Bio
Dr. Dalano DaSouza is a finance professional and economic researcher. He is a three-time graduate of The UWI, Cave Hill Campus, earning his BSc, MSc and PhD from the institution. Dalano has managed in microfinance and served as a Senior Financial Analyst in the aviation industry performing financial modeling and crafting policy advice. His research areas include development policy, banking, finance and aviation.
Dalano is also a Caribbean podcaster and is one-half of the popular ‘A Lawyer & a Policy Analyst Walk into a Bar’ podcast. This podcast raises awareness about Caribbean economic, political, legal and social issues in a way that any citizen can understand and is available on 11 platforms globally.
Qualifications
PhD Economic Development Policy, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
MSc Banking and Finance (Distinction), The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
BSc Economics and Management, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
Research Areas
Engines of Growth: Exploring Options for Public Transportation Expansion in the ECCU – 2018 Policy Brief, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.
Human Capital as a Tool for Growth: The Case of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1970-2014.
Privatization of the National Commercial Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines: An Empirical Analysis Using the TARCSIMEL Framework (with Anthony Wood) – 2015 Working Paper #5-15, Department of Economics, The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus.
The Education Revolution in St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Fluff or Substance - Presented at the 16th Annual Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) Conference, January, 2015.