Will Cuba’s economy continue to suffer, post Fidel?

Published November 27, 2016 12:59am ET



The death of longtime Cuban dictator Fidel Castro will send Cuba into a temporary state of flux. It’s unclear what the next Cuban or American regimes will mean for the island nation.

But one thing is certain according to George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen: even a truly capitalist Cuba will never become the Singapore of the Caribbean.

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