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Does Policy Coherence Matter?

By Pamodi  Hewawaravita and Karin Fernando Agriculture is at the heart of rural economies; sustaining…

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RRP#14 – A Preliminary Empirical Assessment on Alternative Proxies for Poverty Measurement

This RRP session (No. 14), held on 14 August 2023, was titled “A Preliminary Empirical…

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How Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Sri Lanka Upgraded their Services during COVID-19

By Heli De Alwis and Gayathri Lokuge   Champika has been operating a small spice…

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Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development

A Workshop on “Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development: Linkages between Climate Action, Agriculture, and Inequality”…

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RRP#13 – Bringing Culture into Development

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 13), held on 19 July 2023 under the Research,…

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Eldercare in Sri Lanka: Are we Prepared for the Future?

By Thahira Cader |The Morning |01 Jul 2023 https://www.themorning.lk/articles/Y0oCbz4K9xcXKxqev1CH

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RRP#12- Public Policy – Division of Labor Between Market and Government

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 12), held on 6 July 2023, was conducted by…

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RRP#11 – Overview of the Aswasuma Poverty Alleviation Scheme

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 11), held on 11 June 2023, featured Prof. Hemasiri…

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RRP#10 – An Overview of Causal Inference Methods and a Discussion of Implications for Policy Research and Program Evaluation in Sri Lanka

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 10), held on 17 May 2023, featured Dr. Benjamin…

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RRP#9 – Nutrition as a Basic Need

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 9), held on 11 May 2023, was conducted by…

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RRP#8 – Reflections on Livelihood Research

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 8), held in April 2023, featured Dr. Neavis Morais,…

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RRP#7 – Challenges of Post-Colonial State Formation in Sri Lanka

This RRP session, held in March 2023, was conducted by Dr. Sunil Bastian, who is…

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