Dr. Colin Cannonier
Assistant Professor of Economics
E-mail: Dr. Colin Cannonier
Education:
Ph.D. - Louisiana State University, Economics
M.Sc. - Louisiana State University, Economics
M. A. - Williams College, Development Economics
B.Sc. - University of the West Indies, Business, Economics and Social Statistics
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor of Economics, Belmont University
Instructor, Louisiana State University
Balance of Payments Economist and Statistician, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, St. Kitts
Country Economist, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, St. Kitts
Statistician (Internship), Ministry of Sustainable Development, St. Kitts
Recent Publications:
State Abstinence Education Programs and Teen Birth Rates in the U.S., Review of Economics of the Household, March 2012, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 53-75.
The Impact of Education on Health Knowledge, with Naci Mocan and Duha Altindag (NBER Working Paper No: 16422). Economics of Education Review, October 2011, Volume 30, Issue 5, pp. 792-812.
Foreign Direct Investment and Trade in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union with Brian Francis and Troy Lorde. Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, March 2007, Volume 32, Issue 3, pp. 23-49.
Honors and Awards:
Huel Perkins Fellowship, Louisiana State University
Graduate Teaching Assistantships, Louisiana State University and University of Virginia
Joint Japan/World Bank Scholarship for graduate studies at Williams College
Career Dynamics Role Model Award, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, St. Kitts
Biography:
Dr. Cannonier’s professional experience includes work as the Balance of Payments (BOP) Economist and Statistician at Eastern Caribbean Central Bank where he undertook missions to assist national BOP compilers in member countries and pursued development work in BOP. In addition, he also worked as the Country Economist for Anguilla, St Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
His most recent research entitled “The Impact of Education on Health Knowledge” was published in the Economics of Education Review and earlier work was published in the Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies.
Cannonier’s awards include the Huel Perkins Fellowship from Louisiana State University, Joint Japan /World Band Scholarship for graduate studies at Williams College, and a Certificate of Outstanding Achievement in Cricket from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. He also has the distinction of representing his country in two sports: cricket and soccer.