Colin Darren Cannonier (born 22 May 1973) is an economics professor from

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. He is also known for his sporting career, which included

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for the

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and club

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in the

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. Cannonier was born in

Basseterre Basseterre (; Saint Kitts Creole: ''Basterre'') is the capital and largest city of Saint Kitts and Nevis with an estimated population of 14,000 in 2018. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitt ...

, and educated at Basseterre High School.Earle Clarke (11 May 2011)
"Colin Daren Cannonier illuminates Academic Field"
– '' Labour Spokesman''. Retrieved 6 January 2016. He made his first-class cricket debut for the Leeward Islands during the 1995–96 Busta Cup, and played a total of four times in his first season, including in his team's defeat of

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in the competition final.First-class matches played by Colin Cannonier
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 January 2016. Cannonier was awarded a scholarship to the

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in 1996, and consequently did not again appear for the Leeward Islands until the 1999–00 Red Stripe Bowl (a limited-overs competition).List A matches played by Colin Cannonier
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 January 2016. The 2000–01 season was his last with the Leewards, but in the

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he represented the "Rest of Leeward Islands" side that played during

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's period as a separate team. Cannonier's final high-level cricket matches came at the

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competition in 2006 and 2008, where he represented the Saint Kitts national team. He never made the Saint Kitts national football team, but did captain his club side, Basseterre's Newtown United. After graduating from the University of the West Indies, Cannonier worked for a period as an economist and statistician with the

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. In 2005, he moved to the United States to study for a master's degree in

development economics Development economics is a branch of economics which deals with economic aspects of the development process in low- and middle- income countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic development, economic growth and structural ...

Williams College Williams College is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a col ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. He later completed a second master's degree at

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

, where he eventually gained his doctorate. Cannonier is currently an associate professor at

Belmont University Belmont University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporated in 1951 as Belmont College. It be ...

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, and has published papers in the fields of

international economics International economics is concerned with the effects upon economic activity from international differences in productive resources and consumer preferences and the international institutions that affect them. It seeks to explain the patterns and ...

health economics Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to efficiency, effectiveness, value and behavior in the production and consumption of health and healthcare. Health economics is important in determining how to improv ...

, and sport economics.Dr. Colin Cannonier
– Belmont University. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

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