CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
Non-profit, economic research and policy development organization
Puerto Rico is at a critical junction in the disaster recovery process after Hurricane María. Relief efforts, while still ongoing in certain parts of the island, are slowly winding down and soon will give way to recovery activities and the rebuilding of the island. It is, therefore, “a time of desperate loss, yet also a time of distinct possibility.”1
La prensa ha reportado recientemente que se ha radicado un proyecto para legalizar la práctica de préstamos por depósito diferido o “payday loans”. Una práctica abusiva y depredadora que denunciamos en el 2006. A continuación el “post” y el “policy brief” que escribimos en aquel entonces oponiéndonos a legalizar el negocio de estos traficantes financieros Read More
Introduction The Employees Retirement System of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “ERS”) is a trust created by Act 447 of May 15, 1951 to provide pension and other benefits to retired employees of the government of Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities. According to the Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in the ERS’s most recent Read More
In response to an invitation to comment the Commonwealth’s October 14, 2016 Fiscal Plan, CNE spelled out five key principles that should govern the preparation of any fiscal plan for Puerto Rico, identified several concerns with the October 2016 Fiscal Plan, and provided recommendations moving forward.
Devising economic development opportunities should be one of the most pressing goals for both U.S. and local policy makers. In the following memo, a Working Group of the CNE Growth Commission charts a preliminary vision for addressing the deeper, structural constraints to economic advancement and for spurring economic growth. Click here to read the memo Read More
Restoring sanity to the economy of Puerto Rico will require a long-term term approach. CNE is recommending to the U.S. Congress the creation of a permanent working group at the federal level focused on structural and long-term issues related to economic growth in Puerto Rico. Click the following button to download the report:
Oprima aquí para acceder al informe “Devising a Growth Strategy for Puerto Rico” y el resumen en español.
Para descargar el estudio en su totalidad, oprima el siguiente botón: RESUMEN EJECUTIVO: Puerto Rico experimenta una de las peores recesiones que se han registrado en el mundo durante la pasada década, segunda solo a la de Grecia que acumuló una caída de 28% en su Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) entre 2007-2015. La contracción Read More
