Videos

At the Puerto Rico Real Estate Summit, experts Agustín Rojo, Jorge L. Rodríguez, and Nick Pastrana discuss the challenges the island faces, including housing access, inflation, foreign investment, and social displacement. They also discuss concrete solutions to create more equitable and sustainable development in Puerto Rico.

ILE held a breakfast conference with opening remarks by Hon. Thomas Rivera Schatz, President of the Puerto Rico Senate; a keynote address by Jonathan Wolfson, Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director at the Cicero Institute; and a panel discussion with Jorge L. Rodríguez, Founder & CEO of ILE, on how deregulation can help unleash Puerto Rico’s economic potential. As the Island continues to confront long-standing structural barriers to growth, a new wave of legislative reforms, particularly in the area of occupational licensing, is reshaping the policy landscape.

Hon. Luis Fortuño, former governor of Puerto Rico and Jorge L. Rodríguez, our founder, participated in a panel moderated by Rafa Rojo, at the Puerto Rico Builders Association 2024 Annual Convention held at the Puerto Rico Convention Center. They spoke about the economic policy governances that Puerto Rico has had and what are the changes in these to unlock the Island's potential.

Jorge L. Rodríguez was the keynote speaker at the MIDA Conference and Food Show 2024 awards luncheon at the Puerto Rico Convention Center. He spoke about the importance of free markets and economic freedom for the prosperity of Puerto Rico.

Jorge L. Rodríguez participated in the program ¡Puerto Rico Se Puede! with Ada Norah Henríquez to discuss bill PC2107, “Law Regulating the Dance in Puerto Rico”, that intends to regulate the dancers in Puerto Rico.

Jorge L. Rodríguez participated in the program ¡Puerto Rico Se Puede! with Ada Norah Henríquez to discuss the public policy report on occupational licenses in Puerto Rico.

Ramón Pérez Blanco, president of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (PRCC), talks with Jorge L. Rodríguez about the recent visit to the U.S. Congress and the details of the presentation of the report “From NAP to SNAP: A Bridge to Economic Freedom for the residents of Puerto Rico”.

Chris Molina of Revolución Racional talks with Jorge L. Rodríguez about our current economy and what the difference would be if Puerto Rico had ample economic liberty. Some topics are the enormous advantages of sound economic liberty, the reasons why small businesses benefit the most from economic liberty, what we can do to have a Puerto Rico with economic liberty and what makes Puerto Rico have little economic liberty.