The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE) will hold its 26th Annual Conference in Miami 28-30 July 2016. The conference theme this year is "Cuba: Assessing the Reforms." Conference papers will focus on the current economic and political situation in Cuba in the wake of normalization of relations with the U.S. and of the significant discussion about the future course of Cuban macro economics undertaken during the course of the 7th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party in April 2016. Topics include demography, infrastructure, legal and political reforms, and the emerging changes to Cuban international relations.
Mission Statement: The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE) is a non-profit, non-political organization incorporated in the state of Maryland in 1990.
Our mission is to promote research, publications, and scholarly discussion on the Cuban economy in its broadest sense, including on the social, economic, legal, and environmental aspects of a transition to a free market economy and a democratic society in Cuba. ASCE is committed to a civil discussion of all points of view.Affiliated with the American Economic Association and the Allied Social Sciences Association of the United States, ASCE maintains professional contacts with economists inside Cuba —whether independent or associated with the Cuban government— who are interested in engaging in scholarly discussion and research. Papers and their formal discussions, as well as roundtable summaries, are included in a volume of papers and proceedings. Twenty five such volumes have been published and they are widely used inside and outside of Cuba by universities, research centers, government agencies, and others.
The Conference Program follows along with links to the Proceedings of prior meetings.
Date of draft--July 4, 2016
Thursday, July 28 REGISTRATION Plenary
Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting
July 28-30, 2016
Cuba: Assessing the Reforms Draft Program--Subject to Change
Thursday, July 28 REGISTRATION
Plenary
1) Current Economic and Political Situation
Chair: Carlos Seiglie, ASCE President (confirmed) Joaquín Pujol (confirmed)
Omar Everleny Pérez Villanueva (confirmed)
Frank Mora, Florida International University (invited)
COFFEE BREAK
Plenary
2) Macroeconomic Topics
Chair: Carlos Quijano
Roberto Orro, Universidad de Puerto Rico, "Cuban Monetary Unification: Zeroing in on Why There Has Been Zero Day Zero in Cuba"
Heidi Colby-Oizumi, U.S. International Trade Commission, "Overview of Cuban Imports of Goods and Services and Effects of U.S. Restrictions"
Pavel Vidal Alejandro, Universidad Javeriana, and Ernesto Hernández-Catá, IMF (retired), "The Rise and Fall of Economic Growth in Cuba, 2015-16: External Factors, Business Confidence, and Domestic Policies"
Discussants: Lorenzo Pérez, IMF (retired); Gary Maybarduk, U.S. Department of State (reitred)
LUNCH BREAK
Concurrent Sessions
3) Agriculture
Chair: Felipe Manteiga, USAID (retired)
Andy Luis Hernández Martín, "La producción del frijol en una finca del municipio Cabaiguán" Mario González-Corzo, Lehman College, The City University of New York, "Urban Agriculture in Cuba: An Update"
Jorge Pérez-López, U.S. Department of Labor (retired), "The Cuban Sugar Agroindustry a Decade After Restructuring"
Discussants: José Alonso, Adjunct Professor, Montgomery College Adult Education
4) Legal Issues
Chair: Stephen Kimmerling, Esq.
Dagoberto Valdés, Centro de Estudios Convivencia (CEC), "Un nuevo marco jurídico y tránsito constitucional en Cuba"
José Gabilondo, Florida International University College of Law, "Fundamentando las Reclamaciones de Cuba contra los EEUU: La Expropiación De Facto de la Propiedad Estatal de los Cubanos"
Michael J. Strauss, Centre d'Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques (Paris, France), "Returning Guantanamo Bay to Cuban Control"
Discussants: Rolando Anillo, Esq.; Luis Carlos Battista, Georgetown Law School (invited)
COFFEE BREAK
Concurrent Sessions
5) La justicia transicional y la anhelada reconciliación nacional cubana
Presidente: TBA
Fredo Arias, experto en países del ex bloque soviético (Invitado), " Lecciones de justicia transicional de países del antiguo bloque comunista soviético"
Enrique García, ex oficial de la inteligencia cubana, "Transformando el aparato de seguridad cubano: retos y realidades"
Pastor Mario Félix Lleonart, pastor bautista, miembro de la Comisión Coordinadora del Encuentro Nacional Cubano y bloguero, "La anhelada reconciliación nacional: retos, realidades y esperanzas"
Maria Werlau, Directora Ejecutiva de Archivo Cuba, Proyecto de Verdad y Memoria.
