Debt, Displacement, Inequality, and Revitalization: The Case of Puerto Rico

This policy brief examines the detrimental effects of Act 60 in Puerto Rico, which offers tax incentives to foreign investors, contributing to rising inequality, displacement, and gentrification.

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November 15, 2024

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Brandy Gutierrez

2024 Fall Fellow

Brandy Gutierrez is a highschooler in 12th grade interested in economic development, international development, foreign policy, poverty studies, inequality studies, and environmental and climate policy.

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Other Fellowship Capstones

Policy responses to food waste in the UK

Policy Responses to the Great Recession

The Case for Localized Management in the Landscape of Affordable Housing: the Need for Inclusionary Zoning Programs