Entrepreneurial Engagement and Perceived Quality of Life: A Qualitative Examination in Trinidad and Tobago. Ayanna Frederick Kirznerian and Schumpeterian entrepreneurship in Trinidad and Tobago. Arielle John and Virgil Henry Storr A Sustainable Development Connecting Common Wealths: Caribbean and Diaspora. Leeanna Seelochan Exploring the link between 'KIDS' and the promotion of shared prosperity, improved living standards and poverty reduction. The case of Trinidad and Tobago.- Andel Nelson and Martin Franklin EU Aid Coordination and Aid Effectiveness. – Stephen Dearden Blessing? Curse? or Disease?: A Macroeconometric Characterisation of Oil and Gas in a Natural Resource Rich Economy – Scott Mahadeo and Sharon D. Hutchinson A Sustainable Development Of Foreign Trade Strategy For The Energy Sector Of Trinidad And Tobago. Jamila Greene A critical analysis of fiscal policy in Jamaica, 1965 to 2010. Samuel Indalmanie Determinants of Fiscal Performance in Microstates: Evidence on the Impact of Fiscal Rules. Joel Okwuokei Resolving Sovereign Debt Distress in the Caribbean – Towards a Heavily Indebted Middle Income Country (HIMIC) Initiative. Jwala Rambarran, Veronica Ramcharan and Michelle Majid Sir Arthur Lewis, Unlimited Supplies of Labour and Sustainability. Mahadeo Bissoon Creating multi-indicators of poverty: Household Budget Survey and Its Applications. Dindial Ramrattan, Reshma Mahabir and Earl Boodoo 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Plenary Presenter – Friedrich Schneider “Shadow Economies in 25 Latin American and Caribbean Countries: What are the Driving Forces?" Chair: Patrick Watson Venue: Regency V and VI 12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Lunch Venue: Regency IV 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Session 3 A: Caribbean Integration In The Development Agenda Session 3 B: Children and Youth Session 3 C: Vulnerable Populations, Social Exclusion, Poverty and Inequality I Chair: Indira Sagewan-Alli Venue: Jade Chair: Eric Strobl Venue: Ruby Chair: Michael Brei Venue: Sapphire
DAY TWO: Thursday 24th April, 2014 7:45am - 12:00 noon REGISTRATION Venue: Topaz 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Session 5 A: Judy Whitehead Climate Change in Small States I Session 5 B: Macroeconomic Management in Small States Session 5 C: Gender, Health, Ageing And Disability Chair: Venue: Sapphire Chair: Godfrey St. Bernard Venue: Ruby Aldrie Henry-Lee Venue: Regency V Mapping Roxborough’s Knowledge, using P3DM, to Support the Development of Climate Change Strategies and Policies Amit Seeram and Michael Sutherland Making Regionalism Pro Youth and Pro Poor- The Missing People Factor. Juliana Foster Climate Change Awareness at the Micro Level: Case study of Grande Riviere, Trinidad Sherry-Ann Ganase and Sandra Sookram Mainstreaming Gender and Age Dynamics in Rural Development and Climate Change Adaptation Programmes- Insights from the USAID Ja Reach Project. – Leith Dunn, Patricia Northover and Lloyd Waller Evolving Caribbean Economic Development Thought and the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM and the EU. Rebecca Gookool, Roger Hosein and Jeetendra Khadan Evolving Perceptions On Export Led Growth and the Direction of Causality with Reference to Trinidad and Tobago. – Roger Hosein, Jeetendra Khadan and Nirvana Satnarine-Singh The Determinants of Economic Growth in the Countries of the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States. Nlandu Mamingi Caribbean Diversification and Development. Preeya Mohan and Eric Strobl Female Entrepreneurship in the Caribbean: Experiences of Inclusion and Exclusion. Talia Esnard Baby Mama Talks: Motherhood in Childhood Caribbean Style. Paula Morgan Health, Ageing and Disability in Trinidad and Tobago. Pemba Ramdoo Invisible immigrants: A Profile of Irregular Migration, Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons in Trinidad and Tobago. Leigh-Ann Waldropt-Bonair Juliana Foster, Gerard Gray, Susan Alfonso and Torshia Seales 9:45 a.m.– 10:00 a.m Coffee Break Venue: Foyer 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Session 6 A: The Environment: Coastlines, Fisheries, Forests, Biodiversity Session 6 B: Climate Change in Small States II Session 6 C: European Law Ronald Ramkissoon Chair: Selwyn Ryan Chair: Mr Kusha Haraksingh
Adding objective probability information to subjective probability perception: Effects on Lottery Participation in Rural Thailand – Julianna Zenker Andreas Wagener, Sebastian Vollmer A Single Market for Cultural and Creative Products in the Caribbean: An Idea whose Time has come – Allain Maurin and Patrick Watson Festival Economic Impacts on Small Developing Economies: A Case Study of Grenada’s Spice Mas – Joanne Tull How much do we Know? An Examination of Disaster Preparedness in Two Communities in Trinidad. – Fareena Alladin Caribbean Hurricane Risk Assessment and Expected Damage. – Preeya Mohan and Eric Strobl ACS and its Policy Response to the risk of Hyo-meteorological Events in the Caribbean Region. George Nicholson, Martti Heikinheimo and Nayaatha Taitt 11:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Lunch and Closing Ceremony Venue: Port of Spain Ballroom 7:00 p.m. – 12 midnight Lime at the PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars Panyard Tragarete Road, Port of Spain (Finger foods, steel pan music, Popular live entertainment)