Y los trabajadores, ¿dónde están?
Hay miles de millones en fondos federales disponibles para la recuperación, pero actualmente no tenemos la mano de obra con las destrezas técnicas y profesionales necesarias para restablecer a Puerto Rico.
Issues
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.
Who Gets Emergency Housing Relief? An Analysis of FEMA Individual Assistance Data After Hurricane MarĂa
In May of 2022, the Housing Policy Debate journal published a research article carried out by CNE’s research unit. This article contributes to the critical task of revealing postdisaster damages and reconstruction trends through a detailed examination of housing and personal property damages and benefits received through FEMAS’s Individual Assistance Program after Hurricane MarĂa.
¿Hacia dónde va el sistema eléctrico? Una mirada de contexto
En este Apuntes desde Madrid le echamos un vistazo a lo que ocurre en Europa en relación al gas natural a fin de reflexionar sobre las implicaciones del nuevo escenario mundial sobre el futuro del sistema eléctrico de la isla.
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.
PREPA’s Debt Restructuring – What’s Next?
In this policy brief, we take a look at the current state of PREPA’s debt restructuring process and offer some recommendations about what a good PREPA debt restructuring transaction should (and shouldn’t) include.
Europa: qué está en juego con la invasión rusa
En este ‘Apuntes de Madrid’ intentamos esbozar una perspectiva europea de las implicaciones del conflicto en Ucrania, ofreciendo algĂşn contexto a travĂ©s de los debates que discurren en think tanks y medios europeos. Compartimos enlaces que pueden resultar de interĂ©s para aquellos que quieran continuar profundizando en el tema desde esta Ăłptica.
Selected Highlights of the Fiscal Plan for Fiscal Year 2022
On January 27, 2022, the Fiscal Oversight and Management Board (“FOMB”) for Puerto Rico certified a new Fiscal Plan for Fiscal Year 2022. In this report, we highlight for our readers some of the most important components of the Fiscal Plan.