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AE News
Our Work in the Media and Entertainment Industry
Media and Entertainment has long been recognised as one of the industries that could drive Caribbean economies. But traditional media – newspapers, cable TV providers, radio stations and TV stations – are in danger of becoming obsolete. The rise of free online newspapers, Netflix, Pandora and their ilk have threatened ...
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AE News
Our Co-Founder is now Professor!
Co-founder of Antilles Economics, Winston Moore, has been appointed to the rank of Professor at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus. At 37 years old, he is one of the youngest professors at the UWI, publishing more than 80 referred articles, books and book chapters. In addition to ...
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Case Studies
Estimating the Size of the Middle Class
Aim of Project The growth of national incomes in the Caribbean and Central America suggest that poverty rates in the region should be falling and that a larger proportion of the population is moving into the middle-income and higher income classifications. As such, a larger proportion of the population within these ...
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Business Intelligence
Forecasting – Art and Science
Why forecast? Forecasting, in its most basic form, is the practice of making predictions about future values of a variable, outcome and/or decision. The question is whether forecasting is necessary, and why. The answer to the first is a resounding yes, mainly due to the need for businesses to plan ahead ...
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Business Intelligence
AE Research Methods
From time to time, we are asked for details about the research methods we use when uncovering insights. This is a tough question since we use so many, and the method ultimately used in a project depends on the data and the topic being investigated. Generally, we use both primary ...
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Case Studies
Relationship Between Imports and Production/Sales of Poultry Products
Aim of Project The production of poultry meat is one of the largest areas of agriculture production in Barbados. In 2013, just over 13 million kilograms of chicken meat was produced, more than twice the amount of pork, beef, veal, mutton and turkey combined. The local chicken market is protected ...
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Business Intelligence
Modelling the Stability of the Barbadian Financial System
Aim of the Project The financial system is one of the most important parts of an economy, governing all movements of capital between agents. It also provides useful indicators of the health of an economy and various groups such as government entities, private companies and individuals. Many observers of any ...
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Business Intelligence
When To Use Telephone Surveys
Today I received a phone call from a research agency inviting me to participate in a customer satisfaction survey for a financial institution. Since I’ve been on the other end of those calls, I tend to be very cooperative; after all, they usually only take a couple of minutes. After ...
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AE News
Our Work in the Consumer Finance Industry
Consumer finance is one of the biggest industries in the Caribbean, encompassing commercial banks, credit unions, finance houses, insurance companies, auto dealerships, store cards, hire purchase agreements and building societies. It is also one of the most competitive. Across the globe information is the linchpin of winning the competitive race, ...
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