I like this paper very much and for many reasons, too many to discuss in the time available in this forum. I wish therefore to limit my focus to two of these reasons. First, the paper furnishes the kind of analysis that reduces the opportunities for others with less than scholarly motives to issue wild […]

I appreciate the opportunity to participate in this conference. I had the pleasure of reading the paper Mr. Benjamin-Alvarado wrote and would recommend that you do the same. It provides an excellent perspective of the current situation of the nuclear industry in Cuba and the real problems it is facing in the future. The paper […]

This paper raises several points of particular importance to the Cuban people today. First, it questions the Cuban government’s rationale for the recent economic reforms and, in this context, argues that they were implemented in order to strengthen its own power. And second, the paper also opens the door to a debate which, although not […]

Note[ref]The views expressed in this comment are those of the author and not necessarily those of the IMF.[/ref] This is an important paper on an important topic. The author convincingly argues, on the basis of both theory and careful empirical work, that Poland’s minimum wage scheme has contributed to that country’s high rate of unemployment […]

It is important to draw a distinction between the terms “expropriated property” and “confiscated property” inasmuch as “expropriated property” implies compensation in return for the taking of property while “confiscated property” explicitly infers there has been no compensation forthcoming. Given the authors’ selected title, the opportunity to develop what would otherwise be the heart-and-soul of […]