It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of ASCE founding member Rolando Castañeda in Washington, D.C. on April 14.  Rolando was a very active contributor to ASCE as a board member and in numerous papers presented at our Annual Meetings and published in the Proceedings of the Association as well as […]

  Recent Trends in Cuban Migration Luis R. Luis   The announcement by President Barack Obama on January 12th that the US is terminating the policy of allowing Cubans that arrive without a visa to remain in the country is a major event for the island’s population and could also have significant economic implications.  In […]

The Geographic Structure of Cuban Imports and the Incidence of Over-Invoicing. Ernesto Hernandez-Cata This note examines the relation between Cuban imports of goods from major trading partners as reported by Cuba’s statistical agency, and exports of goods to Cuba as reported by her partners. At first sight, these numbers should be equal—two faces of the […]

How will the end of the Accord with Venezuela affect the Cuban Economy? Ernesto Hernández-Catá[1] August 2016     Since the beginning of this century Cuba has benefited considerably from an arrangement with Venezuela, whereby Cuba receives oil in exchange for the services of doctors and other professionals. The oil supplied by Venezuela satisfies a […]