we are well served when we offer a helping hand in the short term so that they can rebuild their lives.
Oct 15, 2021
Matthew Rooney Talks to CNN About U.S. Businesses’ Role in Central America
In an interview with CNN, Matthew Rooney, Managing Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative, points out the challenges businesses are experiencing when attempting to invest in Central America.
Video · Jan 26, 2021
Two-Minute Take: Promoting Prosperity in Central America with Targeted U.S. Trade Policy
Investment in the region would promote industrialization in Central America, boosting productivity and prosperity there and opening job opportunities that would encourage Central Americans to stay home instead of seeking to emigrate to the United States.
Policy Recommendations · Jan 14, 2021
Central America: Promoting Prosperity with Targeted U.S. Trade Policy
Investment in the region would promote industrialization in Central America, boosting productivity and prosperity there and opening job opportunities that would encourage Central Americans to stay home instead of seeking to emigrate to the United States.
Policy Recommendations · Jan 14, 2021
Women and Girls: Investing in Women's Economic Empowerment
When women succeed, we all benefit. Women’s economic empowerment boosts economic growth and prosperity and helps safeguard democracy. Most importantly, it ensures that women have an equal chance to build a bright future for themselves and their families.
Apr 18, 2019
Test Your Knowledge on North American Trade
Test your knowledge on trade in North America and how we compare to trade groups world-wide.
Dec 21, 2018
Domestic Excellence: A Look Back at 2018
As we look back on 2018, we celebrate some of the top moments from the Bush Institute’s work in domestic excellence.
Dec 20, 2017
Domestic Excellence: A Look Back At 2017
As we celebrate 2017, we reflect on some of the top moments from the Bush Institute's Domestic Excellence Impact Center, home to the Military Service Initiative, Economic Growth Initiative, Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, and Education Reform Initiative.