The 21st Volume of Cuba in Transition publishes the Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE), held on August 4-6, 2011 at the Hilton Downtown Hotel in Miami, Florida. The conference theme was “Cuba’s Evolving Socio-Economic & Political Landscape,” which reflects an attempt to analyze the […]
A Dynamic Factor Model of Quarterly Real Gross Domestic Product Growth in the Caribbean: The Case of Cuba and the Bahamas
Notes1 Real output growth is a central economic indicator for all policy makers. It defines the business cycle, establishes the timing of recessions, and largely drives discretionary fiscal and monetary policy decisions. The lack of timely reporting of quarterly GDP in some countries presents difficulties in the assessment of current economic conditions, and has fomented […]
2010 Preface
The 20th Volume of Cuba in Transition publishes the Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE), held on July 29-31, 2010 at the Hilton Downtown Hotel in Miami, Florida. The conference theme was “Cuba at a Crossroads,” reflecting the tension arising from a Cuban leadership that […]
China and Cuba:Exports, Imports and Tourism: Comment
Notes1 The study presented at this conference on tourism trade between China and Cuba2 presents an interesting perspective on China, which appears to be an ever increasing economic presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. The novel forms that this Chinese presence has taken in the region, including through bilateral aid agreements, and strong foreign […]