Conference proceedings

FEATURE SPEAKER

Professor Andrew Downes: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN THE CARIBBEAN: LOOKING TOWARDS 2030

SESSION 1: ARMCHAIR DISCUSSION: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES 

Chair – Dr. Ralph Henry

Panelist - Dr. Terrence Farrell, Dr. Roger Hosein & Professor Anthony Gonzales

FEATURE PRESENTATION:

Dr. Troy Lorde: Cultural Trade in the Caribbean CAVEHILL CAMPUS

SESSION 2: NON ENERGY EXPORT GROWTH

Chair – Dr. Anne-Marie Mohammed

Carlton Thomas, Regan Deonanan and Roger Hosein - The Existence of Dutch Disease in Trinidad And Tobago, Guyana And Suriname: Analysis and Policy Prescriptions

Joseph Jason Cotton and Vishana Jagessar - Monitoring Private Sector External Debt in the Caribbean: An updated and revised analysis

Regan Deonanan, Ornella Rampersad and Roger Hosein - Relationship among energy exports, manufacturing exports and economic output in Trinidad & Tobago

Selvon Hazel and Knafesa George - The Determinants of Tourist Arrivals in Tobago

FEATURE PRESENTATION:

Dr. Nekeisha Spencer - “Class discrimination in Jamaica- evidence from Jamaica: A Racially Homogenous Labour Market.” – MONA CAMPUS

SESSION 3:  ISSUES IN LABOUR ECONOMICS

Chair – Professor Moawia Alghalith    

Roshnie Doon - How returns differ by Field of Study in Trinidad and Tobago?

David Paul - An Empirical Analysis Of The Declining Labour Force Participation Rate In Trinidad and Tobago

SESSION 4: MONETARY POLICY CHALLENGES

Chair – Dr. Lester Henry

Alon Dhanessar, Stefan Edwards and Avinash Ramlogan - External Shocks and Monetary Policy Responses: The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and its Operational Sphere

Dave Seerattan -  Central Bank Credibility and the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in the Caribbean

Justin Ram – A Case for Countercyclical Monetary Policy in the Caribbean

SESSION 5: ARMCHAIR DISCUSSION:   THE INFORMAL SECTOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Chair:  Dr. Regan Deonanan

Panelist: Mr. Martin Franklin, Prof. Patrick Watson, Dr. Gabriella Hosein

SESSION 6: GRADUATE STUDENTS PECHA KUCHA PRESENTATIONS

Chair: Ms. Malini Maharaj 

Leera Boodram - Dutch Disease and Premature Deindustrialization in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with resource abundance – ST. AUGUSTINE CAMPUS

Roberta Straker-  The title of her presentation is, “Export Barriers of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Barbados”. CAVEHILL CAMPUS

Carlton Thomas- “An empirical investigation into the dynamics of economic growth and birth rates in Latin America” MONA CAMPUS

Janelle Marks- “Vector and water borne diseases SIDS: an economic analysis” MONA CAMPUS

SESSION 7: GREENING THE ECONOMY

Chair –  Dr. Priya Kissoon 

Diana Francis - Going beyond Greening to Building Resilient nations

Mario Lewis - A Painful Reality:  Transitioning to a Circular Economy

SESSION 8: ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL ISSUES

Chair – Dr. Daren Conrad

Kevin Baldeosingh - A Beckerian Analysis of Differing Marriage Rates Among Africans and Indians in Trinidad

Henry Bailey, Althea La Foucade  and Mathieu F. Janssen- Exploring and Measuring Health Inequality in Trinidad and Tobago using a Multi Attribute Utility Instrument