10 books, 6 edited volumes, and 110 papers in scholarly journals and 75 chapters in multi-author volumes, and numerous policy papers, book reviews and consultancy reports .

Selected Publications

(2017a) ‘Repositioning in the Global Apparel Value Chain in the Post-MFA Era: Strategic Issues and Evidence from Sri Lanka’ [with R. Ekanayake], Development Policy Review (pre view)

(2017b) ‘Global Production Sharing: Exploring Australia’s Competitive Edge [with T. Talgaswatta, O. Majeed], World Economy (pre view)

(2017c) ‘Economic Transition and Labour Market Dynamics in China: An Interpretative Survey of the “Turning Point” Debate’, [with Zheng Wei], Journal of Economic Surveys (pre view).

(2017d) “Internationalization of Indian Enterprises: Patterns, Determinants and Policy Issues’ [with C. Veeramani], Asian Economic Papers, 16(1), 142-166.

(2017d) ‘Global productions sharing and local entrepreneurship in developing countries: Evidence from Penang export hub, Malaysia.’ Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies 4.2 (2017): 180-194.

(2016a) ‘Global Production Sharing and the Measurement of Price Elasticity in International Trade’ [with Fahd Khan], Economics Letters, 139, 27-30.

(2015a) ‘Victory in War and Defeat in Peace: Politics and economics of post-conflict Sri Lanka’ [with S. Jayasuriya], Asian Economic Paper, 14(3), 22-54.

(2015b) “Antimicrobial Resistance: The Major Contribution of Poor Governance and Corruption to This Growing Problem.” [with P. Collignon, S. Senanayake, and F. Khan), PloS one, 10 (3 ), 1-15.‘

(2014a)‘Export Performance in Transition: The Case of Georgia’ [with S. Wagle], World Economy, 37(12),1669-1691.

(2014b) ‘Growing with Global Production Sharing: The Tale of Penang Export Hub’, Competition & Change, 18(3), 221-245.

(2014c) ‘How India Fits into Global Production Sharing: Experience, Prospects, and Policy Options’, India Policy Forum 2013/14, 57-116.

(2014d) ‘Global production sharing and trade patterns in East Asia’, in N. and B. Singh (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Pacific Rim Economies, New York: Oxford University Press, 334-360. (2013) ‘Economic Policy Shifts in Sri Lanka: The Post-conflict Development Challenge’ [with Sisira Jayasuriya], Asian Economic Papers, 12(2), 1-28.

(2012a) ‘How Effective are Capital Controls? Evidence from Malaysia’, Asian Development Review, 29(2), 1-47.

(2012a) ‘Asian Trade Flows: Trends, patterns and Prospects’, Japan and the World Economy (forthcoming)

(2012b) [with E. S. Devadason] ‘The Impact of Foreign labour on Host Country Wages: The Experience of a Southern Host, Malaysia’, World Development (forthcoming).

(2011) ‘Trade Liberalisation and the Poverty of Nations’, Journal of Development Studies, 47(3), 533-543.

(2010) [with A. Kohpaiboon] ‘Multinational Enterprises and Globalization of R&D: A Study of U.S-based Firms’, Research Policy, 39(10), 1335-1347.

(2009) ‘The Rise of China and East Asian Export Performance: Is the Crowding-out Fear Warranted?’, World Economy, 32 (2), 234–66.

(2006) ‘Trade Policy Reforms and the Structure of Protection in Vietnam’, World Economy, 29 (2), 161-87.

(2004) [with K. Sen] ‘The Determinants of Private Saving in India’, World Development, 32 (3), 491-503.

(2003) ‘Foreign Direct Investment in Crisis and Recovery: The East Asian Experience’, Australian Economic History Review, 43(2), 197-213.

(2002) [With K. Sen] Saving, Investment and growth in India, Oxford University Press.

(2000) [with S. Rajapatiran] Liberalization and Industrial Transformation: Sri Lanka in International Perspective, Oxford University Press.

(2000) [with S. Rajapatirana] ‘Liberalization and Industrial Transformation: Lessons from the Sri Lankan Experience’, Economic Development and Cultural Change, 48 (3), 543-572.

(1999) [with C. Manning] Structural Change and International Migration in East Asia: Adjusting to Labour Scarcity, Oxford University Press.

(1995) [with J. Menon] ‘Exchange Rates and Strategic Pricing in Swedish Manufacturing Exports’, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 57 (4), 529-542.

(1995) [with S. Jayasuriya and E. E Oczkowski] ‘Developed and Developing Country Multinationals and Export Performance in Developing Countries: Some Analytical Issues with New Empirical Evidence’, Journal of Development Economics, 46 (1), 109-122.

(1994) [with J. Menon] ‘Pricing to Market Behaviour and Exchange Rate Pass-through’, Economic Journal, 104 (423), 271-81.

(1994) [with J. Riedel] ‘Demand and Supply Factors in the Determination of NIE Exports’, Economic Journal, 104 (427), 1411-14.

(1993) ‘Manufactured Exports from Developing Countries and Their Terms of Trade: A Re-examination of Sarkar-Singer Results’, World Development, 21(10), 1607-13.

(1991) ‘An Analysis of demand and Supply Factors in Agricultural Exports from Developing Asian Countries’, Weltwirtschaftlich Archive, 127 (4), 764-791.

(1988) [S.K. Jayasuriya] ‘Parentage and Factor Proportions: A Comparative Study of Third-World Multinationals in Sri Lankan Manufacturing’, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 50(4), pages 409-23, November.