{"id":3900,"date":"2019-01-24T11:53:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T11:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2019-01-24T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T11:53:18","slug":"pasan-wijayawardhana-wins-best-paper-award-at-south-asian-economics-students-meet-saesm-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/pasan-wijayawardhana-wins-best-paper-award-at-south-asian-economics-students-meet-saesm-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasan Wijayawardhana wins Best Paper Award at South Asian Economics Students\u2019 Meet (SAESM) 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3900 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/pasan-wijayawardhana-wins-best-paper-award-at-south-asian-economics-students-meet-saesm-2019\/50307113_2012523868854811_4995202906920583168_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50307113_2012523868854811_4995202906920583168_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50307113_2012523868854811_4995202906920583168_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50307113_2012523868854811_4995202906920583168_n-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50307113_2012523868854811_4995202906920583168_n-768x698.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Mr. Pasan Wijayawardhana, third year undergraduate of the Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce won the Best Paper Award under the theme of \u201cPoverty and Food Security\u201d at the 15th South Asian Economics Students\u2019 Meet (SAESM) 2019. This was held from the 21st to 23rd January 2019 at Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo. This was organized by SAESM India, SAESM Pakistan, University of Colombo together with the World Bank. SAESM can be cited as the largest students\u2019 Economics conference in the South Asian region. Mr. Wijayawardhana is the only contestant who received an award for Sri Lanka at this contest.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3900 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/pasan-wijayawardhana-wins-best-paper-award-at-south-asian-economics-students-meet-saesm-2019\/50420084_2012523768854821_2378708727118168064_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50420084_2012523768854821_2378708727118168064_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50420084_2012523768854821_2378708727118168064_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50420084_2012523768854821_2378708727118168064_n-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50420084_2012523768854821_2378708727118168064_n-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/pasan-wijayawardhana-wins-best-paper-award-at-south-asian-economics-students-meet-saesm-2019\/50307113_2012523868854811_4995202906920583168_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50307113_2012523868854811_4995202906920583168_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50307113_2012523868854811_4995202906920583168_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50307113_2012523868854811_4995202906920583168_n-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50307113_2012523868854811_4995202906920583168_n-768x698.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/pasan-wijayawardhana-wins-best-paper-award-at-south-asian-economics-students-meet-saesm-2019\/50948230_2012523798854818_6731300018780635136_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50948230_2012523798854818_6731300018780635136_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50948230_2012523798854818_6731300018780635136_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50948230_2012523798854818_6731300018780635136_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/50948230_2012523798854818_6731300018780635136_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Pasan Wijayawardhana, third year undergraduate of the Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce won the Best Paper Award under the theme of \u201cPoverty and Food Security\u201d at the 15th South Asian Economics Students\u2019 Meet (SAESM) 2019. 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