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Network and Equilibrium Effects; Evidence Aggregation and External Validity; Alleviating Seasonal Poverty; Innovations to Improve Productivity of Entrepreneurs; Macro, Growth, and Welfare Effects of Policy Interventions; Political Economy Effects of Policy Interventions and Innovations to Improve Efficacy of Electrifica- tion. The conference was attended by staff members of the Department and other special guests, on the advice of the Department, in the public and private sectors. JAMAICAN ECONOMY PANEL (JEP) The Department maintained its collaboration with the United Nations Jamaica on a joint initiative with a selection of economics and public policy experts to participate in monthly discussions on crucial economic topics. Publications from these discussions during the period are as follows: • August 2022 – Ocean Economy. https://jamaica.un.org/en/193226-jamaican-econ- omy-panel-discussion-ocean-economy • November 2022 – Climate Resilience in Jamaica Calls for Mitigation and Adap- tation. https://jamaica.un.org/en/206492-climate-resilience-jamaica-calls-mit- igation-and-adaptation • December 2022 – Partnership Landscape Assessment. https://jamaica.un.org/ en/215416-jamaica-partnership-landscape-assessmentamaica • January 2023 – Creative Economy. https://jamaica.un.org/en/215703-jamai- can-economy-panel-discussion-creative-economy • February 2023 – United Nations Common Country Analysis (Jamaica 2022) https://jamaica.un.org/en/226502-united-nations-common-country-analysis-ja- maica-2022 • March 2023 – Social Protection. https://jamaica.un.org/en/223975-jamai- can-economy-panel-discussion-social-protection • May 2023 – Economics of Congestion. https://jamaica.un.org/en/230308-ja- maican-economy-panel-discussion-economics-congestion JAMAICA PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE (JPC) INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME This Department continued its partnership with the JPC on an internship pro- gramme focused on capacity building and promoting a productivity-driven culture in the Caribbean. It also seeks to allow students to develop their skills and expertise in report writing, data analysis, research and data management. The internship programme will also allow for the timely dissemination of knowledge, research and productivity-related statistics. One undergraduate student was the recipient during the review year.
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