Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES)

Senior Fellow

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.

Telephone: 868-662-2002

Email: Preeya.Mohan@sta.uwi.edu


Dr Preeya Mohan is a Senior Fellow at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. She is a graduate of the SALISES, St Augustine with a Ph.D. in Economic Development Policy (high commendation). She has conducted research on and is widely published in a range of topics focused around Caribbean growth and development, including climate change and natural disasters, diversification, public finance, innovation and entrepreneurship. As a recipient of several research grants and awards Dr Mohan has worked on various research projects funded by international bodies including the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Development Research Centre and the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada. She serves as co-editor to the Island Studies Journal, an international interdisciplinarity journal established by the University of Prince Edward Island’s Institute of Island Studies.

 

Research areas

Natural disasters and climate policy

Public debt and development finance

Innovation and knowledge economies

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Economic Development & Policy, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine High commendation

Courses Taught

  • Specialized Research Methods: Graduate course designed to reinforce and enhance students' capacity to embrace analytical techniques in quantitative, qualitative and mixed method research.

Research Projects

  • UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability at the University of Prince Edward Island, A research project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) 2018
  • The South American Network on Applied Economics/Red Sur funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada) 2016
  • The Inter-American Development Bank 2016- Extractive Industries as a Platform for the Creation of Knowledge Intensive industries: Trinidad and Tobago's Oil and Gas Service Providers
  • The Inter-American Development Bank 2015- Knowledge Intensive Business Services in the Oil and Gas Sector in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Compete Caribbean 2015: Productivity Technology and Innovation in Caribbean Firms 2015-Barriers to Innovation and Firm Productivity in the Caribbean
  • Compete Caribbean 2015: Productivity Technology and Innovation in Caribbean Firms 2015-Foreign Direct Investment and Firm Innovative Activity and Productivity in the Caribbean
  • The Inter-American Development Bank 2015- Private Spending on Skills Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Project of the Latin American and Caribbean Research Network 2015
  • The Inter-American Development Bank and The Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean and The South American Network on Applied Economics/Red Sur: Young Economists Award 2014

Publications and Presentations

Dr. Mohan's publications.pdf


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