CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
Non-profit, economic research and policy development organization
For the sixth year in a row, Puerto Rico’s Center for a New Economy (CNE) has been included in the most recent edition of the 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report published by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania’s renowned Lauder Institute. CNE was recognized in the Think Tanks to Watch in 2019 and Best Independent Think Tanks categories.
Haga click aquí para la versión en español At CNE we understand that it is essential to develop a comprehensive framework of planning and public policy to address everything related to the issue of housing and land tenure. These issues are central to the recovery and reconstruction of Puerto Rico. Blueprint will provide a platform Read More
Sergio Marxuach, director de política pública del Centro para una Nueva Economía, testificó el 9 de abril en una vista de la Comisión de Recursos Naturales de la Cámara de Representantes. A continuación compartimos su ponencia sobre el estado de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica y el camino a seguir para la transformación energética de Puerto Rico.
1. Luis Aníbal Avilés – Professor, University of Puerto Rico Law School 2. Kenneth J. Nemeth – Secretary and Executive Director, Southern States Energy Board 3. Janine Migden-Ostrander – Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project 4. Malu Blázquez – Executive Director, ReImagina Puerto Rico 5. Ruth Santiago – Lawyer 6. Hon. Larry Seilhamer – Vice President, Puerto Read More
Periods of transition tend to be turbulent times, filled with uncertainty and conflict. In the sciences, for example, as Thomas Kuhn explains in his book “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions,” the period between the questioning of a prevailing paradigm and the acceptance of a new paradigm to replace it is filled with uncertainty, with bitter debates arising between those defending the existing paradigm and those putting forth a new way of understanding nature.
Around the world, the electric energy sector is undergoing rapid change as new technologies incompatible with the century-old model of centralized generation come on line. We should seize this critical juncture to bring Puerto Rico’s obsolete electrical system into the twenty-first century.
Driving in Puerto Rico has its challenges. There’s always the risk of a blowout given the amount and depth of potholes in the streets and highways. Though everyone recognizes the problem, dealing with it is complicated.
El 4 de febrero, la jueza Laura Taylor Swain emitió (1) un Memorándum de Decisión y Orden para Aprobar el Acuerdo entre el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y la Corporación del Fondo de Interés Apremiante (el “acuerdo ELA – COFINA”) y (2) un Memorándum de Determinaciones de Hecho y Conclusiones de Derecho en relación con la Confirmación del Tercer Plan de Ajuste de Título III Enmendado (la “Orden de Confirmación”).
