CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
Non-profit, economic research and policy development organization
En el vĂdeo de abajo podrán apreciar un breve resumen o “trailer” de lo acontecido en la Conferencia EconĂłmica Anual 2014 del Centro para una Nueva EconomĂa (CNE), celebrada el 21 de febrero de 2014 en el Hotel Condado Vanderbilt en San Juan, Puerto Rico. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9CpB0mO7i4&w=640&h=360] La misma contĂł con la participaciĂłn de Miguel A. Read More
La Conferencia Anual del 2014 del Centro Para Una Nueva EconomĂa se llevĂł a cabo el pasado 21 de febrero de 2014 en el Hotel Vanderbilt en San Juan, Puerto Rico y contĂł con la presencia de Joseph E. Stiglitz, Premio Nobel en EconomĂa, como orador principal.
Entrevista en CNN Español a Deepak Lamba-Nieves, Director de Investigaciones para el Centro Para Una Nueva EconomĂa (CNE).
Current discussions on the impact of expected employment reductions in Puerto Rico’s government have emphasized aggregate macro-economic effects such as the potential contraction in aggregate consumption, and the risk of increased default levels in household debt. However, there has been hardly any focus on the specific social sectors that would bear the brunt of the impact of such dismissals.Â
Recently released economic data for Puerto Rico present a significantly deteriorating economic picture. The Puerto Rico Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate for the month of July was 16.5%, the highest level in 16 years. If we take into account the unemployed who are not looking for jobs, the so-called discouraged workers, and those who are underemployed, who desire to work full time but can only find part-time work, the island’s unemployment rate would probably approximate 25%.
