Counting the Cost: Terrorism and its Impact on the Sri Lankan Economy
(By Dr. Dushni Weerakoon )Terrorism is not an obvious subject for economic analysis. The greatest cost comes in the form of lives lost and injured. However, terror attacks also aim to disrupt economic life, and how far they succeed needs to be assessed and evaluated. The immediate economic…
Improving Quality of Jobs in Sri Lanka: Can Exports be the Panacea?
(By Nisha Arunatilake PhD) Sri Lanka’s labour market has been riddled with persistent high informality, an unchanging low female labour force participation, and low quality of available jobs. Enhancing exports can be a solution to these intractable problems, according to the findings of the Exports to Jobs – Boosting the…
Managing Sri Lanka – China Economic Relations: BRI, Debt, and Diplomacy
(Dr. Dushni Weerakoon) China holds approximately 9% of Sri Lanka’s total outstanding debt as of 2017, and 14% amongst bilateral lenders – equivalent to the same share held by neighbouring India. Despite this, Sri Lanka’s engagement with China has become synonymous globally with the Asian giant’s so-called ‘debt…
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