Browsing by Subject "Macroeconomic Analysis"

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    • 13% primary expenditure rule proposed for Sri Lanka departs from economic theory and practice 

      Verité Insights;Vol. 12, No. 02 – July 2024
      Kapilan, Anushan; Pabasara, Chathuni; Rajakulendran, Raj Prabu       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024-07)
      The 13% primary expenditure rule proposed in a new public finance bill is at odds with established economic theory. It will undermine “good” public spending that enhances growth, efficiency, and social welfare. It will also ...

    • Accountability: Why the Sri Lankan Economy Collapsed and How to Revive it 

      Background Note;No. 07
      Shantayanan, Devarajan       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2025-07)
      This paper argues that the root cause of Sri Lanka’s 2022 economic collapse lies not merely in recent missteps, but in long-standing policies that weakened citizens’ ability to hold their government responsible. Despite ...

    • Improving National Budget Practices : Solutions for a Professional Government 

      Research Brief; February 2020
      Verité Research       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2020-02)
      Verité Research conducted a forum on ” Improving National Budget Practices: Solutions for a Professional Government” on the 27th of February 2020 at Hilton Colombo. At this forum it discussed how the government can improve ...