CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
Non-profit, economic research and policy development organization
驴Qu茅 nos dice el indicador? Las patentes son un derecho de propiedad que un gobierno le otorga a un inventor para proteger un hallazgo y asegurar que pueda generar beneficios econ贸micos que al menos cubran lo invertido en el proceso de descubrimiento. En ocasiones se utiliza el n煤mero de patentes registrados como un indicador de la capacidad de innovaci贸n que existe en una jurisdicci贸n determinada.
In 1930, the Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C.-based think tank, published a report entitled “Porto Rico and Its Problems.” This report, prompted by various groups of Puerto Rican private citizens, was a thorough examination of the island’s social and economic landscape, covering, among other topics, education, public debt, public health, agriculture, trade and the state public works. It included a long list of recommendations, many of which were eventually implemented by the Puerto Rican government.
En el 2005, m谩s de 1.6 millones de personas en Puerto Rico se encontraban en o bajo la l铆nea de la pobreza que establece el Censo de los Estados Unidos. Esto quiere decir que cerca del 43 por ciento de la poblaci贸n era pobre. Aunque estas cifras son bastante conocidas y se rese帽an a menudo en reportajes e informes, conocemos muy poco sobre qui茅nes son los pobres y sus caracter铆sticas.
Puerto Rico is facing a severe fiscal crisis. Central government expenditures consistently exceed income and the Commonwealth has been forced to borrow from the Government Development Bank (GDB) $250 million, $233 million and $550 million to balance each of the last three central government budgets.
The scientific discovery of DNA by Francis Crick and James Watson in the mid 20th century has had profound implications that have not only transformed the world of science but also the way in which economic development is sought at the turn of the millennium.
Para cientos de miles de familias en Puerto Rico, su casa y el terreno donde se sienta son los bienes materiales m谩s importante que poseen. En nuestra sociedad, tener un hogar propio es sin贸nimo de seguridad, control y estabilidad econ贸mica.
Last week, members of the Acevedo Vil谩 administration met with representatives of Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, the credit rating agencies informally known as Moody’s and S&P respectively. When the government of Puerto Rico or one of its agencies issues bonds, these rating agencies analyze various quantitative and qualitative factors that may affect the borrower’s ability and willingness to repay, including, but not limited to, the financial condition of the borrower, the prevailing economic conditions in the island, and the political environment at the time of going to the market.
El CNE, cumpliendo su funci贸n de centro de estudios no-partidista, ha preparado este documento para ayudar a los nuevos miembros del gobierno a identificar los asuntos mas importantes para el desarrollo econ贸mico de Puerto Rico en el corto y mediano plazo. Por lo tanto, a continuaci贸n presentamos un breve resumen de los riesgos que afectan el panorama econ贸mico a corto plazo, seguido por una agenda de varios asuntos econ贸micos que, en nuestra opini贸n, ameritan la atenci贸n inmediata del gobierno.
