Over the past 10 years Trinidad and Tobago has seen a shift in its trade structure due to increased energy exports and foreign investment in the energy sector. This article examines how changes in the trade structure of Trinidad and Tobago’s economy have impacted upon its revealed comparative advantage. This will be done by comparing the distributions of Trinidad and Tobago’s revealed comparative advantage structure.

This paper reviews the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses
(GATE) programme in a small petroleum exporting economy. The GATE
Programme was launched in 2004 to provide financial assistance to
citizens for studies undertaken within specified institutions.
Persons participating in the GATE programme are required to serve
a period of national service, however, no systems have been established to
ensure the fulfilment of the required service period. The universal issuance