Notes1 An extensive evaluation of Cuba’s centralized electricity generation system was conducted under the support and guidance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The energy modeling exercise was performed to identify cost effective future options for electricity generation in Cuba. Calendar year 2007 was chosen as the base year with modeling periods […]

Notes1 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Lack of reliable data on Unión Eléctrica (UE) makes analysis of the energy sector in Cuba very difficult. The basic methodology used in this paper was to combine official data with knowledge of power systems in other countries and the use of international prices to value tradable goods. The data presented […]

Notes1 The first section of the paper discusses the importance of infrastructure. It concludes that adequate infrastructure is necessary for economic growth and that it can contribute to reduction in inequality. The second section of the paper summarizes the lessons learned from infrastructure reform in Latin America and in the “transition” economies of Eastern Europe […]

Notes1 Cuba is facing an energy crisis today. Efforts by the Government of Cuba to purchase and install small generators seem like an attempt to get quick results without an analysis of long-term costs. At this time, energy consumption is heavily subsidized, something that is possible thanks to Venezuelan subsidies (estimated at US 2 billion […]

Notes1 This paper is not meant to be a scholarly treatise on such a momentous topic. Pretending to do that would be arrogant. Among its purposes are: • to remind the reader of the key role natural law principles played in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, with emphasis on […]