Prof. S.K. Naradda Gamage

Biography

S.K Naradda Gamage is a Professor attached to the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. He is also a researcher with a wide range of experience in community development and applied economics. His areas of research are regional development, current issues in tourism, and environmental issues. He is an author or co-author of around 20 articles in international scientific journals.

Educational qualification

• 2013-2018, Ph.D. in Economics,  Hunan University, P.R. China
• 2005-2009, MSSc in Economics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
• 1997-2001, B.A (Hons) in Economics, specialized in Statistics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Appointments

• Student Counsellor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
• Department Coordinator to Curriculum Planning and Development of Department of Social Sciences/Department of Economics, curriculum Revision Process 2019/2020, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities-2010, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
• Deputy Coordinator on a part-time basis for the assessing the predisposition of SME sector in developing the Asian nation towards facing the competitive challenge: Case of Sri Lanka, under the accelerating Higher education expansion and development,  Dept. of Social Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
• Chief Editor, Journal of Rajarata Economic Review, Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Electronic Banking (IJEBank), Inderscience Publishers.
• Editorial Board Member, Rajarata Journal of Social Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
• Reviewer, Current Issues in Tourism, Taylor & Francis, USA.

Memberships and Awards

2013-2018 Chinese Government Scholarship, Chinese Government for Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Economics

Research Interest

• Current issues in tourism,
• Energy and environmental issues
• SMEs and community development
• Social capital and economic networks
• Social capital and economic networks

Research publications

• Gasimli, O.; Haq, I.; Naradda Gamage, S.K.; Shihadeh, F.; Rajapakshe, P.S.K.; Shafiq, M. (2019). Energy, Trade, Urbanization and Environmental Degradation Nexus in Sri Lanka: Bounds Testing Approach. Energies, 12, 1655.

• Shihadeh, F; Gamage, S.K.N;  Hannoon, A.M.T. (2019). The causal relationship between SME sustainability and banks’ risk, Economic ResearchEkonomska Istraživanja, 32(1), pp. 2743-2760.
• Prasanna, R.; Jayasundara, J.; Naradda Gamage, S.K.; Ekanayake, E.; Rajapakshe, P.; Abeyrathne, G. (2019).  Sustainability of SMEs in the Competition: A Systemic Review on Technological Challenges and SME Performance. J. Open Innov. Technol. Mark. Complex.  5(4), pp. 1-18.

• Naradda Gamage, S.K., Kuruppuge, R.H., & Haq, I.U. (2017). Energy consumption, tourism development, and environmental degradation in Sri Lanka, Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 12(10), pp. 910-916.
• Lin Li, Naradda Gamage, S.K., Haq, I.U. & Nedelea, A.M. (2017). Does social capital influence resident’s attitudes towards tourism development in Sri Lanka? Journal of Tourism-studies and research in tourism, 22, pp. 8-18.
• Kuruppuge, R.H; Gamage, S.K.N; Nedelea, A.M.  (2017), Credit cards as a determinant of social capital: a study of rational consumers in developing economies, The Journal of Ecoforum, Romania, Vol 06, issue 1 (10), pp, 1 -7

• Naradda Gamage, S.K., Kuruppuge, R.H., & Nedelea, A.M. (2016). Socio-economic determinants of the well-being of urban households: A case of Sri Lanka, USV Annals of Economics and Public Administration, 16(2), pp. 26-35.
• Naradda Gamage, S.K., Lin Li., & Haq, I.U. (2016). Economic & demographic characteristics, social capital, and demand for life insurance: evidence from the central region of Sri Lanka, Ecoforum Journal, 5(9), pp.74-82.
• Haq, I. U., Alotaish, M.S.M., Naradda Gamage, S.K., and Otamurodov, S., (2014). Revisiting the Romer’s hypothesis: Time series evidence from the small open economy, Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, 24(1), pp.1-15.

Books

• Gamage, S.K.N (2010). Career Guidance Hand Book for Undergraduates, Rajarata University oF Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura.
• Gamage, S.K.N (2010). Basic Statistical Methods (2010), Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura.

Conference Presentations

• Ales Gregar, Ladislav Kudláček, Sisira Kumara Naradda Gamage and R H Kuruppuge (2018), Employment Choice of Non-family Professionals in Family Firms, 31st International Business Information Management Association Conference, 25 – 26, April, 2018, Manila, Italy. ISBN 978-0-9860419-7-6
• Ekanayake, E.M.S; Gamage, S.K.N. (2013), Middle East Migration of Sri Lankan Women Workers and Rural Poverty in Sri Lanka, Annual Research Conference, Rajarata University