Dr. E.A.C.Priyankara
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Dr. E.A.C.Priyankara
Ph. D. (HUST), MA (UoK), BA (Hons) (UoJ)
Senior Lecturer Grade II
Department of Economics
Faculty of Commerce and Management
Telephone: +71 959 1978
Email: priyankaraeac@esn.ac.lk, eacpriyankara@yahoo.com
Biography
Degree
- Ph.D. in Economics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Hubei, Wuhan, P.R. China
- MA - Economics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
- BA (Hons) - Economics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Links to Publications
Publications
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- Hewavitharana, S. D., Kuruppu, I. V., & Priyankara, E. A. C. (2022). Assessment of Sri Lankan Cinnamon Export Competitiveness in the Global Market. Sri Lankan Journal of Agricultural Economics, 23(1).
- Priyankara, E. A. C. (2018). Services exports and economic growth in Sri Lanka: Does the export-led growth hypothesis hold for services exports?. Journal of Service Science and Management, 11(04), 479.
- Priyankara, E. A. C. (2018). Services Exports and Economic Growth in Sri Lanka: An Anatomy of GDP Components. Global Journal of Economics and Business–Vol, 5(1), 96-108.
- Priyankara, E. (2018). The long-run effect of services exports on total factor productivity growth in Sri Lanka: based on ARDL, FMOLS, CCR, and DOLS approaches. Int. J. Acad. Res. Bus. Soc. Sci, 8(6).
- Priyankara, E. A. C. (2014). Direct marketing of vegetable in Sri Lanka: Possibilities for women participation as an income diversification strategy. Indian Journal of Agricultural Marketing, 28(3), 90-98.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
- Priyankara, E. A. C., Upathissa, G. K. K. S. Y., & Wimalarathana, W. (2022). Determinants of Sri Lanka’s Food Inflation: A Quantile Regression Analysis.
- Hewavitharana, S. D., Kuruppu, I. V., & Priyankara, E. A. C. (2022). Export competitiveness of Sri Lankan cinnamon in the global market. Proceedings of FARS2022, 03 Nov 2022, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Vavuniya.
- Priyankara, E. A. C., & Li, Z. H. (2018, May). Asymmetric Cointegration between Services Exports and Economic Growth in Sri Lanka: Based on Nonlinear ARDL Model. In 4th Annual International Conference on Management, Economics and Social Development (ICMESD 2018) (pp. 874-879). Atlantis Press.
- Priyankara, E.A.C. (2013).The Role of Farmer Organization as a Community Governance Model in Addressing Agriculture Marketing Issues in Sri Lanka, International Symposium on Community Governance Practice 13’, CARE International, Practical Action and Department of Economics – University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka .
- Priyankara, E.A.C. (2013).Consumer Behavior and Agriculture Marketing: The Space of Analyzing Vegetable Consumption Pattern in Acquiring Required Nutrition Level, International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences: Reshaping the Arena of Knowledge, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
- Priyankara, E.A.C. (2013).Direct Marketing of Vegetable in Sri Lanka: Possibilities for Women Participation as an Income Diversification Strategy, 28th National Conference on Agricultural Marketing, Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing -Hyderabad, Sardar Pattel University – Vallabhvidyanagar Anand and Anand Agricultural University on 4th,5th and 6th December 2014.
Books
- Priyankara, E. A. C., Samantha, N. P. G., & Kuruppu, V. (2022). Comparative Advantage of Fruit Exports in Sri Lanka. Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute.
- Vidhanapathirana, R., Rambukwella, R., & Priyankara, E. A. C. (2017). Consumer Buying Behaviour and Preference for Liquid and Powdered Milk. Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute.
- Rambukwella, R., & Priyankara, E. A. C. (2016). Production and marketing of traditional rice varieties in selected districts in Sri Lanka: Present status and future prospects. Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute.
- Priyankara, E. A. C. (2016). Present Status of Vegetable Direct Marketing in Selected Districts in Sri Lanka. Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute.
Working Papers
- Samantha, N. P. G., & Priyankara, E. A. C. (2021). OFCs in the Intermediate Season, Working Paper No.15. Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute.
Other Publications
- Monthly Food Information Bulletin. Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute
Research Interest
- International Services Trade
- Economic Growth
- Macroeconomic Analysis
Teaching
- International Trade
- Transportation Economics
- Contemporary Issues in Business Economics
Awards
- Chinese Government Scholarship Awards for Ph.D. (2015)
Positions Held
Last Updated
07-Mar-2023