CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
Non-profit, economic research and policy development organization
Last week, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, led by Del. Donna M. Christensen (D-U.S.V.I.), and the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Informacion Policy, Census, and National Archives, led by Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.), held a joint oversight hearing on “Census Data: Special Issues Related to U.S. Territories.”
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released data from the 2006 Puerto Rico Community Survey. This survey is the local equivalent of the American Community Survey that is carried out annually to update demographic, economic, housing, and social data at the state and county level in the United States.
This Fiscal Update Report prepared by the Center for a New Economy (CNE) presents an independent analysis of the proposals contained in the Governor’s budget request for fiscal year 2008-2009. The analysis is based on CNE’s evaluation and interpretation of the budget data, rather than the Administration’s, and may incorporate estimates made by CNE’s staff or by other private sector analysts.
Recientemente se ha hablado mucho sobre la responsabilidad contributiva de las corporaciones en Puerto Rico. En aras de informar este debate público, en el Centro para la Nueva Economía nos hemos dado a la tarea de conseguir y publicar los datos del Departamento de Hacienda con respecto a la tributación de las corporaciones con operaciones en Puerto Rico.
¿Qué nos dice el indicador? Sabemos poco sobre quiénes componen el sector informal en Puerto Rico y cómo funciona. No obstante, muchos peritos hablan de esta esfera como la culpable de algunos de nuestros males económicos. Tomando esto en cuenta, el Centro para la Nueva Economía publicó un estudio pionero preparado por la profesora María Enchautegui que analiza el mundo de la informalidad desde la perspectiva de los trabajadores.
Industrial policy is defined as any government initiative that (i) stimulates specific economic activities, (ii) promotes structural change from low productivity to higher productivity activities, and (iii) foments the change from traditional activities to more dynamic activities, regardless of whether those activities are located within industry or manufacturing per se.
In 2005, Washington state considered enacting a bill to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians. Microsoft, one of the largest employers in that state, caved in to pressure from conservative groups and initially decided not to support the measure.
“New Tools for Industrial Policy: Proposals for Puerto Rico in the 21st Century”, Business Environment Program Presentation
