- International Conference on Business Management: 2003, 2006 (Sri Lanka)
- Midwest Economic Theory and Trade Conference: Fall 2004 (USA)
- European Trade Study Group (ESTG): 2004 (Nottingham)
- UNU-WIDER conference: 2004 (Helsinki)
- GEP Seminar: 2004 (Nottingham)
Dr Hirantha Seekkuwa Wasam
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Lecturer in Business
- Module Convenor of IF0IBJ (January)
- Co Module Convenor of IF0IBM (September)
- Home Foundation Year (HFY) Senior Academic Tutor - HBS Engagement Monitoring
- Teaching Core Mathematics, Quantitative Methods and Introduction to Business and Management
- Moderator and assessor for Economics module
Areas of interest
I am interested in research on Teaching, learning and engagement at university level, international trade theory and policies, Globalisation and sustainable development.Background
I am an experienced teacher with an extensive administrative experience at university level as Curriculum Leader in Business and Economics, Module Coordinator, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Commerce (Business School), Head of Department of Commerce, Course Coordinator of various degree programmes and M.SC. (post-graduate degree) programme Coordinator.
I also have substantial post-doctoral research experience with main research focus on the regional integration. My recent trade policy research on South Asian regional integration has over 33 citations by international researchers and scholars and has been well recognised at many international research forums and conferences: MIT International Review Spring 2008, CPD Occasional Paper series 61, CSGR working paper no 218/07, German Development Institute’s discussion paper 11/2009, Commonwealth Secretariat, Asia-Pacific Trade Economists’ conference ESCAP, State Bank of Pakistan Annual Report 2005, and SBP working paper series 23/2008.
Academic qualifications
- PhD in Economics (Nagoya, Japan)
- MA in International Economics (Essex, UK)
- PGD in Economics (Essex, UK)
- B.Com (Special) – (USJP, Sri Lanka)
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Life membership - Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA)
- External examiner for Business, Management and Economics at NQF level 3 and FHEQ level 5 & 6, Bangor University, UK for the period 2016 -2021
- Reviewer, The World Economy, since October 2011 - January 2013
- Co-controlling and Chief examiner, Economics, GCE A Level, Sri Lanka, 1997 - 2010
- Assessment Associate, GCE A-Level and IAL, Edexcel, Pearson Education Services, London, UK, since summer 2010
Selected publications
- South Asian Preferential Trade: A boost or blow? Third International Conference on Business Management 2006, 259 - 264
- Conjectural variations model of duopoly: The case of imports tariffs, The Economic Science, Vol. 45-1, 19 - 28, 1997
- Strategic trade policy under oligopoly: Retaliation with export subsidy, The Economic Science, Vol. 44 - 2, 79 - 92, 1996
Selected Conference Papers and Presentations