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Improving Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka: Insights and Strategies
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-06)
Building on the Youth Labour Market Assessment published by Verité Research in 2018, this report focuses on a series of specific issues that represent key barriers to increasing youth employment and youth employability in ...
A Rational Method for Cabinet Formation in Sri Lanka: A White Paper
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-08)
Ministries are the overarching bodies that house relevant government bodies such as departments and authorities in charge of a particular subject area. They are responsible for the formulation and approval of national level ...
Budget Brief: Cycle and Processes - Sri Lanka 2019
(Colombo: UNICEF, 2020-12)
This brief on Sri Lanka’s Budget Cycle and Processes informs readers of the various stages, components, policies and procedures within Sri Lanka’s annual budget process. The brief aims to provide the general public and ...
Budget Brief: Health Sector - Sri Lanka 2019
(UNICEF, 2020-12)
This brief, on Sri Lanka’s health sector budget and expenditure, informs readers of trends in spending on these services in recent years. This analysis includes the underlying policy goals and the functional and regional ...
Budget Brief: Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector - Sri Lanka 2019
(UNICEF, 2020-12)
This brief, on Sri Lanka’s WASH sector budget and expenditure, informs readers of trends in spending on these services in recent years. The analysis includes underlying policy goals and the functional and regional distribution ...
Ineffectiveness of Social Contacts and Alternate Job Search Methods for Unemployed Youth in Sri Lanka [Working Paper]
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-06)
Sri Lankan youth due to an extended period of unemployment face a lower possibility in future employment and a reduced earning capacity. As a solution, this paper aims to identify an efficient search method. Emphasis is ...
Navigating Sri Lanka's Debt: Better reporting can help – a case study on China debt = ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ණය කළමනාකරණයට නිවැරදි වාර්තාකරණයේ වැදගත්කම – චීන ණය පිළිබඳ සිද්ධි අධ්යයනයක්
(Colombo: Verité Research, 2021-02)
The published information on debt underestimates Sri Lanka’s overall external public debt burden and its distribution amongst external lenders. This problem arises because Sri Lanka’s reporting of external debt is limited ...
Powers of the Election Commission to Regulate Privately-Owned Media during Elections in Sri Lanka
(Verité Research, 2019-11)
The regulation of the media during an election period to ensure free and fair
elections has a reasonably long history in Sri Lanka. The Election Commission of Sri Lanka is constitutionally empowered to regulate the media ...
Reviewing the Data Dissemination Practices of Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics
(2021-02)
In 2014, a data dissemination policy was introduced by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) in Sri Lanka. The DCS is the primary agency responsible for the collection, compilation and dissemination of official ...
Strengthening the Presidency; Weakening the Democracy: A Brief Analysis of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
(Verite Research, 2021-01-21)
On 22 October 2020, the Twentieth Amendment (20A) to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was enacted. The 20A reversed much of the reforms introduced by the preceding Nineteenth Amendment (19A) to the Constitution, with the ...