Anthony Wood
Lecturer
Economics
University of West Indies
Antigua and Barbuda
Biography
Anthony Patrick Wood is an economist and lecturer at UWI Cave Hill. A graduate of Harrison College and the University of the West Indies, he earned his M. Phil in Economics at Cambridge University. A distinguished researcher, he used this experience to great advantage in education when he served as Minister of Education, Youth Affairs & Sports. Mr. Wood was also Minister of Energy & Public Utilities and Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development. While having ministerial responsibility for Education, he served on the University Council and the governing body of UWI. He is currently Coordinator of the MSc. Banking and Finance programme at Cave Hill. Mr. Wood is a highly respected local sports administrator, serving as the President of the Eastern Sports Club, previously as Vice-President of the Sunrise Community Club and also as President of the Barbados Pool Development Organisation.
Research Interest
Internal Controls in the Retail Sector of Barbados: A Case Study of leading supermarket in Barbados (with Natalya Brathwaite) Emera’s Takeover of the Light and Power Holdings Limited: An Assessment of the Reasonableness of the Offer Price (with Mr. Trevor Wood) Understanding the Influences on Private Investment in Barbados during 1966-1990
Publications
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Wood A, Watson S. An Exploratory Study of the Use of Migrant Remittances at the Household Level in Barbados. Journal of Economics. 2015 Jun;3(2):19-30.
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Wood A, Kellman A. Risk management practices by Barbadian banks. International Journal of Business and Social Research. 2013;3(5):22-33.
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Wood A, Brathwaite N. Internal controls in the retail sector: a case study of a leading supermarket in Barbados. International Journal of Arts and Commerce. 2013;2(11):1-6.
