Academic Papers from BBF5
Session 1 – Kick-Starting Growth: Drivers and Strategies
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On the Economic Growth of the Caribbean Region: concepts and features
Authors: Dr. J. Rodrigo Fuentes, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Karl Melgarejo; Joint work with IADB Caribbean Economics Team
Presenter: Dr. Valerie Mercer-Blackman, Inter-American Development Bank
- Benchmarking Micro-Drivers and Policies for Growth: A Proposal for the Caribbean
Author/Presenter: Michael DaCosta, Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank
- Imperatives for Growth: Can KIDS be a Transformative Vision for CARICOM?
Author/Presenter: Dr. Gene Leon, Senior Resident Representative to Jamaica, International Monetary Fund
- Co-movement in Stock Prices in the CARICOM Region
Authors: Mr. John Gerard Cozier and Professor Patrick Watson, SALISES, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
Presenter: Professor Patrick Watson, SALISES
Session 2 – Financing Growth
- Corporate Tax Receipts in OECD States and Offshore Financial Centres
Author/Presenter: Dr. Winston Moore, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
- Macroeconomic Instability in Small Island States
Author/Presenter: Dr. Anthony Birchwood, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
- Measuring Business and Economic Activity
Authors: Dr. Dave Seerattan and Ms. Julia Jhinkoo, Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
Presenter: Ms. Julia Jhinkoo, Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance
- The Causes and Consequences of Failures of Financial Institutions in Antigua and Barbuda
Authors: Mr. Morvin G. Williams and Ms. Claudette Richardson, Financial Services Regulatory Commission, Antigua & Barbuda
Presenter: Mr. Morvin G. Williams, Financial Services Regulatory Commission
Session 3 – Corporate Governance: Challenges and Strategies
- Corporate Governance and the Performance of Firms in Trinidad and Tobago
Authors: Ms. Varuna Ramlal and Professor Patrick Watson, SALISES, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
Presenter: Ms. Varuna Ramlal, SALISES
- Strengthening Governance in Trinidad and Tobago's Extractive Sector - the Role of the EITI
Author/Presenter: Ms. Gisela Granado, Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Secretariat (TTEITI)
- Corporate Governance in Jamaica
Authors: Dr. Twila Mae Logan and Dr. Doreen J. Gooden, Florida International University
Presenter: Dr. Twila Mae Logan, Florida International University
Session 4 – The New Ideological Divide: Austerity vs Stimulus
- PetroCaribe – A Handout and not a Hand-Up, which may soon run out
Authors: Ms. Marla Dukharan and Ms. Jennifer Raffoul, RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited
Presenter: Ms. Marla Dukharan, RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited
- Debt sustainability and growth in the Caribbean
Authors: Dr. Dave Seerattan, Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus; Leandro Andrian, Valerie Mercer-Blackman, Alessandro Rebucci, Julian Kozlowski, Inter-American Development Bank; Andrea F. Presbitero, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Presenter: Dr. Dave Seerattan, Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
- Measuring the Cyclical and Structural Fiscal Balances in Trinidad and Tobago
Authors: Mr. Joseph Cotton, Ms. Rekha Sookraj and Mr. Kevin Finch, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Presenter: Mr. Joseph Cotton, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
