Ruwan Jayathilaka (0000-0002-7679-4164)

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Ruwan Jayathilaka is a Professor at SLIIT Business School, SLIIT. He is currently serving as the Head, Department of Information Management, SLIIT Business School and the coordinator for MBA programme. Prior to joining SLIIT, he worked with many international and national institutions including UNICEF, Institute of Policy Studies, World Economic Forum, International Organization for Migration, South Asia Centre for Policy Studies, International Development Research Centre and dealt with many policy stakeholder ministries and private sector institutions in Sri Lanka.

He is the author of several peer reviewed articles published in a number of international leading journals, including Sustainable Development, Applied Economics, Social Indicators Research, Tourism Analysis, Educational Technology Research and Development, Tourism Review, Climate and Development, PLoS ONE, BMC Public Health, Quality & Quantity, Disability and Society, BMC Geriatrics, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Heliyon, Journal of Social and Economic Development, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, South Asia Economic Journal, and Journal of the Korean Economy, etc. and presented more than 15 papers at conferences held in countries including South Korea, Bangladesh, Nepal, Senegal and Australia.

Prof. Jayathilaka has lecturing experience in Applied Econometrics, Business Economics, Business Statistics, Business Research Practice and Data Analysis in numerous state and private universities in Sri Lanka and Australia. He has also served as a research supervisor for postgraduate and undergraduate level students in several national and private universities in Sri Lanka. He has been a resource person for many workshops related to Research Methods and Data Analysis organized by several state universities and ministries in Sri Lanka.

He is also an Academic Editor of “PLoS ONE” from 2022-present and current Editor of "Sri Lanka Journal of Population Studies" and Associate Editor of "Sri Lanka Economic Journal". He has previously served as the Editor for the "International Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship" from 2017 through 2018, and as an associate Editor for the "International Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship".

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Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology: Colombo, LK

2023-04-01 to present | Professor / Head (Department of Information Management, SLIIT Business School)

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Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology: Colombo, LK

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology: Malabe, Colombo, LK

UNICEF Sri Lanka: Colombo, Western, LK

Griffith University: Nathan, QLD, AU

Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka: Colombo, Western, LK

Education and qualifications (4)

Griffith University: Nathan, QLD, AU

National University of Singapore: Singapoore, SG

University of Colombo: Colombo, Western, LK

University of Colombo: Colombo, Western, LK

Professional activities (5)

Sri Lanka Economic Journal: Colombo, LK

PLoS ONE: California, US

SLIIT Business Review: Malabe, LK

Sri Lanka Journal of Population Studies: Colombo, LK

International Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship: Colombo, LK

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Assessing the Global Impact of Carbon Dioxide and Methane Emissions on Mean Surface Temperature and Mean Sea Level Rise

Exploring the Determinants of Under-5 Child Mortality

Global Investigation of Causality Between Education and Economic Growth

Global Alcohol Consumption and Its Impact on Anxiety, Stroke, Alzheimer’s, and Cardiovascular Diseases

Quality of Life and Employability Potential of Persons with Visual Impairment and Blindness (VI&B) in Sri Lanka

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Additional file 1 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 1 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 2 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 2 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 3 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 3 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 4 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 4 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 5 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 5 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 6 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Additional file 6 of Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Interweaving globalisation and growth: A causal exploration across income levels

Economic and trade determinants of carbon emissions in the American region

Unveiling the challenges: exploring start-up hurdles faced by small and medium-sized enterprise entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka

Unveiling the Economic Determinants of Child Labour in Africa: A Comprehensive Study of 37 Countries

Restoring life expectancy in low-income countries: the combined impact of COVID-19, health expenditure, GDP, and child mortality

Ageing affecting the Americas?: exploring the growth direction: the relationship between the elderly population and economic growth in the American context

The Hidden Toll: Investigating the influence of Corruption on Persistent Suicide in the Americas [version 2; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]

Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis

Appendix 1: Summary of descriptive statistics

Appendix 1: Summary of descriptive statistics

Appendix 2: Suicide rates in the countries of the Americas (2000-2019)

Appendix 2: Suicide rates in the countries of the Americas (2000-2019)

Appendix 3: Corruption levels in the countries of the Americas (2000-2019)

Appendix 3: Corruption levels in the countries of the Americas (2000-2019)

Appendix 4: Specification test results

Appendix 4: Specification test results

Appendix 5: Initial stepwise panel regression models.

Appendix 5: Initial stepwise panel regression models.

Appendix 6: Fixed effect and random effect estimates for the final stepwise models

Appendix 6: Fixed effect and random effect estimates for the final stepwise models

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Examining the influence of global smoking prevalence on stroke mortality: insights from 27 countries across income strata

Examining the influence of global smoking prevalence on stroke mortality: insights from 27 countries across income strata

Examining the influence of global smoking prevalence on stroke mortality: insights from 27 countries across income strata

Exploring the Dynamics of the Elderly Population and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis Across Continents

Forecasting weekly dengue incidence in Sri Lanka: Modified Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average modeling approach

Impact of global smoking prevalence on mortality: a study across income groups

Towards a greener future: examining carbon emission dynamics in Asia amid gross domestic product, energy consumption, and trade openness

Unveiling Sri Lanka's brain drain and labour market pressure: A study of macroeconomic factors on migration

Digital Marketing Strategies for University Student Recruitments in Sri Lanka