The CNE Review is a publication of the Center for a New Economy that analyzes public policy issues in depth and their impact on people.
In this publication, CNE’s team of experts addresses important issues for the future of Puerto Rico in areas such as economics, energy, housing, debt restructuring, hurricane reconstruction, federal affairs, and of course, the continuing pandemic, among other subjects. We provide our readers with a broader, wide-angle perspective on a single issue or topic per month in a useful and effective format.
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PREPA's bankruptcy enters its ninth year still without an agreement. We look at how the size of a settlement would translate into higher electricity bills.
A data-driven methodology to start building a modern industrial policy for Puerto Rico. Economic complexity shows where the island is already competitive and where it could diversify next.
We look at how the second Trump administration's early executive orders, federal spending cuts and tariffs could affect Puerto Rico. Plus a European perspective from Real Instituto Elcano and a Data Snapshot on tariffs.
A new economy is possible. We summarize the case for a modern industrial policy in Puerto Rico: what it requires, why it can fail and why the usual objections donā€™t hold.
Puerto Ricoā€™s energy transformation has stalled amid blackouts, with at least 14 entities involved and little coordination. We summarize our analysis of each process, from grid reconstruction to the LUMA and Genera contracts.
We welcome back Research Director Harold J. Toro and highlight his new study with the FINRA Foundation, which finds that 47% of adults in Puerto Rico are financially fragile. Plus, a recap of our Madrid event on the U.S. election.
The DOEā€™s PR100 Study maps the paths to 100% renewable generation by 2050. We focus on what deserves more public debate: the complexity, the tradeoffs, the cost, the economic impact and the risks.
We highlight key findings from the summary of the DOEā€™s PR100 Study and the tradeoffs it implies between affordability, resilience and land use. Rate increases of 66% to 83% by 2025 would not be economically feasible.
Puerto Ricoā€™s energy transformation is at a critical stage as PREPAā€™s restructuring, grid reconstruction and a new Integrated Resource Plan converge. We summarize where each process stands and the policy disputes slowing the shift to renewables.
A special edition on Puerto Rico at a Crossroads, our conference with three Yale centers on restarting sustainable growth. Scholars discussed fiscal policy, human capital, inequality and trade, with a keynote by Joseph E. Stiglitz.
