CNE Annual Economic Conference 2011 (Presentations)

Click on each title below to access presentations: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Puerto Rico: Micro Institutions and Macro Performance Peter Blair Henry Dean, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University   ECONOMIC PRESENTATIONS Midiendo el progreso social en Puerto Rico Sergio M. Marxuach Policy Director, CNE Perfil Económico Actual de los Hogares en Puerto Rico Read More

Puerto Rico’s Pension System: Knocking on Heaven’s Door

The Employees Retirement System of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “ERS”) is a trust created by Act 447 of May 15, 1951 to provide pension and other benefits to retired employees of the government of Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities.

Las consecuencias negativas de la desigualdad

En una nota reciente en la sección llamada “Economix” del New York Times en su versión electrónica, la profesora de economía de U.Mass Amherst Nancy Folbre comenta sobre los efectos negativos de la desigualdad.  Aunque en la teoría económica ortodoxa se planteaba que el crecimiento económico y la equidad son objetivos encontrados, esta visión se hace menos sostenible a medida que incrementa el conocimiento económico y sociológico sobre la desigualdad y su impacto sobre el tejido social.

CNE Economic Conference 2010 (Press Clippings)

Click on each title to view press clipping: Wall Street Journal, Fed Officials Tell Markets They Aren’t Tightening Broadly, P. 2 Financial Times, No Quick End To Era Of Easy Money, P. 4 Market News, Fed’s Dudley: ‘Modest’ Growth To Keep Inflation ‘Well-Contained’, P. 6 Dow Jones, Fed Dudley: Economy Likely To Expand At Slower Read More

CNE Economic Conference 2010 (Presentations)

Click on each title below to access document: . Introduction Welcoming Remarks Miguel A. Soto-Class, President, CNE . Keynote Speech The Challenges Ahead William C. Dudley, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. . Economic Presentations Is There Life After ARRA? Dr. Juan Lara, Professor of Economics, University of Puerto Rico