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Ms. Madhuwanthi Godagampala

BA ( Economics & Statistics), MA (Economics) Peradeniya , MECON (Colombo) Reading

Lecturer (Probationary)

Department of Social Studies
  • Central Campus,, 1st floor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences building, Room No: 25
  • Office: 0112319934 , Ext: 2419
  • gdgod@ou.ac.lk

I am a Lecturer (Probationary) in the Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, at The Open University of Sri Lanka. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Peradeniya. I am currently following a Master of Economics (MECON) programme at the Department of Economics, University of Colombo. My academic and research interests include Development Economics, Macroeconomic Theory, and Econometric Analysis. My research focuses on economic growth, human capital development, public debt management, and contemporary development challenges in Sri Lanka and South Asia. In addition to teaching and research, I contribute to academic programme coordination and quality assurance activities in higher education.

Development Economics, Macro Economic theories and Econometric Analysis

Programme Coordination:
Coordinator for Level III of the BA Degree in Social Sciences (2025-2026)
Coordinator for Level III of the BA Degree in Social Sciences (2024-2025)
Co- Coordinator for Level III of the BA Degree in Social Sciences (2023-2024)

Course Coordination:

DSU 3531 – Principles of Economics I

DSU 4332 – Health Economics

DSU 5332 – Agricultural Economics

DSU 5361/DSU 5362 – Extended Essay/ Internship

“Impact Of Investments In Human Capital Determinants On Economic Growth: Time Series Analysis Based on Sri Lanka”  Peradeniya International Economics Research Symposium (PIERS), 2018.

“Factors Effecting Satisfaction in Textile Industries: An empirical Study Based on Thulhiriya BOI area, Sri Lanka” In the 14th International Research Conference on Management and Finance (2019)  Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

“The Relationship Between Population Growth and Economic Growth in Sri Lanka: Evidence from a ARDL Approach” in the 6th Annual Research Symposium “Population and Sustainable Development” on 11th July 2019. Department of Demography, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

“The effect of macroeconomic determinants on capital flight in Sri Lanka” in the Peradeniya International Economics Research Symposium (PIERS) held in 2019.

“Effect of Macroeconomic Determinants on Capital Flight in South Asia” 5th South Asian Network of Economic Modeling (SANEM) Conference, February 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

“Capital Flight on Exchange Rate and Economic Growth in Sri Lanka” 7th International Conference of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.

“The Impact of Globalization on Educational Performance in Sri Lanka” (INECS 2026 )The International Network of Early Career Scholars Online Conference 2026

“Debt And Economic Growth in Sri Lanka: An Empirical Analysis of Debt Components (1990-2022)” 15th Sri Lanka Economic Research Conference 2026 (SLERC 2026), Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists (SLFUE). Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna,

Ongoing Research:

“Job Creation and Productivity Growth in Developing Countries”

Books

Godagampala, M,(2022)  Sivarajasingham. S. and Madadeniya. C .Non Parametric Methods (Sinhala Medium)- Author Publication.

Full  Papers

Journal of Smart Economic Growth,Impact Of Investments In Human Capital Determinants On Economic Growth: Time Series Analysis Based On Sri Lanka. https://ideas.repec.org/a/seg/012016/v3y2018i3p85-93.html 2019.

Journal of Business Management, University of Jaffana (2020), “Factors Effecting Satisfaction in Textile Industries: An empirical Study Based on Thulhiriya BOI area, Sri Lanka

Lecturer (On Contract) Anuradhapura RC –Department of Social Studies- The Open University of Sri Lanka (2021-2023)

Regional Coordinator (Anuradhapura RC) –Department of Social Studies- The Open University of Sri Lanka (2021-2023)

Editor of Economics Society (2016-2017), Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Peradeniya.

Volunteer Student Counselor of the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, 2018.

Committee member & Editorial Assistant – Peradeniya International Economics Research Symposium (PIERS) – 2019.

Resource Person – Bachelor of Business Administration Degree – online – Center for Distance and continuing Education- University of Peradeniya (2020- Present)

Resource Person – External Seminar Series for Economics and Basic Mathematics (Center for Distance and Continuing Education), University of Peradeniya.

News Paper Articles

  • Article on “Aarthika arbudhaya visadeemata nam ”(2024, April 08). Ada Newspaper, P:4. Feature

 

TV Programs

  • Resource person for the discussion on the household economic decision making on Siyatha TV on 27th July 2024

Reviewer of International Conference on Plastics, Innovations, and Environmental Sustainability 2025

Reviewer of National Research Symposium on Youth Development (NRSYD 2026), organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sri Lanka, in collaboration with The Open University of Sri Lanka.