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S. Dubner (Freakonomics) & the Underground Economy

Freakonomics co-author visits Puerto Rico This is an abstract from an article in Caribbean Business (CB) by James Ferré, published on 12/16/10 An exclusive interview with CB, Stephen Dubner, author of Freakonomics, took on a controversial topic, the “Underground Economy”. In the article he went on to analyze the topic stating the following: That the [...]

Puerto Rico’s 2010 Census Expectations

PUERTO RICO’S 2010 CENSUS EXPECTATIONS Local newspaper “El Nuevo Dia” recently disclosed under the pen of Gerardo E. Alvarado Leon, an unsuspected reduction in the population of Puerto Rico. An interview with the statistics and demographic spokesperson, Raul Figueroa Rodriguez, revealed an estimated negative growth of 52,000 persons between the year 2000 and 2010. The [...]