disaster recovery plan, as required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Under contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC) provided substantial support in developing the plan by soliciting and integrating inputs from a wide variety of stakeholders, contributing analysis where needed, and assisting in drafting the plan. The plan included an overview of damage and needs, courses of action to meet those needs, costs of the courses of action, and potential funding mechanisms for those costs.To support federal agencies evaluating and funding recovery actions, HSOAC is releasing this detailed volume for the economic sector. The purpose of this document is to give decisionmakers more detail on the conditions in Puerto Rico prior to the 2017 hurricane season, the damage from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the courses of action identified to help the sector (and, more broadly, Puerto Rico) recover in a resilient manner, potential funding mechanisms, and considerations for implementers as they move forward. This volume is specifically focused on the preexisting conditions and policies that contributed to the economic contraction in Puerto Rico before Hurricanes Irma and Maria and the potential actions that could be taken to promote growth in the post-storm period. More information on HSOAC's contribution to the recovery plan development and links to companion documents in this series can be found at www.rand.org/hsoac/puerto-rico -recovery. This document will likely also be of interest to other stakeholders funding or implementing recovery activities in Puerto Rico, including government and local agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector. Furthermore, this body of material contributes to the larger literature about disaster recovery and resilience and may be of interest to other communities planning for or recovering from similar disasters.