Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin: Volume 4: Issue 1: March 2015
Mar 2015
Author(s): O'Brien, Cherran; Thomas, Chrystol; Wenner, Mark D.; Gomez Osorio, Camillo; Khadan, Jeetendra; Dukharan, Marla; Malcolm, Xavier; Salazni, Mariana; Schmid, Juan Pedro
The Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin discusses recent economic developments in the 6 IDB-member Caribbean countries, as well as the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Being the first…
The Fear Factor: A Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation on the Economic Risk of an Ebola Scare in the Caribbean
Dec 2014
Author(s): Schmid, Juan Pedro; Malcolm, Xavier
This brief presents simulations of an Ebola scare in the Caribbean, including three highly tourism-dependent economies, The Bahamas, Barbados, and Jamaica. On the basis of the experience of Mexico in…