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• Jevon Henry & Anthony Drummonds – “ The Impact of Phishing on Smart City Development: Can Behavioral Economics Provide an Explanation?” . Caribbean Sustainable Cities Conference, November 16–18, 2022. • Jevon Henry & Denarto Dennis, – “Crime Rates and Court Performance: An Empirical Interrogation of Rational Choice Theory ”. 26th Annual Conference on the Americas. University of Georgia, USA. February 17–18, 2023. • Jevon Henry – “Explaining Financial Exclusion: Insights from Jamaica” . West Indies Economic Conference, March 9–10, 2023
LUNCHTIME POLICY SERIES (IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT)
The Department collaborated with the Department of Government to launch a new initiative called the “Policy Forum Series”. The initiative’s primary objective is to examine pertinent economic and socio-political issues affecting Jamaica’s development. The Series intends to generate research ideas and forge collaborations between the UWI community, industry experts, the Government and international organisations. There have been four presentations since the establishment, and they are as follows: • Prof Anthony Harriot –“The Politics of Crime Control: Are Effective Strategies Outside the Overton Window?” • Dr Adrian Stokes, CEO, Quantas Capital – “ Financial Sector Regulation ” • Richard Amenyah, Multi-County Director, UNAIDS – “ End Inequalities, End Aids: The Fight is not Over” • Ms Jodian Aris, Manager, Sagicor Investment, Fabian Gordon, Financial Advisor, Sagicor and Natalie Anderson, Insurance Advisor, Advantage General Insurance Company – “ A Discussion on the Importance of Insurance and Investment: You can be Prepared for Life Now” Dr Nekeisha Spencer of the Department of Economics and Dr Yonique Campbell of the Department of Government spearheaded the initiative. PARTNERSHIP AND LINKAGES The Department partnered with Yale University to host their annual Y-Rise con- ference this year. The meeting is a yearly event organised by Yale University in different countries. The primary intents of the linkage were to connect with the local academic community with new research themes and broaden the pipeline of Caribbean students in economics academia. The conference occurred over six days, from December 15–20, 2023. The Y-Rise conference showcased research on various topics such as Achieving and Sustaining Health-Related Behaviors; Spillovers,
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