CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
Non-profit, economic research and policy development organization
The second Trump administration’s executive orders put federal funding for Puerto Rico’s reconstruction, education and Medicaid at risk. We assess the potential impact and argue that keeping a low profile is not a strategy.
Trump’s second term may be the biggest shift in U.S. foreign policy since 1945. Carlota GarcĂa Encina of Real Instituto Elcano argues that Europe has cards to play and needs a clear strategy for dealing with Washington.
A new economy is possible. We summarize the case for a modern industrial policy in Puerto Rico: what it requires, why it can fail and why the usual objections don’t hold.
With the debt restructuring over and federal reconstruction funds flowing, Puerto Rico has a once-in-a-generation opportunity. We argue that turning its economy around requires a modern industrial policy built on public–private collaboration.
Puerto Rico’s energy transformation has stalled amid blackouts, with at least 14 entities involved and little coordination. We summarize our analysis of each process, from grid reconstruction to the LUMA and Genera contracts.
After the 2024 summer blackouts, we assess each process in Puerto Rico’s energy transformation, from grid reconstruction and PREPA’s debt to the LUMA and Genera contracts.
We welcome back Research Director Harold J. Toro and highlight his new study with the FINRA Foundation, which finds that 47% of adults in Puerto Rico are financially fragile. Plus, a recap of our Madrid event on the U.S. election.
A 2021 survey of 1,001 adults finds that while debt levels in Puerto Rico are relatively low, many struggle to make ends meet, especially younger adults, lower-income households and those without a four-year college degree.
