The Department of Economics, and indeed the entire Mona campus of the University of the West Indies, mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Alfred Francis. Prof Francis, a graduate of MIT, was a member of the Department of Economics from 1962 to 1984 and again from 1992 to 2004, serving as the Head of Department from 1993 to 1999. The professor was respected for his insistence on rigour and his own meticulous application of it in his work. He was also a highly regarded teacher, remembered by his former students, particularly for his ability to impart the meaning and spirit behind the technical intricacies of econometrics. Beyond his scholarly contribution, though, was the warm regard many felt for him as a colleague and particularly as a gentleman amongst the array of characters that make up any academic department. Cliché aside, he was, truly, a gentleman and a scholar.
Please note that the Department of Economics Main Office Hours are now Mondays - Thursdays 10:00am -7:30 pm and Friday 10:00 am 6:00 pm for the period of 01/06/2015- 10/07/2015
Registration for Department of Economics Summer School 2015 program is NOW open! The department offers a variety of courses that are delivered Monday – Friday 5 pm – 9 pm. The Summer School registration dates are as follows.
Dr. Christine Clarke recently represented us at the Forum on the Future of the Caribbean, UNDP Trinidad May 5 – 7 2015 and the Caribbean Development Bank Annual Meeting in St. Kitts May 18 - 22, 2015.
UWI Economics Mona invites you to a symposium on Financial Development in Jamaica Is the Financial Sector ready for growth ? This symposium takes place of April 21, 2015, 3pm at the Regional Headquarters UWI.
Join us as we welcome Dr. Tamoya Christie from The State University of New York to our Research Seminar on Thursday March 19, 2015 at 2pm in SR5. Dr. Christie will be presenting on Gender Equity in Taxation in Jamaica
UWI Economics invites you to a Public Lecture Reggae Boyz : Does the Coach Matter? Learning from the data, by Senior Lecturer, Dr. Christine Clarke. This lecture will be held on Tuesday March 31, 2015, 4pm at the UWI Undercroft. All interested persons are welcomed to attend.
You are all invited to join our Research Seminar on Thursday March 12, 2015 at 2pm in SR5. Be there as Dr. Peter John Gordon (Lecturer in the Department of Economics) presents on Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection in the Demand for Health Services.
Join us at the Department of Economics Research Seminar on Thursday February 26, 2015 at 2:00pm in SR5. This seminar promises to be engaging as Dr. Marie Freckleton presents on The Services Trade in Small Economies.
The Department of Economics wishes to congratulate David Tennant on a well-deserved promotion to the rank, Professor of Development Finance. Prof. David Tennant is currently a Professor in the Economics Department as well as the Associate Dean (Graduate Studies) in the Faculty of Social Sciences UWI Mona.
Dr. Abdullahi Abdulkadri, in a paper titled, 'Achieving the Renewable Energy Target for Jamaica', said, and based on a study on Jamaica's renewable energy target, "a rather surprising finding" emerged…. Read more about Dr. Abdulkadri‘s research in The Gleaner published on 02.13.15
THE JAMAICAN economy is now primed for growth, and there have been some discrepancies as to whether or not a floating exchange-rate regime has been the most suitable approach to currency management, or would it be better if the country adopts a less flexible-exchange rate system... Read Dr. Andre Haughton's article on the 11.02.15 here
You are all invited to the launch of Debt and Development In Small Island Developing States with Dr. The Hon Peter Phillips: Ministry of Finance and Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal: Executive Director IDB. This Book Launch takes place on the 10 February 2015, 4pm at the UWI Undercroft.
The Sir Arthur Lewis Centennial Conference was held in St. Lucia from January 14-16, 2015. The Department of Economics, UWI (Mona) was represented by Dr. Samuel Braithwaite. Dr. Braithwaite presented his paper titled, "Technological Advancement in the Lewis Model". See Abstract.
THE ECONOMY has been gradually improving over the last few years, moving from negative growth of 0.4, for the fiscal year 2012-2013, to positive growth of little under one per cent, for the last fiscal year, with signs of even more improvement as the end of the 2014-2015 fiscal year approaches...Read Dr. Andre Haughton's article published on Wednesday, February 4, 2015.
Join us as Dr. King and Dr. Tennant presents onAysmmetric Bias & Self Fulfilling Sovereign default at the Department of Economics Research Seminar on Thursday January 20, 2015 at 2:00pm in SR5.
The Department congratulates Mikol Mortley, Richard Gustavus, David Fletcher and Bryan Black for the following awards: The Economics Prize, The Statistics Prize, The Alfred Francis Prize and The Research Prize respectively. These awards will be issued at the Undergraduate Faculty Awards on Thursday 15/01/2015.
Congratulations to our Top Achievers Nicholas Wright, Sherna Morris and Kaymara Barrett upon receiving the prizes at the Graduate Faculty Awards for academic year 2013/2014. These prizes include Top Student Award, The Economics theory prize, The Econometrics prize and The George Beckford prize.
The Department of Economics is pleased to advise that your donations were handed over to the Salvation Army on December 5 2014. We are very appreciative for all the donations received and thank everyone for their generous support. Happy holidays!!!
The University of the West Indies Mona, Department of Economics continued its public education programme with a lecture on the telecommunications sector by senior lecturer, Dr. Abdullahi Abdulkadri, on November 25th. The 90 minute open forum was boosted by the presence of officials from LIME and Digicel along with staff, students and the public. Read More
In the spirit of the season, we are collecting donations in the form of basic nonperishable food items as well as basic household items. You can Visit the Department of Economics Main Office to make your contribution. You can also contact us at 876.977.1188. Thank you for giving.
Be there when Dr. Andre Haughton presents on Current Accounts and Exchange Rate Dynamics: In Caribbean and Latin America at the Department of Economics Research Seminar on Thursday September 25, 2014 at 2:00pm in SR5.
A Symposium on the Legalization of Ganja takes place Tuesday, Oct 28, 4pm at the Faculty of Law, UWI. This Symposium brings together speakers from; Cannabis Global Initiative, Department of Economics, Mona School of Business & Management and Faculty of Law for an engaging discussion.
A Public Forum on Financing Tertiary Education with our very own, Dr. Peter-John Gordon, joined by the Minister of Education, The Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites was held on Tuesday September 23, 2014 at 5 pm at the UWI Undercroft.
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