Notes[ref]I acknowledge helpful comments by Carmelo Mesa-Lago[/ref] In moving to a democratic and market-based setting most of the former socialist economies have faced common problems. In these notes I will focus on two important safety net aspects. The first one relates to the labor market, employment in particular. The second has to do with what […]
Comments on the Espino and Perez-Lopez papers for the proceedings
The papers by Espino and Perez-Lopez are informative useful works which provide a basis for start exploring the policy prospects for tourism and energy in a post-Castro Cuba. While I don’t have fundamental disagreements on the thrust of both works, I would have liked the authors to go further and address policy implications for a […]