PROCEEDINGS

11th SEPTEMBER 2014, PERADENIYA ECONOMICS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM - PERS 2014

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Cover Page

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Contents

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Editorial Committee

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Message from the Vice Chancellor, University of Peradeniya

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Message from the Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Peradeniya

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Message from the Dean, Faculty of Arts

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Message from the Head, Department of Economics and Statistics

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Message from the Coordinator, PERS – 2014

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Organizing Committee

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Panel of Reviewers

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Keynote Address (Limits of Economic Development)

Professor P. Abeygunawardena, Managing Director & CEO, Shanaka Group of Companies and Former Associate Director of Borlaug Institute and Professor, Texas A & M University, U.S.A

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The Effect of Decentralization of Power on Economic Development: The Sri Lankan Experience

D. I. J. Samaranayake and J. G. Sri Ranjith

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Dynamic Linkages between Public Debt and Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis of Sri Lanka

M. Ushanthiny, S. Sivarajasingham and T. Vinayagathasan

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Capital Account Liberalization and Capital Mobility: An Analysis based on Sri Lanka

Ashani Bandaranayake

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Dynamic Relationship between Human Capital and Economic Growth in Sri Lanka: A Cointegration Analysis

S.Vijesandran and T. Vinayagathasan

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The Effectiveness of Stress Management Interventions on Reducing Occupational Stress: A Study with Special Reference to an Apparel Firm in Sri Lanka

W. M. Hansini, M. Wijesooriya and J. B. Dodankotuwa

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Food Price Dynamics in Sri Lanka and its Statistical Properties

T. Inthuja and S. Sivarajasingham

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Impact of Microfinance on Women Entrepreneurial Development: A Case of ILO-PALM Joint Intervention in Eastern Sri Lanka

S. Vijesandiran2 and P. Luvikaran1

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The Impact of Human Capital on Economic Growth in Sri Lanka

R. M. S. M. Rathnayaka and P. P. A. W. Athukorala

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Financial Development and Economic Growth:The Post-Liberalization Experience in Sri Lanka

U. W. B. M. Kumari, T. Vinayagathasan and C. R. Abayasekara

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Dynamic Linkages between Import Prices and Consumer Price: Evidence from Sri Lanka

P. Tharsika and S. Sivarajasingham

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Relevance of Trade Facilitation in South Asian Economies:Sri Lankan Perspective

D. I. J. Samaranayake

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The Role and Effectiveness of Gender Responsive Budgeting in Education and Health Policies of Punjab in Pakistan

Fizza Fareed

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The Role of Spice Gardens on Income Generation of Agro-Entrepreneurs in the Central Province of Sri Lanka

R. A. S. A. Perera and R. H. Kuruppuge

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The Effect of Human Capital and Gender Difference of Employees on Participation in Decision Making High Positions: A Study Reference to Eheliyagoda Pradeshiya Sabha Area in Sri Lanka

M. M. M. S. F. Shafna and S. Rajendran

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Gender Based Occupational Segregation and Economic Empowerment of Women in Sri Lanka

M. G. H. Harshani and A. S. P. Abhayaratne

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පාසල් හා විශ්වවිද්‍යාල මට්ටමින් ආර්ථික විද්‍යා විෂය හැදෙරීමේ වර්තමාන ප්‍රවනතාව

සමන්මාලා දොරබාවිල සහ වී.ජී.එස්.කේ. ගුණසේකර

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පශ්චාත් යුධ ශ්‍රී ලංකා-ධනේශ්වර යථාර්ථවාදය තුළ පාරිභෝගික අර්චනකාමය පන්තික විඥානය සහ එහි දේශපාලන අවකාශය පිළිබඳව සංක්ෂිප්ත අධ්‍යයනයක්

කල්ප රාජපක්ෂ

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அம்பாறை மாவட்ட நெற்செய்கை விளைதிறனைத் தீர்மானிக்கும் காரணிகளை இனங்காணுதலும் அவற்றின் சார்பு முக்கியத்துவத்தினை மதிப்பிடுதலும்.

அ. லெ. மொகமட் அஸ்லம் ஜோ .நைஜல் மற்றும் செ. சிவராஜசிங்கம்

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தேயிலைத்தொழிற்சாலை ஊழியர்களின் வேலை திருப்தியில் தொழில் சுகாதார மற்றும் பாதுகாப்புக் காரணிகளின் தாக்கம்.

வ. தர்மதாசன் மற்றும் இரா. நிர்மலாதேவி

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