In today’s program, host Jorge Gestoso interviews Ann Krueger, an economist and professor at Johns Hopkins University, about the current economic crisis in Puerto Rico, its causes and solutions. Structural crisis, economic shocks and weak public finances have led to stagnation, emigration and debt over the last decade, says Krueger, who is the IMF’s former first deputy managing director. Her recommendations include making the island an attractive tourist spot, removing impediments to growth, getting fiscal balances under control, and adopting certain austerity measures. teleSUR
