Abstracts/ Conference Presented

International Conferences

  • “Gender-Wage-Gap, Employment and Social Welfare in EPZs of Sri Lanka: Analytical study on T&C industry”, The Second Conference on Institutions and Survival Social Order for 21st century , Kraków, Poland (2020)

  • “Port Development in Sri Lanka: Unleashing the Potential of Trade Connectivity”, International Conference on “Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Conference -2020 – Strategizing for mutual gains through BRI”, Virtual Conference organized by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport –Colombo, Sri Lanka (2020)

  • “The Development Trajectories of Thailand and Sri Lanka: A comparison”, International Conference on "Asian Development Experience in 21st Century" at Punjabi University, Patiala – India (2019)

  • “Institutions, R&D and Innovation for Sustain growth in Sri Lanka: Case studies of Korea, Taiwan & China”, 2nd International conference on Business, Science and Technology at Australian Collage of Business and Technology , Colombo-Sri Lanka (2019)

  • “Institutions, R&D and Innovation for Sustain growth: Case studies of Korea, Taiwan & China”, Video Presentation at National Conference on Revisiting India - East Asia Connections: Problems and Prospects, Department of Economic Studies, Bathinda, Punjab – India (2019)

  • “Know Early Act Wisely: Acknowledging farmers on profitable trends in Sri Lanka”, Sri Lanka Agriculture Economic Association Conference, Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI) Sri Lanka (2019)

  • “Institutions, R&D and Innovation for Sustain growth in Sri Lanka: Case studies of Korea, Taiwan & China", Sri Lanka Economic Association Conference (SLEA), Annual Sessions-2018, Auditorium Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (2019)

  • “Impact of Currency Depreciation on Growth, Exports & Industrialization: Evidence from Sri Lanka”, International conference on “Planning for Industrialization in 21st Century”, Punjabi University, India (2018)

  • “Women Empowerment and Good Times: Which One Leads to the Other?”, 17th International Schumpeter Society Conference, Seoul National University, South Korea (2018)

  • “The Relation between Gender-Gap and Economic Growth: Using a Panel-VAR Approach”, 26th International Association of Feminist Economics Conference (IAFFE Conference), Sungshin Women’s University, South Korea (2017)

  • “Currency Undervaluation on Exports: Natural Resource vs. Manufactures exporting countries”, 14th Development Dialogue Conference, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Hague – Netherlands (2016)

  • “The Role of Gender-gap and Exports on Economic Growth", International Conference on Innovations, International Trade and Economic Development, Punjab University, Patiala – India (2016)

  • “Different Impacts of Currency Undervaluation on Growth and Exports in Natural resource vs. Manufacturing Exporting Countries”, International Schumpeterian Society Conference , Montreal – Canada (2016)

  • “The Adding-up problem & Wage-productivity gap in exports of developing countries facing the middle-income trap”, International Conference on New Structural Economics, Peking University – China (2015)

  • “Sustain Economic Growth in Sri Lanka: Lessons from ‘Singapore model", Singapore Studies from the Outside, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (2015)

  • “Middle-Income-trap & Adding-up problem: Wage-productivity dynamics in exports & economic growth for developing countries”, 12th International GLOBELICS conference, Addis Ababa – Ethiopia (2014)

  • “Middle-Income-trap & Adding-up problem: Wage-productivity dynamics in exports & economic growth for developing countries”, International Schumpeterian Society conference, Jena – Germany (2014)

  • “Growth Miracle & Slowdown in Mauritius compared with Bangladesh: An Example of the Adding-up Problem among Developing Countries”, Association for Asia Scholar’s Conference, Punjabi University, Patiyala, India (2014)

  • “An Adding-up problem & Wage productivity Dynamics in Exports & Economic growth of Developing countries facing the Middle Income Trap”, Korean Economic Development Association Conference, Seoul National University, Seoul-Korea (2013)

  • “An Adding-up problem & Wage productivity Dynamics in Exports & Economic growth of Developing countries facing the Middle Income Trap”, The Korean Society for Innovation Management & Economics Fall Conference, Seoul National University, Seoul-Korea (2013)

  • “An adding-up problem & wage productivity dynamics in economic growth and exports”, Pacific Rim Economies: Institutions, Transition and Development, Seoul, South Korea (2013)

  • “An adding-up problem & wage productivity dynamics in economic growth and exports”, World Class University (WCU) Workshop, International Conference Center, Jeju Island, Korea (2013)

  • “How to explain sustainable economic growth in middle income countries: Trend of Export growth, wage rates and labor productivity on economic growth”, Economic Catch-up seminar, Center for the Economic Catch-up, Seoul - South Korea (2013)

  • “How to Explain the Growth miracle & Slowdown of a Middle Income Country: Export growth matters more than Institution and Simple Openness in Mauritius & Bangladesh”, ASIALICS, Hanoi-Vietnam (2011)

  • “Better Institution make Economic growth: Focus on Korean Trade Policies: Case Studies Mauritius & Sri Lanka”, Annual Summer/International Conference – Korea Academy of International Business Education, Catholic University, Seoul - South Korea (2011)

  • “The study of rapid Korean economic growth between 1970-2008 on Sri Lankan Economy”, Conference of Korean business Education Association, Jongju- Korea (2010)