The economy of Puerto Rico restoring growth Collins, Susan Margaret Bosworth, Barry ,1942 Soto-Class, Miguel A. text bibliography pr San Juan, Puerto Rico Washington. D.C Center for the New Economy The Brookings Institution Press 2006 monographic eng
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607 p.: ill. forms.; 23cm. Economists from U.S. and Puerto Rican institutions address a range of major policy issues affecting the island's economic development. To frame the current situation, the contributors begin by assessing Puerto Rico's past experience with various growth policies. Introduction and sunmary / Susan M. Collins, Barry P. Bosworth and Miguel A. Soto-Class--- Economic Growth / Barry P. Bosworth and Susan M. Collins: Comments by William J, Baumol and José J. Villamil--- Labor supply and public transfers / Gary Burtless and Orlando Sotomayor: Comments by Eileen V. Segarra Alméstica and Katherine Terrell--- Why don't more Puerto Rican men work? The rich uncle (Sam) hypothesis / María E. Enchautegui and Richard B. Freeman : Comment by Belinda I. Reyes--- Education and economic development / Helen F. Ladd and Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz: Comments by Alan B. Krueger and Carlos E. Santiago--- The climate for bussines development and employment growth / Steven J. Davis and Luis A. Rivera-Batiz: Comments by Marines Aponte and David B. Audretsch--- Assesing Puerto Rico's fiscal policies / James Alm: Comments by Ronald Fisher, William Lockwood Benet, and Fuar Andic--- Financing economic development / Rita Maldonado-Bear and Ingo Walter: Comments by Arturo Estrella and James A. Hanson--- Trade performance and industrial policy / Robert Z. Lawrence and Juan Lara: Comments by James L. Dietz and Daniel Lederman--- Restoring Growth: The policy options / Barry P. Bosworth and Susan M. Collins. Susan M. Collins, Barry P. Bosworth, Miguel A. Soto-Class editors. Includes bibliographical references and index Puerto Rico Economic policy Puerto Rico Economic conditions 1952- HC 154.5 E19 2006 338.1/.2 0815715536 (pbk) 9780815715535( pbk) 0815715544 (hbk) 9780815715542 (hbk) DKDLA 091207 20230410105450.0 82856 dan