"La justicia transicional en un contexto universal: aprendizaje para Cuba"
Comentaristas: Vicente Botín, periodista y autor español; Nilda Pedraza, madre de joven asesinado en 1994 por Tropas Guardafronteras de Cuba (Invitada)
6) Cuba’s Infrastructure in Support of Economic Development
Chair: René Costales, IDB (retired)
Josef Asteinza, Producer and Writer of the documentary film Havana Modern: The Architecture of Nicolás Quintana; and Vivian García, University of Miami, "Mapping Cuba's 20th Century Architecture "
Diana Arboleda, Francisco DeCaso and Antonio Nanni, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, "Historic Infrastructure Rehabilitation with Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Composites"
Enrique S. Pumar, The Catholic University of America; Helena M. Solo-Gabriele, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami; Joseph B. Treaster, School of Communications, University of Miami, ”Perceptions of Water Quality in Cuba as Reported by Users: Preliminary Findings of the Cuban Water Project"
Wangda Zuo, College of Engineering, University of Miami; Raymond Kaiser, Amzur Technologies; and Stephen Welty, Calor Technologies, "Envisioning a 21st Century Renewable, Reliable, Resilient and Affordable Energy Infrastructure for Cuba"
ASCE RECEPTION
Friday, July 29
REGISTRATION CONCURRENT SESSIONS
7) Cuba's Self-Imposed EmbargoChair: Oscar Echevarría
Emilio Morales, The Havana Consulting Group, "Gobierno cubano, ¿congela o descongela los límites del sector privado en la era del deshielo?"
Jorge A. Sanguinetty, DevTech Systems, "Implications of Cuba ́s Foreign Investment Law in the Context of 2016"
Juan Antonio Blanco, Director Ejecutivo, Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba (FHRC), "Tres mitos referidos al embargo"
Discussants: Carlos Seiglie
8) Student Panel
Chair: Enrique Pumar, The Catholic University of America Presenters TBA
Discussants TBA
COFFEE BREAK
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
9) Demography
Chair: Nick Sánchez, College of the Holy Cross (retired)
Luis Locay, University of Miami, "Why did the Cuban infant mortality rate rise during the first decade of the Revolution?"
Sergio Díaz-Briquets, "Population Aging in Cuba: Policy Options from a Global Perspective" Discussants: Rodolfo Stusser, MD
10) Cuban Economic Reforms and Party CongressesChair: Rogelio de la Torre
Osmar Laffita Rojas, "Los problemas de la economía no resueltos por el VI Congreso" Larry Catá Backer, Penn State University, "Central Planning Versus Markets Marxism: The Cuban Communist Party Confronts Crisis, Challenge and Change in its 7th Congress" Domingo Amuchástegui, "A Nation's Debate: What to Expect"
Gary Maybarduk, "Cuba's Seventh Party Congress: Listening Carefully to Raúl" Discussants: Jorge Pérez-López, Ted Henken
ASCE LUNCHEON
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
11) Impacts of Structural Economic ReformsChair: Lorenzo Pérez (IMF--retired)
José Gabilondo, Florida International University College of Law, "Assessing Cuba’s monetary reforms: what will happen to state balance sheets?"
Ernesto Hernández-Catá, IMF (retired), “Growth and Policy-Induced Distortions in the Cuban Economy”
Roger Betancourt, University of Maryland, "USA-Cuba Migration Policy: A Political Economy View"
Discussants: Carlos Seiglie; Jorge Sanguinetty (Roger)
12) International RelationsChair: Oscar Echevarría
Carlos A. Romero, Universidad Central de Venezuela, "Business as Usual: Venezuelan-Cuban Relations Today"
Silvia Pedraza, University of Michigan, "The Impossible Triangle: Cuba, the US, and Miami and the Re-establishment of Relations"
Jorge Hernandez Fonseca, Dr. Ing., "Cuba, Brasil y el puerto de Mariel"
Miriam Leiva, "Cuba: Movimiento o Caos"
Discussants: Rafael Romeu, DevTech Systems; Maria Werlau
COFFEE BREAK
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
13) Tourism
Chair: María Dolores Espino, St. Thomas University
Rafael Romeu, DevTech Systems; Trevor Alleyne and Sebastian Acevedo, IMF, "The Vacation is Over, 2016"
Fred Viera, Esq., Trembly Law Firm, "The State of the U.S. Constitutional Right to International Travel and its Potential Impact on Cuba's Informal Economy"
Perelló (need title of his paper)
Discussants: Julio Cerviño Fernández, Universidad Carlos III (Spain)
14) Private Sector
Chair: Ramón Carlos Barquín, Barquín International
