The Peradeniya International Economics Research Symposium (PIERS) is organized annually by the Department of Economics and Statistics at the University of Peradeniya since 2013 with the participation of foreign and local academics researchers and policy makers.

The 10th symposium, PIERS - 2025 is jointly organized by the Department of Economics & Statistics, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and Faculty of Economic Sciences & Business Administration, Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania.

The theme of this year Conference is “Forging a path for sustainable and inclusive development amidst global and local challanges”

Through PIERS 2025, we aim to provide a platform for economic research which would contribute the above theme. The symposium is open to researchers from economics, development and other related disciplines, enable them to present their research works to a wider audience and to engage in an intellectual discussion with peers, academics and other researchers.

This will also be an interactive forum for junior academics and researchers as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students to engage in dialogue and expose themselves to high quality research in economics with senior academics and policy makers from locally and internationally. There will be a session in the symposium aimed at providing opportunities for themselves to present their research findings.

All extended abstracts presented and the keynote speech delivered in the PIERS are published as Symposium Proceedings. Past Symposium Proceedings are available in the Department and the extended abstracts and keynote address can be downloaded from here.

We believe that this year event will also able to incorporate creative criticism and suggestions from researchers and expected that it will be a productive symposium like previous years.

Besides the formal events the Symposium will provide an excellent opportunity for participants to network with present/past and local/international economists.

PIERS Coordinator,
Department of Economics & Statistics,
Faculty of Arts,
University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka.

Mobile: +94 76 397 7734

Office: +94 81 239 2622

Email: pierspera2013@gmail.com

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