Academic Qualifications
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PhD:
Reading for PhD in Behavioural Public Sector Economics and Organizational Policy, University of East Anglia, the United Kingdom.
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MPhil:
M.Phil. in Economics, 2019, Postgraduate Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences (PGIHS), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
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Master's:
M.Sc. in Behavioural & Experimental Economics, Passed with Distinction, 2020, University of East Anglia, the United Kingdom.
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Bachelor's:
B.A. (Economics), First Class Honours, 2015, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Certificate:
Certificate in oTree Programming for Beginners, the Nuffield Centre for Experimental Social Sciences, University of Oxford, the United Kingdom.
Areas of Teaching
- • Economics,
- • Public Sector Management
Research Interests
- • Behavioural Economics
- • Public Sector
- • Policy Analysis
- • Shadow Economy
Publications and Research Projects
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Samaranayake, D.I.J., Jayarathna, H.G.D., & Mithursan, A. (2025).
Unlocking Employee Potential: Exploring the Influence of Identity
Fusion and Pro-group Motivation on Productivity. Journal of Business
and Technology, 9(1), 1-16. URL: https://doi.org/10.4038/jbt.v9i1.128 -
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Samaranayake, D.I.J., Maheswaran, S., & Mithursan, A. (2024). Social
Enterprise Intention of Non-STEM University Students: Experimental
Evidence. Journal of Business Research and Insights (former
Vidyodaya Journal of Management), 10(1), 26-46. URL:
https://doi.org/10.31357/jbri.v10i1.7550 -
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Mithursan, A., Fernando, N.T.K.P., Samaranayake, D.I.J., &
Maheswaran, S. (2024). Towards a Paradigm Shift with Neuro-
Entrepreneurship Education: a Lesson for the Developing Asian
Nations. KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 6(1), 81-94. URL:
https://doi.org/10.4038/kjms.v6i1.112
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Samaranayake, D.I.J., Banuri, S. (2025). The Impact of Wage
Decompression on the Performance of the Public Sector Employees,
RES Annual Conference 2025, Royal Economic Society, the United
Kingdom. URL:
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Ariyarathna, U., Samaranayake, D.I.J., Fernando, T.S.S.R.,
Munasinghe, R., Rathnayake, U., & Mithursan, A. (2024, November).
Psychological Distance Influences the Impact of Overconfidence on
Price Bubbles: Experimental Evidence. In RESEARCH CONFERENCE
ON MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE–2024 (p. 140). URL:
https://mgmt.cmb.ac.lk/ircmf/2024/wp-
content/uploads/sites/7/2025/04/IRCMF-Proceedings-2024-
1_compressed_compressed-1.pdf#page=159
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Samaranayake, D.I.J. (2025, February), Necessary Evils of the Market:
The Interwoven Realities of Labour, Taxation and the Shadow
Economy, ELIVA Press. URL: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Necessary-
Evils-Market-Interwoven-Realities/dp/9999324363 -
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Abeyrathne, G.D.R.U., Withanawasam, M.W.A.G. and Samaranayake,
D.I.J. (2017). ‘The State of Governance and Citizens’ Trust in Public and
Political Institutions in Sri Lanka’. 2015 Trust Survey Report. A Joint
Research Project of University of Bergen (UIB), Norway, Tribuwan
University (TU), Nepal, North South University, Bangladesh and
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.