Economía y Sociedad Cubana | Cuban Economy and Society
En esta sección se publican artículos relevantes sobre la economía cubana, incluidos los resultados de las políticas económicas y sociales y sus impactos específicos.
This category includes articles relevant to the Cuban economy, including on the results of Cuban economic and social policies and their impact on Cuban society.
While Cuba needs to move to a rule of law system, it can adopt certain measures short-term to attract foreign direct investment.
Rule of law is critical to attracting foreign investment and the economic development of Cuba.
Many Cubans say that they have foreign direct investment, but what they refer to are in fact contractual arrangements without significant capital placed at risk by the foreign partner.
Women, who are overrepresented among university graduates in Cuba, still lag far behind men in average wages, labor-force participation, and employment in the private sector, whether as employees or business owners.
Las mujeres, sobrerrepresentadas en los graduados universitarios, todavía se encuentran muy por debajo de los hombres en salario medio, en la participación en el empleo y en la ocupación en el sector privado como empleadas o propietarias.
Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos Espiñeira
The work of historian Omar Sixto not only sheds light on the past, but also offers keys for understanding the current challenges facing the Cuban economy, still shaped by the decisions made during those foundational years.
Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos Espiñeira
La obra de este historiador Omar Sixto no solo arroja luz sobre el pasado, sino que también ofrece claves para comprender los desafíos actuales que enfrenta la economía cubana, todavía marcada por las decisiones tomadas durante aquellos años fundacionales.
The estimated basic basket – the essential, affordable items needed to meet the minimum dietary requirements for a household - costs at least 14 times the average salary in Cuba. According to international publications, less than 5% of the Cuban population can count on the equivalent of $3 per day, placing virtually all of us below the poverty threshold.
Interview by William Bello Sánchez with Juan Carlos Blaín Noste
The debate over the role of the private sector in achieving a prosperous Cuba can no longer be refuted with negative slogans based on hereditary fears. The empirical evidence is clear: when enterprises are allowed to operate with greater latitude, what emerges is efficiency, innovation, and value creation.
Interview series: “Entrepreneurship from Cuba and its diaspora: Stories 3 X 3”
La canasta básica cuesta al menos 14 veces un salario medio. Casi ningún cubano (más del 95%) cuenta con 3 dólares diarios, lo cual nos sitúa prácticamente a todos por debajo del umbral de pobreza, según publicaciones internacionales.
The first high-impact transformation that should be taken in Cuba is the correction of relative prices and the exchange rate. This would likely constitute the most significant shock in a market-oriented reform.
La primera transformación de alto impacto es la corrección de los precios relativos y del tipo de cambio. Ese sería, probablemente, el choque más importante de una reforma de mercado.