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Meet the Members of the CaPRI Team
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Damien King is the Executive Director of CaPRI. In addition, he is Head of Department of Economics at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Macroeconomic Theory and International Trade and Finance. He earned his B.A. from York University in Toronto, Canada, an M.Sc. from the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, and a Ph.D. from New York University – all in economics. Damien’s academic work has appeared in the Journal of Development Studies, World Development, and Social and Economic Studies, and also in edited collections. His current research is on computable general equilibrium modeling, particularly in respect of the effect of macroeconomic policy on poverty and income distribution in Jamaica. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Desnoes & Geddes Ltd. and has previously served on the boards of Dyoll Group, Dyoll Insurance Company, the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica, The University Hospital of the West Indies, and The Jamaica Mutual Life Assurance Society. |
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Laura Levy is the CaPRI Programme Manager, with responsibility for managing the daily operations of the Institute and supporting the Institute's policy research programme. Prior to this, Ms. Levy was a Senior Research Project Manager with a top Caribbean research consultancy where she gained nearly 10 years experience in social and market research, using both primary qualitative and quantitative methods. She earned her B.Sc. in Management Studies from the University of the West Indies, Mona and a M.Sc. in Research Method for Business and Management from Middlesex University, London and a post-graduate diploma in Project Management from the Management Institute for National Development (M.I.N.D.), Kingston. |