A Flourishing or Faltering Economy: Unemployment Impacting Sri Lankan Economic Growth

The Sri Lankan Unemployment Problem Revisited

The high unemployment rate of Sri Lanka has been attributed to skills mismatch, to queuing for public sector jobs, and to stringent job security regulations. However, the empirical evidence supporting these explanations is weak. This paper takes a fresh look at the unemployment problem using individual records from the 1995 Labor Force Survey and time series for wages in the formal and informal...

A Critical Review of Arsenic Contamination in Sri Lankan Foods

Numerous studies have shown growing information indicating the contribution of food to the dietary exposure of arsenic (As) through consumption of different food items in many different regions over the world. However, few review papers with regard to As in Sri Lankan foods are available in databases. Thus, a critical review and assessment of a number of local studies on total As concentrations...

Sri Lankan Twin Registry.

Sri Lanka is an island with genetic diversity between the five main population groups. Our twin registry is the first in the developing world. Initially, we established a volunteer cohort of 4600 twin pairs through a competition advertised in the media. In addition, we have volunteer cohorts, birth registration-based cohorts through hospitals, and community-based cohorts. There is also a nation...

Government Finances and Economic Growth: a Policy Perspective on the Developing Economy of Sri Lanka

In this paper, we analyse the fiscal policy orientation of the developing economy of Sri Lanka in the context of the growth performance of the economy during the period 1975-2000, using an integrated input-output and macroeconometric model. The paper draws upon the Government’s policy approach towards faster economic growth. The empirical findings show that the Government’s budget deficits are ...

Promoting Economic Growth in Sri