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.

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.

Tracking Neighborhood Change in Geographies of Opportunity for Post-Disaster Legacy Cities: A Case Study of San Juan, Puerto Rico

In January of 2022, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy published a working paper carried out by CNE’s research unit on “Tracking Neighborhood Change in Geographies of Opportunity for Post-Disaster Legacy Cities”. Using the San Juan Metropolitan Area (SJMA) as a case study, we measured how different indicators for neighborhood change are associated with storm impacts, specifically those stemming from Hurricane María, and the geographical distribution of opportunities.

Desde Madrid: En el radar para el 2022

El primer mes del año es buen momento para pasar revista, por lo que aprovechamos para esbozar algunas de las discusiones que seguiremos de cerca desde España que pueden arrojar luz sobre temas fundamentales para Puerto Rico durante este año que recién inicia.