Enhancing the Contribution of Preferential Trade Agreements to Inclusive and Equitable Trade in the Caribbean
Training
Work area(s)
Topic(s)
Type of training
Course
Modality
In-person
Course language
English
Geographic scope
International
Venue
The University of the West Indies
Faulty of Law, UWI Mona Campus
The Executive Seminar Room
Kingston
Jamaica
Faulty of Law, UWI Mona Campus
The Executive Seminar Room
Kingston
Jamaica
Programme
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Welcome Address
- Dr Damien King (Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Economics)
- Mr Andrea Pellandra (Economic Affairs Officer, ECLAC Santiago)
9:15 am Empirical Evidence of the Social and Income Distribution Effects of trade Policy: Transmission Channels and Case Studies
- Mr Andrea Pellandra (Economic Affairs Officer, ECLAC Santiago)
9:45 am Discussion
10:00 am An Assessment of the Performance of CARICOM Extra-regional Trade Agreements
- Mr Sheldon McLean (ECLAC Subregional Office for the Caribbean, Port-of-Spain)
10:30 am Discussion
10:45 am Coffee Break
11:15 am Trade Liberalization in Jamaica
- Dr Marie Freckleton (Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics)
11:45 am Discussion
12:00 noon Round Table: Ideas for Research Agenda on the Social Effects of Trade Policy in Jamaica
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