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Nisha Arunatilake has collaborated with, and being a consultant to, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), International Labour Organization (ILO), Save the Children, and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in numerous research studies. She has served in national level committees on labour, employment, human resource development, health sector reform, and tobacco and alcohol policy formulation. At present, she is serving in the National Advisory Committee on Manpower Planning of the Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower Planning.
Nisha Arunatilake holds a BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics with summa cum laude from the University of the South, USA and an MA and PhD in Economics from Duke University, USA.
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Advisory Work
Government of Sri Lanka
- National Advisory Committee on Manpower Planning
Member of the Committee
Ministry of Employment and Labour
2008 -
- Working Committee for Developing an Employment Policy for Sri Lanka
Member of the Committee
Ministry of Employment and Labour
April - May 2007
- Sub-Committee on Employment, Labour, Productivity and Human Resources Development
Member of the Committee
Ministry of Policy Development
April 2002
International Organizations
- Inter-Country Expert Group Meeting on Globalization, Trade and Health: Tools and Training for National Action
Member
WHO/South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO)
New Delhi, India
2000
Recent Publications
- Review: “Labour Markets Regulation and Deregulation in Asia (Experience in Recent Decades)” in Caroline Brassard and Sarthi Acharya (eds.), South Asia Economic Journal, Vol. 9 No. 1, 2008.
- "The Impact of Population Aging on the Labor Market: The Case of Sri Lanka" (with Milan Vodopivec), IZA Discussion Paper No. 3456, 2008.
- “Issues Relating to Preventing of Child Labour in Sri Lanka” (with R. de Silva) in Gamini Herath et al. (eds.), Child Labour in South Asia, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Burlington, U.S.A., 2007.
- “Economic Challenges of Post-Tsunami Reconstruction in Sri Lanka”(with D. Weerakoon, S. Jayasuriya and P. Steele), ADBI Discussion Paper No. 75, 2006.
- “Education Participation in Sri Lanka – Why All are Not in School”, International Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 45 No. 3, 2006.
- “The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka” (with M. Opatha), Economics of Tobacco Control, Health, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper No. 12, World Bank, Washington, D.C, U.S.A., 2003.
- “An Economic Analysis of Tobacco Demand in Sri Lanka”, Sri Lanka Economic Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2002.
- “The Effect of Housing on Labour Performance in Estates”, Programme Support Group, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 2002.
- “The Economic Costs of the Sri Lankan Civil War: The Case of Sri Lanka" (with S. Jayasuriya and S. Kelegama), World Development, Vol. 29 No. 9, 2001.
- “Economic Impacts of Estate Welfare Programmes” in H.E.B. Kamphuis (eds.), Human Perspectives in the Plantation Sector, Programme Support Group, Battaramulla, 2001.
- “Effectiveness in Improving Estate Labour Performance”, Sri Lanka Economic Journal, Vol. 2, No.1, 2001.
- “Would a Reduction in Trade Barriers Promote Intra-SAARC Trade? – A Sri Lankan Perspective” (with P. Rajapakse), Journal of Asian Economics, Vol.8 No.1, 1997.
Recent Reports
- “Will School Level Decision Making Improve Access to Better Education for the Poor in Sri Lanka?” (with P. Jayawardena) prepared for and funded by the Poverty and Economic Policy Research (PEP) Network, 2007.
- “Population Ageing and the Labour Market: The Case of Sri Lanka” (with M. Vodopivec) prepared for and funded by the World Bank, 2007.
- “Why People Choose to Participate in the Informal Sector in Sri Lanka” prepared for and funded by the South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI), 2005.
- “Economic Challenges of Post Tsunami Reconstruction: Sri Lanka Country Study” (with D. Weerakoon, S. Jayasuriya and P. Steele) prepared for and funded by Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), 2007.
- “Using Jobsnet data for analyzing Skills Mismatch in the Labour Market” (with P. Jayawardena) prepared for the National Action Plan for Youth Employment – Sri Lanka, and funded by World Bank, 2007.
- “Listening to those who Lost: Survey and Analysis of Rebuilding and Relocation of Tsunami affected Households in Sri Lanka” (with P. Steele, A. Gunawardena, D.Dharmaratna, and I. Siriwardena) prepared for and funded by World Bank, 2005.
- “Overview of Education and Resource Allocation Process in Sri Lanka” (with R. de Silva) prepared for and funded by the Commonwealth Education Fund – Sri Lanka and Save the Children in Sri Lanka, 2005.
- “Social Insurance and Social Assistance Post Tsunami” (with P. Steele, G. Tilakaratne and K. Wickramasinghe) prepared for and funded by International Labour Organization (ILO), 2006.
Recent Presentations
- Ageing and the Labour Market of Sri Lanka
South Asia Regional Conference on "Demographic Scenarios, Employment and Social Security Issues of Aged in South Asia" organized by the Institute of Economic Growth (Delhi) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (India)
New Delhi, India
10-11 November, 2008
- Education Participation in Sri Lanka: Why All are Not in School
Global Development Network Conference on “Education Research for Developing Countries”
Prague, Czech Republic
31 March – 2 April, 2005
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- Economic Consequences of the War in Sri Lanka
“Conflict Resolution and Peace Building” conducted by the Centre for Security Analysis
Chennai, India
10 – 11 December, 2004
- The Energy Sector in Sri Lanka: Implications for Regional Cooperation
“Regional Cooperation in the Energy Sector"
Dhaka, Bangaldesh
17-18, March 2001
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