Ms. S.G.U.S. Chandrarathne

Ms. S.G.U.S. Chandrarathne

Name Ms. Udeshika Chandrarathne
Designation Lecturer (Probationary)
Academic Qualifications B.Sc. in Business Administration (Business Economics) (Special), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Master of Business Economics (MBEc) with Merit, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Reading for Master of Economics (MEcon), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Other Qualifications  Certificate Course on “EMDE01x: Unlocking Investment and Finance in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs)” offered by the World Bank and Edx (2020)
Certificate Course on “SW47x: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies” offered by Harvard University and Edx (2020)
Certificate Course on “Research Writing in the Social Sciences” (with Merit) offered by INASP, International Development Organization, UK (2020)
Certificate Course on “McGill Personal Finance Essentials” offered by McGill University, Desautels Faculty of Management, Canada (2020)
Certificate Course on “Introduction to Sustainable Development Business” offered by Open University of Mauritius, Mauritius and Commonwealth of Learning (2020)
Awards and Honors Venerable Prof. Walpola Sri Rahula Maha Thero Memorial Gold Medal for being the Best Student of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2018)
NIBM Gold Medal for obtaining a First Class with the highest Grade Point Average in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Business Economics) (Special) Degree (2018)
Highest Grade Point Average (GPA) holder in the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2018)
Student Delegate at the South Asian Economics Students’ Meet (SAESM) held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 29th January to 3rd February 2017
Teaching Interests Microeconomics, Macroeconommics, Project Management,  International Economics and Econometrics
Researching  Interest International Economics, Developemnt Economics and Labour Econommics
Journal Papers
Author(s) Title Journal Publisher
Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S., Jayasunadara J.M.D.P, Perera, M.S.S & Navaratne, Trade Elasticities and the Marshall Lerner Condition: Evidence from Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Journal of Advanced Social Studies, 2021 National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences
Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S., Fernnado, P.J.S. & Rathnayake R.M.A.K. Impact of Labour Dynamics on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Asia Vidyodaya Journal of Management, Vol 6, No 2, 2020 Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Kalugalla, K.M.I.P., Jayasunadara, J.M.D.P. & Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S. The Impact of Budget Deficit on Private Investment in Sri Lanka Management Matters Journal, Vol 7, Iss 1, 2020 Faculty of Management Studies, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Waas, M.S.R., Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S. & Kumara, U.A. Impact of Management and Development of Destination Attributes on Coastal Tourists’ Visitor Experience, Negombo, Sri Lanka International Journal of Social and Business Sciences Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 139-143, 2020 World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Kannangara, V.P.R., Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S. & Jayasunadara, J.M.D.P. Short Term Nominal Interest Rate as a Predictor of Expected Inflation: Evidence from South Asian Countries NSBM Journal of Management, No. 2, 2019 National School of Business Management, Sri Lanka
Rajakaruna, S.M, Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S. & Jayasunadara, J.M.D.P. Effectiveness of South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA): A Study of Trade Flows between Sri Lanka and India Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics (SLJBE), Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 51-68, 2019 Department of Business Economics, USJ
Extended Abstracts
Author(s) Title Conference Publisher
Fernando, P.J.S., Rathnayake, R.M.A.K., Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S., Rajapakshe, D.P., & Jayasundara, J.M.D.P.  Growth of Industrial Clusters and Access to Finance in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Economic Research Conference (SLERC) 2020 Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, Badulla
Abstracts
Jeewanthi EAC, Lalanie PP & Chandrarathne SGUS The Impact of Social Inclusion on Economic Growth in the South Asian Region  Annual Conference on Business Economics (ACBE), 20212 Department of Business Economics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Chandrarathne S.G.U.S. & Perera M.S.S. The Impact of Logistic Management in Improving Export Competitiveness  Annual Conference on Business Economics (ACBE), 2021 Department of Business Economics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S., Jayasundara, J.M.D.P. & Munasinghe, L.M. Role of Governance in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in South Africa: Strong Leadership or Strong Institutions? International Conference of the ‘Researchers Beyond-Borders’, South Africa, 2020 Researchers Beyond-Borders, Durban, South Africa
Waas, M.S.R.,  Kumara, U.A. & Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S. Factors Affecting the Overall Satisfaction of International Leisure Tourists: Negombo, Sri Lanka Annual Conference on Business Economics (ACBE), 2020 Department of Business Economics, USJ
Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S., Fernnado, P.J.S. & Navaratne, T.L. What Labour Dynamics attract FDI into South Asia? International Conference on Economics and Development (ICED), 2017 The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka
Chandrarathne, S.G.U.S. What Labour Dynamics attract FDI into South Asia? 13th South Asian Economics Students’ Meet (SAESM), Kathmandu, Nepal, 2017 South Asian Economics Students’ Meet (SAESM)
Positions Held at University
Coordinator of the Learning Management System (LMS), Department of Business Economics, 2021 onwards
Organizing Committee Member, International Conference on Business Management, USJ, 2022
Organizing Committee Member, Annual Conference on Business Economics (ACBE), 2020, 2021, 2022
Editorial Assistant, Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics (SLJBE), published by the Department of Business Economics, USJ (2019, 2020)
Organizing Committee Member, Orientation Programme, FMSC, USJ, (2018, 2019)
Organizing Committee Member of the 4th International Conference of Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists: Sri Lanka Economic Research Conference (SLERC) 2015
Organizing Committee Member of the (16, 17 and 18) Research Sessions of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
Memberships Member of the Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists (SLFUE) (2018 to date)
Contact Numbers Office 0112802005
Email udeshika@sjp.ac.lk
Google Scholar Profile Name  Udeshika Chandrarathne, SGUS Chandrarathne
ResearchGate Profile https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Udeshika_Chandrarathne