Blackstart 2022: Llegó la hora cero
El huracán Fiona ha causado el colapso del sistema de energía de Puerto Rico, otra vez. Lo triste es que sabemos lo que tenemos que hacer y no lo hemos hecho. Lee la columna de Sergio M. Marxuach.
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AEE-LUMA: soluciones y consecuencias
Lee la columna de Sergio Marxuach sobre el status actual del contrato entre la AEE y LUMA, posibles soluciones y sus consecuencias.
Acuerdo entre la AEE y LUMA: ¿Dónde estamos ahora?
Lee el escrito de Sergio Marxuach sobre el status actual del contrato entre la AEE y LUMA.
Another Look at the PREPA-LUMA Agreement
CNE already published an extensive analysis of the operation and maintenance agreement, back on August 2020. Our objective with this new analysis is to provide a succinct evaluation of the situation today, analyze the options available to the government of Puerto Rico, and hopefully clarify some of the confusion surrounding the operation of this public-private partnership agreement.
NAP vs. SNAP: An Analysis on Federal Nutrition Assistance for Residents of Puerto Rico
In this policy brief, we take a look at some of the most important findings of the Update to Feasibility Study of Implementing SNAP in Puerto Rico published in July 2022 and analyze their implications.
Participation in The Brookings Institution 11th Annual Municipal Finance Conference
Watch Sergio M. Marxuach’s participation in the panel “Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy: Lessons Learned for the Island and for the Muni Market”, part of The Brookings Institution’s 11th Annual Municipal Finance Conference
2022 – The Opportunity of a Generation for Puerto Rico
Several trends are currently converging, both worldwide and in Puerto Rico, to create the conditions for a rethinking of the process of economic growth and development. In this piece, we take a look at the current conditions, the risks, and the context in which these trends are developing.
Tax Reform (Again)
The consensus in Puerto Rico is that a broad-based tax reform is long overdue. It is important to understand, however, that tax policy involves difficult trade-offs among various objectives. We at the Center for a New Economy believe the following principles should guide any tax reform effort in Puerto Rico.