Prof. D. P. S. Chandrakumara

Human Capital, Microcredit, and Development Issues

Research Methodology, Economy of Sri Lanka, Microeconomics, Policy Review

ICCR, SIDA/Sarec, AUS Aid

Emigration of Youth from Sri Lanka

1. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2022). How to Formulate Research Problems: A Guide for Research Students in Social Sciences (Online). Kbooks, Maharagama.
2. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2016). How to Complete Your Thesis Successfully. Pannipitiya: Stamford Lake Publishers.
3. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2016). Microeconomics: Market Models (iQCIu wd¾Ól úoHdj: fjf<|fmd< wdlD;s). Pannipitiya: Stamford Lake Publishers.
4. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2016). Enhancing the role of stakeholders for achieving the targets of university primary education (Chapter 13). In: Land, Leadership and Local Resource Management. Rabindranath Bhattacharyya & Ahmad Martadha Mohamed (Eds.). New Delhi: MITTAL Publications).
5. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2015). Policy Issues Relating to Microfinance: Experience in developing Countries. Policy Issues and Development. Herath Madana Bandara (ed). Colombo: A Stanford Lake Publication.
6. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2012). Credit for Rural Development: Trends of Formal and Informal Credit Sources in Sri Lanka, Issues in Development. Herath Madana Bandara (ed). Colombo: A Stanford Lake Publication.
7. Chandrakumara, D.P.S.(ed) (2010), Research Manual for Undergraduates in Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts/IRQUE Project, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo.
8. Candrakumara, D.P.S. (2010). Introduction. Research Methodology Training Module. Ministry of Higher Education/World Bank, Colombo.
9. Candrakumara, D.P.S. (2010). Research Philosophy and Paradigms. Research Methodology Training Module. Ministry of Higher Education/World Bank, Colombo.
10. Candrakumara, D.P.S. (2010). Quantitative Qualitative and Mixed Methods. Research Methodology Training Module. Ministry of Higher Education/World Bank, Colombo.
11. Candrakumara, D.P.S. (2010). Research Methods and Methodologies in Social Sciences and Commerce and Management. Research Methodology Training Module. Ministry of Higher Education/World Bank, Colombo.
12. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2009). Education, Human Capital and Development, Colombo
13. Heenkenda, S, Chandrakumara D.P.S, Ratnayake RMK. (2013). Stakeholder Perceptions: An analysis of the Outcome of a Community Governance Project Implemented in Monaragala and Hambantota Districts in Sri Lanka, August. , Colombo: CARE International Sri Lanka.
14. Bandula Bandara, D.M. & Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2015). A binary logistic regression analysis on the demand for bottled water in the city of Colombo. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Volume 2, Issue 11, 428-433.
15. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2014). Urban Dwellers’ Satisfaction on Passenger Bus Transport Service: A study based on Sri Lanka.
16. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2014). EMPLOYABILITY OF NEW GRADUATES IN SRI LANKA: Implications for Policy Development. Discussion Paper. 195.
17. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2015). Modeling Graduate Employability in Sri Lanka Using Binary Logistic Regression. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol. 2, Issue 9, 326-333.
18. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2015). Prospects of Saving Mobilization in Underserved Settlements of the City of Colombo. International Journal of
19. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2015). Regional Imbalances in the Distribution of Educational Resources in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Applied Research, Vol. 1, Issue11, 13-21.
20. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2014). The Role of Community for Achieving the Targets of Universal Primary Education. Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities-2014. , Honolulu, USA.
21. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2014). BOC: Important Features of the Seventy Five Year Journey. CEYBANK NEWS, BOC 75th Anniversary Issue, Vol. 17, Issue 3, 44-46.
22. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2012). Achievements in Human Capital Formation in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Business Economics, Vol. 03, Issue 01.
23. Chandrakumara, D.P.S.(2012). Human capital formation within families: a study in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences. June/Dec 2010/2011, 33/34 (1&2).
24. Chandrakumara, DPS. (2013). Enhancing the Role of Community for Achieving Targets of Universal Primary Education, 22 June.Leadership, Land and Local Resource Management at the Eve of the MDG Deadline of 2015. , Dehradun.
25. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2010). Construction of an Assets Index for Measuring Relative Welfare of Families, Problems and Prospects of Economic Development in the 21st Century: A Festschrift in Honour of Professor Dayananda Somasundara, Sunil Shantha, M. et al (eds). Colombo: Godage International Publishers (Pvt) Ltd., pp.331-340.
26. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2015). Global Warming and Consumer Sensitivity in Rural and Semi-urban Areas. International Journal of Applied Research, Vol. 1, Issue 12, 593-598.
27. Chandrakumara, D.P.S., Malani, H.G.K & Damayantha, H.A.E. (2016). Consumption-related health habits: An analysis based on urban residents in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Medical and Health Research, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 31-38.
28. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2012). Regional Disparities of Human Capital Formation in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Conference on Humanities and Social sciences – 2012, Colombo: University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
29. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2016). Stakeholder perceptions on community governance efforts: A case of a project implemented in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, Vol. 2; Issue 1, 35-39.
30. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. and Jayesinghe, N.M.A. (2012). The Potential of Micro-enterprise Development among the Rural Poor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Humanities and Social sciences – 2012, Colombo: University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
31. Candrakumara, D.P.S. (2011). Responsiveness of Consumers to Messages on Global Warming: Implications for mitigating harmful effects in the context of Sri Lanka. Paper presented at the pre-conference workshop held at Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Nizamia Observatory Campus, Begumpet, Hyderabad.
32. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2004). Significance of Capital in Growth and Development Theory, A paper presented at the 3rd annual research conference, Faculty of Graduate Studies, USJP, Colombo. Heenkenda, S & Chandrakumara D.P.S. (2016). Entrepreneurial skills and farming performance: Implications for improving banana farming in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Vol. 7 No. 1, 14-26.
33. Heenkenda, S. & Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2015). A Canonical Analysis on the Relationship between Financial Risk Tolerance and Household Education Investment in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 7-23. Heenkenda, S. & Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2014). A Canonical Analysis on the Relationship between Financial Risk Tolerance and Household Education Investment in Sri Lanka. Discussion Paper 197, GSID, Nagoya University, Japan.
34. Kalansooriya, C.W. & Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2015). Women’s Role in Household Food Security in Rural Sri Lanka. International Journal in Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol. I, Issue 10, 41-54.
35. Withanage, D.P. & Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2021). Gender Equality in Education. Sri Lanka Journal of Economic Research, 9(01): 29-50, http://doi.org/10.4038/sljer.v9i1.154
36. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2023). Employment: Concepts and New Policy Directions (Sinhala). Vidyodaya Arthikavidya, An online Publication of the Department of Economics (Forthcoming)
37. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2003), International Trade Theory, Economic Review, Colombo: People’s Bank.
38. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (1991). Positive and Normative Economics, Vidyodaya Journal of Economics, Economics Association of the Department of Economics, USJP, Colombo.
39. Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (1997) Economics: Scope and Methodology. VISIEKA, 1(1):18-25.
40. Chandrakumara, DPS. 2009. Seylan escapes from the sakvithi manner. (ilajs;s l%ufhka fi,dka fíf¾) DESATHIYA. 32 (2): 6-7.