Prof. Ravindra Deyshappriya is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka and a PhD candidate at School of Economics, Finance & Marketing of RMIT University, Australia. He holds a first-class degree in Economics from University of Peradeniya, followed by a Master’s degree in Development Economics from Nagoya University, Japan. Before joining Uva Wellassa University, he worked as the Director (Research) at Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and as a Research Professional at Centre for Poverty Analysis. His research mainly focuses on empirical analyses based on both development microeconomics and macroeconomics principles.

Areas of expertise: Empirical Analyses based on both Development Microeconomics and Macroeconomics Principles.