Correcting the elasticity choices and decomposition method of a prior study shows the US embargo can explain a substantial share of Cuba's post-1959 economic underperformance.
THE ABSOLUTION OF HISTORY: CUBAN LIVING STANDARDS AFTER 60 YEARS OF REVOLUTIONARY RULE
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Correcting the income-to-trade-openness elasticity and interaction attribution in Bastos et al. (2026) shows the US embargo accounts for a substantial fraction, and sometimes all, of Cuba's post-1959 economic underperformance.
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Correcting the income-to-trade-openness elasticity and interaction attribution in Bastos et al. (2026) shows the US embargo accounts for a substantial fraction, and sometimes all, of Cuba's post-1959 economic underperformance.