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Working beyond the age of retirement : patterns and determinants of elderly labour force participation in Sri Lanka

(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2019-05) Tilakaratna, Ganga ; Sooriyamudali, Chinthani ; Perera,Anarkalee

Sri Lanka has fastest ageing population in South Asia: The proportion of the population aged 60 and above that stood at 14% in 2015 in expected to rise to 21.2 % by 2023 and 25.6 % by 2040.

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Firm-level analysis of manufacturing sector investment in Sri Lanka

(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2018-08) Hewage, Kithmina V ; Weerasekera, Harini

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has long been viewed as a major factor in economic growth and development. Whilst FDI predominantly originates and flows between advanced industrial nations, recent history has witnessed it soar in importance as a source of capital, management, and technology for both developing and transitional economies. Recognising its importance, successive Sri Lankan governments since independence have made the attraction of FDI a cornerstone of their development policy

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Sri Lanka's Neets: an analysis of youth not in education, employment or training

(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2019-03) Abayasekara,Ashani ; Gunasekara,Neluka

Young people are viewed as an asset in the labour market, with the potential to contribute significantly toward a productive economy.

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Taxation in Sri Lanka:current trends and perspectives

(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2016-10) Waidyasekera,D.D.M

A countr y’s fiscal policy and taxation system is a major determinant of macro-economic policy and sustainable economic growth particularly in such areas as government revenue, public debt, fiscal deficit, inflation as well as resource allocation, income distribution and economic stability.

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Women-owned and led micro, small medium entreprises in spice and coir sectors of Sri Lanka : constraints and policy options

(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2017-09) Madurawala,Sunimalee ; Hirimuthugodage, Dilani ; Premaratne, Dharshani ; Wijayasiri,Janaka

While South Asia has made significant progress on several millennium development goals (MDGs) the region still remains home to nearly 44 per cent of the world's poor.An important avenue to promote inclusive and sustainable development out comes would be to accelerate gainful participation of women owned/led micro small medium enterprises (WMSMEs) in South Asia.