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Biography
Dr Dalano DaSouza is a public policy professional, researcher and Lecturer in Economics at the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus, Antigua and Barbuda. He holds a PhD Economic Development Policy, MSc Banking and Finance and BSc Economics and Management from The UWI, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning. Most of his research has focused on the English-speaking Caribbean covering areas such as development policy, public policy analysis and implementation, banking, finance and regional transportation. Dr. DaSouza has authored several articles and book chapters in refereed publications on these topics. `
He spent several years in private sector finance working in numerous roles before transitioning full-time to academia. Prior to transferring the Five Islands Campus, Dr. DaSouza lectured for four years in the Department of Economics at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. He is a member of the International Public Policy Association has been a part of several international donor-founded projects related to public policy development and implementation in the Caribbean.
Teaching Areas
ECON2002 – Intermediate Macroeconomics I
ECON3011 – Economics of Financial Institutions
ECON3051 – Development Economics
ECON3029 – Labour Economics
ECON3057 – Health Economics and Policy
ECON3034 – Resource and Environment Economics
ECON6044 - Financial Markets and Institutions
FINA3001 – Caribbean Business Environment
Publications
DaSouza, D.R. (2023). Social Insecurity: COVID-19, Unemployment Insurance, and the Case for Reform in the Eastern Caribbean. In: Roberts, S., DeShong, H.A.F., Grenade, W.C., Devonish, D. (eds) Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Covid-19 and the Caribbean, Volume 1. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30889-5_8
DaSouza, D., Martin, K., Abraham Jr, P. and Davis, G. (2023), "COVID-19 and financial institution stability: stress testing the Eastern Caribbean currency union", Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Vol. 31 No. 5, pp. 525-545. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFRC-10-2022-0123
DaSouza, D., Jackman, M. Estimating the Impact of Education on Growth in a Small Data-Poor Country: the Case of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. J Knowl Econ (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01589-y
