Research Interest

Peer-Reviewed Papers

[Scimago: Q1] Ramsawak, R., & Chau, T. N. (2024). Evaluating the responsiveness of Caribbean stock markets–the case of COVID-19. Heliyon.

[Scimago: Q1] Nguyen Chau, T., Vu Thi Hong, N., Pham Thi Thu, T., Ramsawak, R., & Nguyen Thien, N. (2024). Re-examining the effects of information and communication technology on economic growth. Technology in Society, 78, 102646. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.10264

[Scimago: Q3] Mohan, Preeya and Ramsawak, Richard (2024) – “The Impact of Social Distancing Measures on Population Movement in a Small Island Territory”. Journal of Health Management, Volume 26 Issue 1

[Scimago: Q1] Ramsawak, Richard, Buerty, Samuel, Maheshwari, Greeni, Dang, Duy, Pham, Chung (2023) - “Interlocking Boards and Firm Outcomes - A Review - Management Decision

[Scimago: Q1] Ramsawak, Richard, Mohan, Preeya and Hutchinson, Gerard (2023) – “Understanding Mental Health Conditions and key Coping strategies during major lockdowns in the Caribbean based on Google Trends Searches”. Heliyon

[Scimago: Q1] Buertey, S., Ramsawak, R., Dziwornu, R. K., & Lee, Y.S. (2023) “Corporate social responsibility performance and dividend payout policy extraordinary time: an empirical study”. Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

[Scimago:Q2] Phan, C. T., Sun, S., Zhou, Z.-Y., Beg, R., Ramsawak, R. (2022). ”Does productive improve rural children’s education? Evidence from rural Vietnam.”. Journal of Asian Economics.

[Scimago: Q2] Ramsawak, Richard. (2022) ”Climate Shocks and Social Networks: Understanding Adaptation among Rural Indian Households.” Climate 10, no. 10: 149.

[Scimago: Q2]Cuberes, David and Ramsawak, Richard (2020) - "Understanding Recent Growth Dynamics in Small Urban Places: The Case of New England". City and Community, Volume 19 Issue 1

Book Chapters

Ramsawak, Richard and Mohan, Preeya (2023) – “COVID-19 and Big Data Research: Techniques and Applications in the Caribbean”, In: ROBERTS, S., DESHONG, H. A. F., GRENADE, W. C. DEVONISH, D. (eds.) Interdisciplinary Perspectives on COVID-19 and the Caribbean, Volume 2: Society, Education and Human Behaviour. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland

Working papers 

Ramsawak, Richard (2022). " The impact of COVID-19 and Major Announcements on Stock Market Returns: The case of a Small Island Caribbean Economy" (Under Review)

Ramsawak Richard (2020) - "Assessing the Impact of Gang Violence on Development: The case of Trinidad and Tobago". (Working Paper)

Ramsawak, Richard (2020) - "Corporate Elites of the Caribbean: The case of Trinidad and Tobago" (Working Paper)

Ramsawak, Richard (2019) - "Social Networks, Caste and Entrepreneurial Performance: The case of India" (Working Paper)

Technical Reports

International Finance Corporation. (2020). "Assessment of Secondary Markets for Movable Assets in the Jamaica Manufacturing Sector". International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC.

Ramsawak, Richard (2020) - "The Impact of Climate Shocks on Social Networks: Understanding Sensitivity and Building Resilience among Indian communities" (Under Review)