Omar Everleny Pérez Villanueva and Janette García Cobas, "El desarrollo de las pequeñas y medianas empresas en Cuba: Una necesidad impostergable"
Gilberto Valladares (Papito) and Camilo Condis Mojena, "El proyecto Artecorte: Un proyecto comunitario de desarrollo local en la Cuba actual"
Mayra Rivero Loo, "El Programa de Desarrollo Sostenible del Consejo de Iglesias de Cuba contribuyendo al Desarrollo Comunitario cubano"
Ramón Bedías, "Patio de Ramoncito"
BUSINESS MEETING
Saturday, July 30
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
15) Authors Meet Critics
Chair: Enrique Pumar, The Catholic University of America
Authors: Archibald R.M. Ritter, Carleton University and Ted A. Henken, Baruch College, Entrepreneurial Cuba: The Changing Policy Landscape
Critic: Sergio Díaz-Briquets,
Author: Silvia Pedraza, University of Michigan, Political Disaffection in Cuba's Revolution and Exodus
Critic: Enrique Pumar, The Catholic University of America
Authors: Carmelo Mesa-Lago and Jorge Pérez-López, Cuba Under Raúl Castro: Assessing the Reforms
Critic: Mario González-Corzo, Lehman College, The City University of New York
16) Historical and Cultural Perspectives
Chair: Roger Betancourt, University of Maryland
Luis Martínez-Fernández, University of Central Florida, "Centuries-Deep Roots: Early Colonial Foundations of Twentieth-Century Cuban Society and Culture"
Yvon Grenier, St. Francis Xavier University, "Temas and Anathemas: Depoliticization and Newspeak in Cuba’s Social Sciences and Humanities"
Soren Triff, Bristol Community College, "The Other Racism: The Role of the Revolutionary Discourse in Cuban Identity Economics"
Discussants: René Costales, IDB, retired
COFFEE BREAK
17) Development Strategies and Results
Chair: Jorge Sanguinetty, DevTech Systems
Eduardo López Bastida, Universidad de Cienfuegos, "Algunas consideraciones sobre ciencia, tecnología, innovación tecnológica y medio ambiente para desarrollo próspero y sostenible cubano"
Dagoberto Valdés, Centro de Estudios Convivencia (CEC), "Propuestas para reformas de la economía cubana"
Mauricio Font, City University of New York, "Spatial Differentiation: Oriente v. Occidente" Osmany Sánchez, title TBA
Discussants: Antonio Gayoso, USAID (retired)
18) Cuba and the Internet
Chair: Ted Henken, Baruch College
Salvi Pascual, Apretaste.com, "Using the current tech and infrastructure to connect Cuba to the Web"
Larry Press, "Will Cuba Modernize its Internet?"
Lázaro J. Blanco Encinosa, Centro de Estudios de Técnicas de Dirección, Universidad de La Habana, "Internet y las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones en el sector empresarial cubano. Actualidad, perspectivas y retos"
Celia Mendoza and Robin Pedraja, Vistar, "Alternativas entre la conexión y la desconexión" Yailenis Mulet Concepción, "El trabajo por cuenta propia después de las reformas de Raúl Castro: Un balance"
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Volume 26 Miami, Florida, July 28-July 30, 2016
Volume 25 Miami, Florida, July 30-August 1, 2015
Volume 24 Miami, Florida, July 31-August 2, 2014
Volume 23 Miami, Florida, August 1–3, 2013
Volume 22 Miami, Florida, August 2–4, 2012
Volume 21 Miami, Florida, August 4–6, 2011
Volume 20 Miami, Florida, July 29–31, 2010
Volume 19 Miami, Florida, July 30–August 1, 2009
Volume 18 Miami, Florida, August 5–7, 2008
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Volume 16 Miami, Florida, August 3–5, 2006
Volume 15 Miami, Florida, August 4–6, 2005
Volume 14 Miami, Florida, August 5–7, 2004
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Volume 11 Miami, Florida, August 2–4, 2001
Volume 10 Miami, Florida, August 3–5, 2000
Volume 9 Coral Gables, Florida, August 12–14, 1999
Volume 8 Coral Gables, Florida, August 6–8, 1998
Volume 7 University of Miami, Miami, Florida, August 7–9, 1997
Volume 6 University of Miami Miami, Florida, August 8–10, 1996
Volume 5 University of Miami, Florida, August 10–12, 1995
Volume 4 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, August 11–13, 1994
Volume 3 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, August 12–14, 1993
Volume 2 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, August 15–17, 1992
Volume 1 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, August 15–17, 1991
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