En la pantalla dividida de la Nación cubana se encuentran: por un lado, el 99% de los 11 millones de cubanos viviendo abajo de los estándares de calidad de vida internacionales, con la promesa de una Reforma del Estado a largo plazo, y por el otro lado, el 1% viviendo al margen de la ley. […]

Notes[ref]Editor’s Note: This essay was awarded Second Prize in the 2015 ASCE Student Competition for graduate students.[/ref] Los que han salido de Cuba tras los años, entre ellos los Pedro Pan, los Camarioca y los Marielitos, han luchado mucho, no sólo al salir de Cuba sino también al llegar a los Estados Unidos. Quiero explorar […]

The normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba brings Cuba closer to more robust integration with the global economic order. That process of integration poses both great opportunities and great challenges for Cuba. Both are likely to be felt as Cuba assumes a place on the global supply chain. In that respect, Cuba […]

Notes[ref]Thanks to Luis R. Luis, Jorge Sanguinetty and Paul Meo for their helpful comments on a previous draft.[/ref] It has been recognized for decades that Cuba’s predominant state sector is burdened by substantial levels of hidden unemployment, with far-reaching consequences for labor productivity, the fiscal position, and the interpretation of labor market statistics. Three aspects […]