Authors’ notes , Currency unification and multiple exchange rates are probably among the most discussed topics by macroeconomists doing research on the Cuban economy. For instance, Di Bella and Wolfe (2008) describe the main challenges related to currency unification, look at possible exchange rate system choices, and provide a detailed analysis of possible stock and […]

Author’s note In 1989, before the collapse of the USSR and the socialist countries, Cuban social welfare indicators exceeded those in several of those countries and led most of Latin America: universal and free education and health care, low open or visible unemployment, relatively equal income distribution (although less than in 1980), 17% higher than […]

Much has been written about the conditions that must be present for the United States Congress to lift the economic embargo against Cuba. Similarly, various diplomatic scenarios have been analyzed in terms of which foreign policy strategy the U.S. President should employ to foster democratic transition in Cuba. However, a catalytic dimension that is underappreciated, […]

Este trabajo intenta explicar cómo el contexto actual en el que se desarrollan las organizaciones de la sociedad civil informal en Cuba, impide su desarrollo y fortalecimiento. En la primera parte se realiza un análisis de los argumentos que esgrime el estado cubano para distinguir grupos de organizaciones de la sociedad civil cubana y discriminar […]

Con el transporte se mueven personas y bienes en un espacio, con los modos terrestre, aéreo, marítimo, o sus combinaciones. No constituye una actividad final, sino un medio para satisfacer otra  necesidad. Una rama de la teoría económica, “Economía del Transporte,”  estudia  los  elementos  y  principios  del sector, y contribuye a la vida económica y […]