Contact Details

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Email: sema23@kln.ac.lk

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Research Interest

Poverty and Development, Public welfare, Agricultural Development

Publications

Books

Books (in Sinhala)

2004, Money, Banking and Price Levels, A test book for G.E.C. (A/L), Department of Education Publications, Ministry of Education.

2004, Microeconomics 1: The Theories of Consumer Behavior and Practice, S. Godage Brothers,Colombo.

2011, Economic Growth and Development, A text book for G.E.C. (A/L), Department of Education Publications, Ministry of Education.

2015, Elementary Econometrics, Sarasavi Publishers, Nugegoda.

2015, Microeconomics: consumer behavior under certainty and uncertainty, S. Godage Brothers,Colombo.

2015, Economic and political trends of the world in the beginning of 21 st century, South Asian Research and Training Institute.

Books (in English)

2015, Public Welfare Policies and Multidimensional Poverty in Sri Lanka: An Application of Capability Approach, Sarasavi Publishers, Nugegoda.

Chapters in Books

• 2004, Theory of Firm, Advanced Economic Theory, ed. Hearth Madana Bandara, University of Kelaniya.
• 2004, Production Function Analysis, Advanced Economic Theory, ed. Hearth Madana Bandara, University of Kelaniya.
• 2006, Income Inequality in Independent Sri Lanka: Trends and Determinants, in Essays in Economics: Professor K. Dharmasena Commemoration Volume, (Hearth Madana Bandara et. al. eds.) pp. 202 – 223

Articles

• 2011, The Effects of Public Welfare Policies on Rural Poverty in Sri Lanka: A Logistic Regression Analysis, Sri Lanka Journal of Advanced Social Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1.
• 2012, Public Welfare Policy, Capability and Rural Poverty: with special reference to Hambantota District in Sri Lanka, KALYANI Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Vol. XXIV, 2010-2012
• 2014, Poverty Incidence in Sri Lanka: Overview, Trends, Challenges and Opportunities. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. 2, No. 5, 2014, pp. 132-138. doi: 10.11648/j.hss.20140205.12
• 2014, Economic and Social Cost of Fertilizer Subsidy on Paddy Farming in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR). Volume 3 Issue 10, October 2014. www.ijsr.ne
• 2015, Multidimensionality of Urban Poverty: An Inquiry into the Crucial Factors Affecting Well-being of the Rural Poor in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management. Vol. III, Issue 11, November 2015. http://ijecm.co.uk/

Selected articles

Semasinghe. W. M. (2012). “Public Welfare Policy, Capability and Rural Poverty: with special reference to Hambantota District in Sri Lanka”. KALYANI. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka. Vol. XXIV. pp. 2010-2012

Semasinghe. W. M. (2014). “Economic and Social Cost of Fertilizer Subsidy on Paddy Farming in Sri Lanka”. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR). Vol. 3. Issue 10. October.

1. 1261-1267 http://www.ijsr.net/archive/v3i10/T0NUMTQzNDU=.pdf

Semasinghe. W. M. (2013). ‘Efficiency of fertilizer subsidy on paddy cultivation in Sri Lanka’' SANVARDANA. Vol. 06. No 01 & 02. June-December, 2013. (in Sinhala)

Semasinghe. W. M. (2014). “Poverty incidence in Sri Lanka: Overview, trends, challenges and opportunities”. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. 2. No. 5. pp. 132-138. doi:10.11648/j.hss.20140205.12.

http://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.hss.20140205.12.pdf

Semasinghe. W. M. (2015). “Multidimensionality of Urban Poverty: An Inquiry into the Critical Factors affecting to Well-being of the Urban Poor in Sri Lanka”. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management. United Kingdom. Vol. III. Issue 11. November 2015

31125. 363-374 http://ijecm.co.uk/, file:///C:/Users/Dr.%20Semasinghe/Downloads/31125.pdf

Semasinghe. W. M. (2016). “International Tourism of Post-war Sri Lanka: development,challenges and opportunities”. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management.United Kingdom. Vol. IV. Issue 6. Pp.1-18. ISSN 2348 0386. http://ijecm.co.uk/wp-

content/uploads/2016/06/461.pdf

Semasinghe. W. M. (2017). “Women’s labor force participation in Sri Lanka: An inquiry into the contributory factors of women’s participation in the labor market”, International Journal of Social Science and Humanities (IJSSH), Vol. No. ISSN 2010-3646 pp 184-187

Semasinghe. W. M. (2018). “Measuring Poverty: from Uni-dimensionality to

Multidimensionality”. Journal of Social Sciences-Sri Lanka. Quarterly Review. Vol. 10, Issue 01.

Research Experience

• 2008-2009, a research project on “Rural Poverty and Public Welfare Policy in Sri Lanka: with reference to Katuwan DSD in Hambantota District”, Funded by the University of Kelaniya.
• 2011, Feasibility Study on the Development of Plastic/Polythene Waste Management and Recycling Centre in Kurunagala under the Kurunagala Municipal Council” with financial assistance of the National Post-Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project of the Central Environmental Authority. The team Prof. N. K. Dangalle, Prof. U. A. Chandrasena, Dr. W. M. Semasinghe, Mr. A. G. Amarasinghe.
• 2012, “Survey on usage of polythene grocery bags and lunch sheets’, with financial assistance of the National Post-Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project of the Central Environmental Authority. The team Prof. N.K. Dangalle, Prof. U.A. Chandrasena, Dr. W.M. Semasinghe, Mr. A.G. Amarasinghe.
• 2013-14, A Study on the Impact of Energy Management Activities Practiced in Industrial and Commercial Sectors in Sri Lanka, conducted for Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority.

Professional Academic Experience

• 2011-2014, Deputy Director, Research Centre for Social Sciences (RCSS), Faculty of Social Sciences.
• 2011 – 2014, Academic Coordinator, IT Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences.
• 2013 – to date, Activity Coordinator, of the Quality and Innovation Grant (QIG)- Window 1 & 2, HETC Project of the FSS.
• 2014 – to date, Coordinator, Innovatory Development Grant for Arts Students (IDAS), HETC Project of the FSS.
• 2014 – to date, Coordinator, Staff Development Unit, Faculty of Social Sciences.
• 2014 – to date, Coordinator, Postgraduate Degree Program in Economics.