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The United States and the Economic Development of Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico became an insular possession of the United States following the Spanish-American War in 1898. Shortly thereafter the island was brought within the monetary and tariff structures of the United States, and mainland capital began to flow into the island, especially in the form of investments in the sugar industry. These factors were mainly responsible for shaping the Puerto Rican economy and for tying it closely to the economy of the United States.

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  • Perloff, Harvey S., 1952. "The United States and the Economic Development of Puerto Rico," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 12(1), pages 45-59, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:12:y:1952:i:01:p:45-59_05
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    1. Carlos A. Rodriguez, 2016. "Comparative Analysis of the Autoregressive Equation that Describe the Generating Information Process of Inflation in Regards of a Methodological Change of Puerto Rico's Consumer Price Index (CPI)," Athens Journal of Business & Economics, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), vol. 2(3), pages 251-276, July.
    2. Marein, Brian, 2020. "Economic development in Puerto Rico after US annexation: Anthropometric evidence," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 38(C).

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