Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- shashika.rathnayaka@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Dr. Shashika D. Rathnayaka joined the University of Aberdeen as a Research Fellow in Applied Economics in October 2022. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Griffith University, Australia. Shashika was a recipient of the Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Griffith University Publication Assistance Scholarship and Tasmania Merit Based Graduate Research Scholarship, Australia. Her research interests are in Agricultural and Food Economics, Development Economics and Econometric Modelling. Prior to the University of Aberdeen, she worked as a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka and a Teaching Fellow in Economics at Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia. She has also taught postgraduate courses at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka as a Visiting Lecturer. She is also a fellow at the Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI).
Shashika has published in international journals, including; Agricultural Economics, Economic Modelling, Applied Economics, Economics Analysis & Policy, Empirical Economics and Agriculture and Food Security. She recently published her first book, 'Economic Development and Consumption Patterns in Asian Countries' with Springer.
Prizes and Awards
- Winner of Accounting Finance and Economics, Three Minutes Ph.D. Thesis Competition 2017, Griffith University, Australia.
- People’s Choice Award at Griffith Business School Ph.D. Poster Competition 2017, Griffith University, Australia.
- Best Research Presentation Award at the 20th International Conference on Economics and Management, Tokyo, Japan, 2018.
- Best Research Presentation in Economics Award at Griffith Business School Ph.D. Symposium 2018, Griffith University, Australia.
- Vice Chancellor’s Award for the Best Research Presentation in 2010 and 2012, Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Aberdeen Centre for Research in Energy Economics and Finance
- Environment, Health and Food systems Network
- External Memberships
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- Agricultural Economics Society (AES), UK
- European Association of Agricultural Economists
- Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES)
- Economic Society of Australia (ESA)
- Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)
- Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
- Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Australia
- Women in Economics Network (WEN), Australia.
- Food and Agriculture Research Discussion Forum (FARDF), International Food Policy Research Institute
Latest Publications
Assessing Scotland's self-sufficiency of major food commodities
Agriculture & Food Security, vol. 13, 34Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEconomic Development and Consumption Patterns in Asian Countries
Springer. 240 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2628-8
An analysis of the household demand for fish and seafood in Great Britain
Contributions to Conferences: PapersAssessing Scotland’s self-sufficiency of major food commodities
98th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics SocietyContributions to Conferences: PostersDynamic modelling of consumption patterns using LA-AIDS:: a comparative study of developed versus developing countries
Empirical Economics, vol. 66, pp. 75-135Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Agricultural Economics
- Applied Economics
- Econometrics
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- Publications
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Decomposition of Productivity Growth in Sri Lanka’s Paddy Sector: Roles of Area Expansion and Chemical Fertilizer Use
Sri Lanka Statistical Review, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-26Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Publication/SSR/DCSSSRVol1Issue1Article1#:~:text=The%20average%20contributions%20of%20area,during%20the%20period%201962%2D2020.
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22843/1/DCSSSRVol1Issue1Article1.pdf
- [ONLINE] http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Publication/SSR/SSR_Researcharticles
Analysis of market participation among vegetable farmers in north-central province, Sri Lanka
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsDemand for animal‐derived food in selected Asian countries: A system‐wide analysis
Agricultural Economics, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 97-122Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12609
Production characteristics and technical efficiency of buffalo farming in Thanamalwila veterinary division, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Journal of Animal Production, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 16-23Contributions to Journals: ArticlesConsumption patterns in Sri Lanka: a decomposition analysis
Applied Economics, vol. 51, no. 37, pp. 4056-4072Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2019.1588950
Modelling Sri Lankan consumption patterns using error corrected LA-AIDS
Economic Modelling, vol. 80, pp. 185-191Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2018.11.006
Analysis of factors affecting for adoption of good agricultural practices in potato cultivation in Badulla district, Sri Lanka
AGRIEAST, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1-5Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAn Analysis of Gender Differences in Intra-household Time Allocation of Rural Farm Families in Sri Lanka
Tropical Agricultural Research, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 677-683Contributions to Journals: Articles