Reports

Rethinking the Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in Puerto Rico

The executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico carries out its operations through two distinct sets of administrative structures. On the one hand, there are the agencies and departments, such as the Justice and the Treasury departments, which constitute the “central government” of the Commonwealth. On the other hand, there are the state- owned enterprises, commonly known as “public corporations” in Puerto Rico, which constitute what we may call the “other” central government of Puerto Rico.

Fiscal Situation Update: An Analysis of the Governor’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2012

This Fiscal Update Report prepared by the Center for a New Economy (CNE) presents an independent analysis of the proposals contained in the Governor’s budget request for fiscal year 2012. The analysis is based on CNE’s evaluation and interpretation of the budget data, rather than the Administration’s, and may incorporate estimates made by CNE’s staff or by other private sector analysts.

Fiscal Situation Update: Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget

This Fiscal Update Report prepared by the Center for a New Economy (CNE) presents an independent analysis of the proposals contained in the Governor’s budget request for fiscal year 2010-2011. The analysis is based on CNE’s evaluation and interpretation of the budget data, rather than the Administration’s, and may incorporate estimates made by CNE’s staff or by other private sector analysts.

Summary of the Puerto Community Survey Data for 2009

The U.S. Bureau of the Census recently released data from the Puerto Rico Community Survey for 2009.  This survey is the Puerto Rico equivalent of the American Community Survey.  The data offers a sobering reminder of Puerto Rico’s economic situation. The following are some of the highlights from the data released by the Census.

El hoyo es profundo y el camino es largo

El 20 de septiembre el National Bureau of Economic Research, la entidad encargada de determinar los puntos de inflexión de los ciclos económicos en Estados Unidos, anunció que la recesión más reciente, que comenzó en diciembre de 2007, terminó oficialmente en junio de 2009. La duración de 18 meses la hace la más larga desde la Gran Depresión de 1929.

Nivel socioeconómico, clase social y sector público (Revisión junio 2010)

En esta revisión a nuestro análisis preliminar del empleo en el sector público que presentáramos en agosto del 2009 en la Conferencia Anual de la Asociación de Economistas de Puerto Rico, hemos corregido algunos errores y extendido nuestro análisis para considerar una muestra más amplia de las familias en Puerto Rico.