Papers by Sunil Chandrasiri
Sri Lanka Journal of Economic Research, Nov 28, 2023
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Sri Lanka Journal of Economic Research, 2020
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Eepsea Research Report, 2006
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Economic and Political Weekly, Mar 4, 2015
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Higher Education Policy, 2008
... The Labour Market Experience of University Graduates in Sri Lanka. Sunil Chandrasiri a. a Dep... more ... The Labour Market Experience of University Graduates in Sri Lanka. Sunil Chandrasiri a. a Department of Economics, University of Colombo, College House, 94, Cumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka. E-mail: sunil@econ.cmb.ac.lk. Top of page Abstract. ...
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This paper attempts to review conditions of demand and supply related to skills development in fo... more This paper attempts to review conditions of demand and supply related to skills development in four industrial sectors that the government of Sri Lanka has ear-marked for long term development. They are the information and communication technology industry (ICT), the tourism and hospitality industry (THI), construction and light engineering. These four sectors accounted for nine per cent of [gross domestic product] GDP and 10 per cent of total employment in 2012. The [information technology] IT and tourism industries are projected to earn US $5 billion each in 2022. The two sectors have also revealed their potential for high growth in terms of value addition and employment. The growth potential of sub-sectors belonging to these two service sectors are linked to export markets, while the growth potential of the construction and light engineering sectors are largely determined by product market conditions of the domestic market. Using already available secondary data in the form of su...
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EEPSEA Policy Brief, 2006
As anyone who has coughed their way through a traffic jam in a Southeast Asian city will tell you... more As anyone who has coughed their way through a traffic jam in a Southeast Asian city will tell you, urban traffic congestion is one of the region's major challenges. This study from Sri Lanka has focused on one key aspect of this problem-the health impacts of diesel vehicles ...
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Asia-Pacific Development Journal
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Eepsea Policy Brief, 1999
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Eepsea Research Report, 1999
... Of Colombo City 1 by Sunil Chandrasiri 1.0 INTRODUCTION ... These findings are in line with e... more ... Of Colombo City 1 by Sunil Chandrasiri 1.0 INTRODUCTION ... These findings are in line with existing statistical evidence. For example, Ranasinghe (1989) came up with elasticity values of -0.508 and -0.034 for petrol and diesel prices, respectively. ...
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This paper deals with the financing ofuniversity education in Sri Lanka, which hasadopted pro-mar... more This paper deals with the financing ofuniversity education in Sri Lanka, which hasadopted pro-market policy reforms over the last22 years. The assessment is based on five maincriteria: adequacy, efficiency, unit costs,systems and procedures of resource allocationand alternative funding sources. The findingsreveal that the universities are faced with anacute shortage of funds and that existingfinancial systems and procedures are controloriented rather
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Energy Policy, 2006
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