Call for Papers

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Conference Themes

  • Regional Human Resource Development
  • FDI and Financial Development – A Regional Assessment
  • Economic Integration in the Caribbean: Can it Work?
  • Issues in Caribbean Development
  • Export Led Growth

Papers and Posters under the ‘Regional Human Resource Development’ thematic area may explore, but not be limited to:

  • Alternatives to Higher Education Financing
  • Human Resource Management
  • Education for Innovation
  • Caribbean Human Technologies

Papers and Posters under the ‘FDI and Financial Development – A Regional Assessment’ thematic area may explore, but not limited to:

  • Sustainability of FDI
  • Investment Promotion Agencies: Impacts to FDI
  • FDI and the Financial Sector Development

Papers and Posters under the ‘Economic Integration in the Caribbean: Can it Work?’ thematic area may explore, but not be limited to:

  • Challenges to Trade Bloc Formation
  • Technology and Economic Integration
  • Lessons in Caribbean Economic Integration
  • Shifts in governance and impediments to regional integration

Papers and Posters under the ‘Issues in Caribbean Development’ thematic area may explore, but not be limited to:

  • The Model for Caribbean Development
  • Issues in Migration
  • Sustainable Growth – The Role of the SDGs
  • Poverty and Inequity
  • The Role of Aid in achieving the Development Object

Papers and Posters under the ‘Export Led Growth’ thematic area may explore, but be not limited to:

  • Negotiating the Export Economy
  • Caribbean Business in a Borderless world
  • Trade and Economic Reactivation: Structural Adjustment
  • Import Substitution Industrialisation   

Guidelines

Guidelines for Abstract Submission - Papers and Poster

  • All Abstracts should be submitted in English.
  • Abstracts should be limited to 250 words;
  • Abstracts should indicate the conference theme under which it is being submitted.
  • Names of all the authors and the contact information of the lead author should be indicated.
  • Abstracts should detail the aims, methodology and findings.
  • All abstracts and papers should be submitted to cote@sta.uwi.edu by the deadline shown above.

Guidelines for Final Paper Submission

  • All Papers should be submitted in English
  • Title page must contain the full title; the affiliation and address of all author(s) as well as the name and full postal address of the author who would be responsible for correspondence and correcting of proofs.
  • Papers are to be submitted in headed sections and be no more than 30 pages in length typed in 12pt font with double line spacing and 2cm margin, inclusive of all charts, tables, references and appendices.
  • Tables and Figures should be included in the body of the text with short titles, sources of information. Tables and figures should be formatted in black and white.
  • Equations formatting of formulae in terms of type size, aligned and brackets etc should be used consistently throughout the document.
  • Short quotation should be enclosed in quotation marks and incorporated in the text. Longer quotations (more than 50 words) should be indented from both margins with no quotation marks. (all double spaced).
  • References are to be cited using the author date system.
  • All papers accepted would be considered for publication.

Method of Selection and Notice to Presenters

  • A Panel will review all submissions and make the final selection
  • Selection will be based on criteria such as relevance to the Conference theme, applicability to the Caribbean Economies and its ability to be published.
  • Individuals whose abstracts have been chosen would be notified via email no later than September 1st 2017.
  • On notification presenters would be required to submit the completed paper by September 29th 2017 and power point presentation no later than 3rd October 2017.
  • CCMF Journal of Business, Finance and Economics in Emerging Economies and the ASSET Journal in recognition of the significant contribution which our honouree made to these journals.
  • The Department will provide all audio and visual equipment needed.

Note to Authors

In collaboration with SALISES’ Journal of Social and Economic Studies (SES), papers will be invited for peer review and publication in a SES Special Edition.

Deadlines

Deadline of submission of Abstracts for Papers and Posters:        11th August 2017

Response for acceptance of Abstracts:                                         1st September 2017

Deadline of submission of Completed Conference Papers:           29th September 2017

Deadline of submission of soft copies of Presentations:              3rd October 2017

Deadline of submission of soft and hard copies of Posters:          3rd October 2017