Prof. M.M. Gunathilake obtained his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Kelaniya. He was awarded a Commonwealth (Split-site) Doctoral Scholarship from University of Cambridge and gained a fellowship at University of Durham. Development Economics: Rural Economy, Food Security are some of his research interests while Intermediate Microeconomics, Advanced Microeconomics, and Mathematics for Economics are his research interests. Precautionary Savings and Social Safety Net: An Empirical Study on Rural Households in Sri Lanka, Consumer Adoption of Internet Banking in Sri Lanka, Drought and Household Food Security in Rural Sri Lanka, Coping strategies of Vulnerable Farm Households in Developing Countries: A Review of Literature are some of his publications.