CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
Non-profit, economic research and policy development organization
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In this edition of the CNE Review, we analyze the PREPA Title III bankruptcy case as it enters its ninth year: still unresolved, and with enormous consequences for Puerto Rico’s electricity rates, grid investment, and economic future.
In this policy brief we analyze the PREPA Title III bankruptcy case as it enters its ninth year — still unresolved, with enormous consequences for Puerto Rico’s electricity rates, grid investment, and economic future.
In this edition of the CNE Review, we present a data-driven methodology to start crafting a modern industrial policy for Puerto Rico.
In this policy brief, we propose Economic Complexity as an analytical tool to inform Puerto Rico’s future growth areas by characterizing the knowledge embedded in our economy and illuminating areas of potential growth. This knowledge would form the foundation for industrial policy and give policymakers an empirical basis for decision-making.
Lee la más reciente reflexión de la presidenta de CNE, Rosanna Torres Pizarro.
Fifty years later, the Tobin Report’s insights still resonate. As Puerto Rico grapples with debt burdens, federal oversight under PROMESA, and debates over economic sovereignty, its warnings about external dependence and the need to develop internal productive capacity are more urgent than ever.
While we remain optimistic about what we can achieve for Puerto Rico’s future, there are still many unknowns surrounding our energy infrastructure, our public debt outlook, and the overall direction of our economy. In this edition of Reading the DC Tea Leaves, we provide insights into these crucial developments.
In this policy brief, we break down the origins of the rum cover-over, how the money flows, where it goes, and how to make the most of it. CNE proposes an innovative alternative: the creation of the Puerto Rico Economic Development Fund for the 21st Century, modeled after Alaska’s successful Permanent Fund.
