Conference Proceedings 2017
11th - 12th OCTOBER 2017
Honouree - Sir Alister McIntyre
DAY ONE
SESSION 1: ARMCHAIR DISCUSSION : Economic Overview
Chair - Mr. Martin FranklinMr. Moises Schwartz - Regional Economic Advisor for the Caribbean, IDB
Dr. Roger Hosein – Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics
Dr. Anthony Gonzales – Former Director, Institute of International Relations - Economic Perspectives on the Region
Session 2: Regional Human Resource Development
Chair – Dr. Anne Marie Mohammed
Ms. Caroline Schimanski, Mr. Cristian Chagalj and Mr. Inder Ruprah - Race based Educational, Occupational and Sectoral Segregation and Wages Gaps in Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr. Regan Deonanan - BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONSTRAINTS IN THE CARIBBEAN: IS THERE A GENDER GAP?
Dr. Daren Conrad, Dr. Roger Hosein and Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie – Building Caribbean Human Capital Through Cost Sharing in Higher Education
Session 3: FDI, Financial Development and Competitiveness
Chair – Dr. Christine Descartes
Dr. Regan Deonanan and Dr. Daren Conrad - Does a weak financial sector inhibit the benefits of FDI: Evidence from Guyana?
Ms. Sharda Sardarsingh and Dr. Keron Niles- Re-engineering Excellence: The impact of an inefficient public sector on economic growth and competitiveness in Trinidad and Tobago.
Mr. Kimbert Evans - The Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment, Exports and Economic Growth SIDS: Evidence from Saint Lucia.
Session 4: Survival of States in a Developing World
Chair – Professor Moawai Alghalith
Dr. Kai-Ann Skeete- Impediments to Caribbean Regional Integration: An Examination of the Provision of Contingent Rights in CARICOM.
Mr. Stefan Edwards and Mr. Timothy Woolford - The Economic Impact of Energy Price Shocks on a Small Open Petroleum Economy.
Session 5: ARMCHAIR DISCUSSION: Fiscal Policy in the Caribbean - IDB Panel
Chair: Dr. Regan Deonanan
Mr. Moises Schwartz - Regional Economic Advisor for the Caribbean, IDB - Revisiting Fiscal Challenges
Mr. Nirad Tewarie – CEO AMCHAM Trinidad and Tobago
Dr. Terrence Farrell - Chairman of the Economic Development Advisory Board
Session 6: Issues in Caribbean Development
Chair – Dr Althea LaFoucade
Dr. Andrea Yearwood - Applying a Logical Theory of Change for Strengthening Research Uptake in Policy.
Mr. Bryan Khan - Re-contextualising Intellectual Property Policy and Caribbean Development.
Mr. Benjamin Ramkissoon and Dr. Regan Deonanan - Financial development, remittances and growth relationship in Jamaica.
Session 7: Export Led Growth
Chair – Dr. Lester Henry
Dr. Roger Hosein, Ms. Rebecca Gookool and Mr. Troy Lorde - Trade, Fiscal and Welfare Considerations of the Carifroum-EU Economic Partnership Agreement: A CARICOM Perspective.
Mr. Arden Modeste and Dr. Roger Hosein - Measuring the Impact of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA on CARIFORUM Export Competitiveness.
Ms. Emily Leon- Trade and Economic Reactivation: Structural Adjustment.
