Mahinda Siriwardana
Professor, Faculty of The Professions, School of Business Economics and Public Policy
Qualifications
BA, BPhil (Colombo), MA (Manitoba), PhD (La Trobe), GradDipPopStud (Sri Jayawardanapura), GradDipStats (Colombo)
Contact
| Email: | asiriwar@une.edu.au |
| Room: | W039 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2501 (or +61 2 6773 2501 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3280 |
Areas of Teaching
Intermediate Microeconomics; Advanced Microeconomics; International Trade and Payments; Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling
Research interests
Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling; Trade Policy Analysis; Free Trade Agreements; Trade Liberalisation and its Impact on the Environment; Quantitative Analysis into the Australian Economic History; South Asian Economies
Selected Publications
Books
Siriwardana, M. (forthcoming), Trade Liberalisation in South Asia, ICFAI University Press. Hyderabad, India.
Do Rego, A., and Siriwardana, M. (2006), Trade Protection in the Rice Industry: Implications of Tariffs on Rice Imports in Timor Leste (East Timor), ICFAI University Press. Hyderabad, India (ISBN 81-314-0383-1).
Nahar, B. and Siriwardana, M. (2006), The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on the Rice Sector in SAARC Countries: The Case of Bangladesh, ICFAI University Press. Hyderabad, India (ISBN 81-7881-712-8).
Karingi, S. N., Siriwardana, M., Ronge, E., and Mpande-Chuulu, C. (2002), Implications of the COMESA Free Trade Area and Proposed Custom Union: Empirical Evidence from Five Member Countries Using GTAP Model and Database: A Policy Brief, New Horizon Printing Press, Lusaka, Zambia. (ISBN 9982260170).
Karingi, S. N., Siriwardana, M., and Ronge, E. (2002), Implications of the COMESA Free Trade Area and Proposed Custom Union: Empirical Evidence from Five Member Countries Using GTAP Model and Database, New Horizon Printing Press, Lusaka, Zambia. (ISBN 9982260103).
Book Chapters
Siriwardana, M. (2006), “Trade Liberalisation between Australia, India and South Africa”, in V.V. Ramani and A Bellur (eds), India’s Global Trade Relations, Hyderabad, ICFAI University Press: pp.315-333.
Book Reviews
Siriwardana, M. (2001), Regional Inequality and Structural Changes: Lessons from the Brazillian Experience, by Eduarado A. Haddad (Aldershot, Ashgate, 1999, xx+209 pp., ISBN: 0 7546 1126 4), Journal of Economic System Research, Vol. 13, pp.129-130.
Refereed Journal Articles
Siriwardana, M. and Yang, J., (forthcoming), “The Australia-China Free Trade Agreement: Do Benefits Exist?”, China: An International Journal.
Siriwardana, M. and Yang, J., (forthcoming), “Effects of Proposed Free Trade Agreement between India and Bangladesh”, South Asia Economic Journal.
Karingi, S. N. and Siriwardana, M., (in press, 2006) “Sensitivity to Key Parameters of Short Run Simulation Results of Terms of Trade Shocks in a Kenyan CGE Model”, The ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics.
Rajapakse, S. and Siriwardana, M., (in press, 2006), “Over Optimism bias in Market Analysts forecasts: The case of Australian Dollar”, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.
Stenberg, M.L. and Siriwardana, M. (in press, 2006), “Forest Conservation in the Philippines: An Economic Assessment of Selected Policy Responses Using a Computable General Equilibrium Model”, Forest Policy and Economics.
Siriwardana, M., (in press, 2006) “Assessing the Impact of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement”, The North American Journal of Economics and Finance.
Stenberg, M.L. and Siriwardana, M. (2006), "Analysing the Causes of Deforestation in a CGE Framework: The Case of the Philippines”, The ICFAI Journal of Environmental Economics, Vol. IV: pp.7- 34.
Siriwardana, M. (2006), “Australia's involvement in free trade agreements: An economic evaluation”, Global Economic Review, Vol.35, pp.3-20.
Stenberg, M.L. and Siriwardana, M., (2006) “The Steady State Treatment of Forestry in CGE Models”, International Journal of Agricultural Resource, Governance and Ecology, Vol.5, pp.1-17
Wijeweera, A. and Siriwardana, M. (2005), “The Impact of Corporate Income Tax Rate on Foreign Direct Investment in Australia and Implications for Technology Transfer”, International Journal of Technology and Globalisation, Vol.1, pp.451-461.
Siriwardana, M., (2005),“Trade Liberalisation Between Australia, India and South Africa: Prospects for a Dynamic Growth Triangle”, The ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, Vol.4: pp.20-35.
Stenberg, M.L. and Siriwardana, M., (2005), “The Appropriateness of Computable General equilibrium Modeliing in Analysing the Problem of Deforestation in the Philippines”, Management of Environmental Quality: International Journal, Vol.16: pp.407-420.
Siriwardana, M., (2004), “An Analysis of the Impact of Indo-Lanka free Trade agreement on the Sri Lankan Economy and Its Implications for Free Trade in South Asia”, Journal of Economic Integration, Vol.19: pp. 568-589.
Siriwardana, M. and Dollery, B., (2004) “An Empirical Analysis of the Proposed Australia-Japan Free Trade Agreement”, Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, Vol.9: pp.1-21.
Siriwardana, M., (2003), “Trade Liberalisation in South Asia: Free Trade Area or Customs Union”, Journal of South Asian Studies, Vol.26: pp.309-329.
Siriwardana, M. (2003), “Effects of the Asian Economic Crisis on Singapore and her Policy Responses”, UNEAC Asian Papers. Issue no. 6.
Karingi, S. N. and Siriwardana, M. (2003), “A CGE Model Analysis of Effects of Adjustment to Terms of Trade Shocks on Agriculture and Income Distribution In Kenya, Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 37, pp.87-108.
Siriwardana, M. and Dollery, B. (2002), “The Impact of the Asian Economic Crisis on the South African Economy”, African Development Review. Vol.14, pp.276-297.
Stenberg, M. L. and Siriwardana, M. (2002), “Deforestation in the Philippines: A Different Perspective”, International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 5, pp.415-432.
Liew, L. and Siriwardana, M. (2002), “Impact of Trade Liberalisation on a Multi-Region Economy within an Inter-Regional Game Theoretic Framework”, Economics of Planning, Vol. 35, pp.1-18.
Siriwardana, M. and Rajapakse, S. (2001), “The Impact of the Asian Economic Crisis on South Asia”, Journal of Social and Management Science, Vol.30, pp.125-148.
Siriwardana, M. (2001), “Some Trade Policy Options for Sri Lanka: Looking Beyond SAARC”, Asian Studies Review, Vol 25, pp.453-478.
Karingi, S.N. and Siriwardana, M. (2001), “Structural Adjustment Policies and the Kenyan Economy: A CGE Model Analysis”, African Development Review.Vol. 13, pp. 24-45.