Overview
Background
Kanchana is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Futures with a background in economics. Her research focuses on labour market vulnerability, tourism resilience, disaster risk management, climate adaptation, and economic security. She has experience across academia, government policy research, and economic consulting, with expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Her work seeks to generate evidence that informs policy development and helps address emerging social and economic challenges.
Availability
- Dr Kanchana Wickramasinghe is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma of Socio-economics, Institute of Social Studies the Hague
- Masters (Research) of Economics, University of Colombo
- Doctor of Philosophy of Economics, Griffith University
Research interests
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Labour markets and employment
Research focused on labour market analysis, workforce shortages, vulnerable employment, transitions to work, and the labour market impacts of economic and policy interventions.
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Tourism resilience
Research examining the impacts of crises and disruptions on tourism systems. Areas of interest include economic impact assessment, labour market impacts, tourism recovery, and the development of evidence-based strategies to support resilience in tourism sector
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Climate adaptation and disaster risk management
Research focused on climate and disaster risks, their social and economic impacts, and strategies to manage and reduce risk. Areas of interest include climate adaptation, disaster risk management, and social protection.
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Food security
Research focused on food systems and the factors that influence food security. Areas of interest include food security measurement and indicators, food insecurity assessment, and the development of methods to measure and predict food security
Works
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2026
Book Chapter
Resilience and revival of sri lanka's tourism industry
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana and Naranpanawa, Athula (2026). Resilience and revival of sri lanka's tourism industry. Risk and Tourism Marketing in Asia. (pp. 252-268) London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003558286-18
2024
Book Chapter
COVID-19 pandemic and tourism in emerging economies: lessons from Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana and Naranpanawa, Athula (2024). COVID-19 pandemic and tourism in emerging economies: lessons from Sri Lanka. Handbook on crisis and disaster management in tourism. (pp. 204-220) edited by Bruce Prideaux and David Beirman. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781839105388.00020
2023
Other Outputs
Economy-wide Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on tourism: a case study of Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana (2023). Economy-wide Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on tourism: a case study of Sri Lanka. PhD Thesis, Griffith Business School, Griffith University. doi: 10.25904/1912/4865
2023
Journal Article
Tourism and COVID-19: an economy-wide assessment
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana and Naranpanawa, Athula (2023). Tourism and COVID-19: an economy-wide assessment. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 55, 131-138. doi: 10.1016/j.jhtm.2023.03.013
2023
Other Outputs
Tracking the money for climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction Trends and experiences
Choi, Seonmi, Weingärtner, Lena, Gaile, Baiba, Cardenas, Diana, Wickramasinghe, Kanchana, Nicholson, Kit, Broermann, Shanaz, Tchané, Yacine and Steele, Paul (2023). Tracking the money for climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction Trends and experiences. London, United Kingdom: International Institute for Environment and Development.
2022
Book Chapter
Interlinkages between food systems, health risks and environmental dimensions in Sri Lanka: a machine learning approach
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana (2022). Interlinkages between food systems, health risks and environmental dimensions in Sri Lanka: a machine learning approach. Pursuing the co-benefits for Health and Environments through food system change. (pp. 1-8) edited by Victoria Sauveplane-Stirling, Erica Di Ruggiero, Greg Hallen, Zee Leung and Daniel Sellen. Toronto, ON, Canada: University of Toronto.
2021
Journal Article
Systematic literature review on computable general equilibrium applications in tourism
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana and Naranpanawa, Athula (2021). Systematic literature review on computable general equilibrium applications in tourism. Tourism Economics, 28 (6), 1647-1668. doi: 10.1177/13548166211006988
2020
Journal Article
The role of disaggregated search data in improving tourism forecasts: Evidence from Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana and Ratnasiri, Shyama (2020). The role of disaggregated search data in improving tourism forecasts: Evidence from Sri Lanka. Current Issues in Tourism, 24 (19), 2740-2754. doi: 10.1080/13683500.2020.1849049
2019
Other Outputs
Climate insurance for dry zone farmers in Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana (2019). Climate insurance for dry zone farmers in Sri Lanka. Agricultural Research Series. 200.
2019
Journal Article
Measuring environmental orientation in hotels: empirical evidence from Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana (2019). Measuring environmental orientation in hotels: empirical evidence from Sri Lanka. Anatolia, 30 (3), 420-430. doi: 10.1080/13032917.2019.1613667
2012
Journal Article
Role of social protection in disaster management in Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana (2012). Role of social protection in disaster management in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences, 35-36 (1-2), 1-8. doi: 10.4038/sljss.v35i1-2.7297
2011
Journal Article
Book review: Bina Agarwal, Gender and Green Governance: The Political Economy of Women’s Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2010, 488 pp., ISBN: 978-0-19-806863-1
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana (2011). Book review: Bina Agarwal, Gender and Green Governance: The Political Economy of Women’s Presence Within and Beyond Community Forestry, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2010, 488 pp., ISBN: 978-0-19-806863-1. South Asia Economic Journal, 12 (2), 349-354. doi: 10.1177/139156141101200211
2011
Journal Article
Book review: J.M. Harris and N.R. Goodwin (eds), Twenty-first Century Macro-economics Responding to the Climate Challenge, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2009, ISBN 978 1 84720 848 4, 332 pp
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana (2011). Book review: J.M. Harris and N.R. Goodwin (eds), Twenty-first Century Macro-economics Responding to the Climate Challenge, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2009, ISBN 978 1 84720 848 4, 332 pp. South Asia Economic Journal, 12 (1), 148-155. doi: 10.1177/139156141001200108
2009
Journal Article
Cost to government health-care services of treating acute self-poisonings in a rural district in Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe, Kanchana, Steele, Paul, Dawson, Andrew, Dharmaratne, Dinusha, Gunawardena, Asha, Senarathna, Lalith, De Siva, Dhammika, Wijayaweera, Kusal, Eddleston, Michael and Konradsen, Flemming (2009). Cost to government health-care services of treating acute self-poisonings in a rural district in Sri Lanka. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 87 (3), 180-185. doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.051920
2005
Conference Publication
Adjusting monetary measures of poverty to non-monetary aspects: an analysis based on Sri Lankan data
Weerahewa, Jeevika and Wickramasinghe, Kanchana (2005). Adjusting monetary measures of poverty to non-monetary aspects: an analysis based on Sri Lankan data. American Agricultural Economic Association Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, United States, 24-27 July 2005. Providence, RI, United States: American Agricultural Economic Association. doi: 10.22004/ag.econ.19294
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