Jayanthakumaran, Kankesu

Overview

Dr Jayanthakumaran has a PhD, ‘Trade Liberalisation and Performance’, from the Development Project Planning Centre, University of Bradford, United Kingdom. He is a senior lecturer in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at the University of Wollongong.

His research has chiefly concentrated on 'trade facilitation and performance', an area in which he has published 38 peer-reviewed journal articles and six book chapters, edited three books as Principal Editor, and authored one: Industrialisation and Challenges in Asia, published in 2017.

His research leadership as a 'trade economist' is associated with an international influence that includes collaborative projects with International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank Institute, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries and Smeru Research Institute.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2022	Urban poverty, growth, and inequality: A needed paradigm shift? Published in Review of Development Economics
2022	Can reducing inequality reduce the disutility of the poor? Published in Applied Economics Letters
2022	Testing for the uncovered interest parity condition in a small open economy: A state space modelling approach Published in Journal of Asian Economics
2020	Networks, human capital and export success: evidence from Bangladesh Published in Empirical Economics
2020	Employment Change in Mining and Manufacturing in Australia, 2010/11 – 2015/16: Dissecting the Subnational Patterns and Concentrations Published in Australasian Journal of Regional Studies
2016	Industrialization and Challenges in Asia
2013	Trade liberalisation and manufacturing wage premiums: evidence from Thailand Published in Journal of Asian Economics
2012	CO2 emissions, energy consumption, trade and income: a comparative analysis of China and India Published in Energy Policy
2003	Benefit-Cost Appraisals of Export Processing Zones: A Survey of the Literature Published in Development Policy Review

Research Areas

Research Overview

Dr Jayanthakumaran's Research Interests are in addressing knowledge and statistical gaps in international trade facilitation on: inclusive growth; manufacturing; poverty reduction; food security; wage inequality; and emissions.

Geographic Focus

Asia Continent
Australia Continent

Member Of

Journal of Global Business and Trade Editorial Staff 2016
Educational Inclusion Sub-Committee, Business Faculty Member 2015 - 2016
Economic Discipline Working Paper Series Editor 2013 - 2016
National Centre for Inclusive Growth and Development Advisory Board 2013 - 2016
Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade, ESCAP Member 2010 - 2016
Economic Society of Australia Member 2003 - 2016
Work Place Advisory Committee, Business Faculty Chair 2011 - 2014

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Can reducing inequality reduce the disutility of the poor? Published In Applied Economics Letters
2022	Testing for the uncovered interest parity condition in a small open economy: A state space modelling approach Published In Journal of Asian Economics
2022	Urban poverty, growth, and inequality: A needed paradigm shift? Published In Review of Development Economics
2021	Impossible Trinity in a Small Open Economy: A State–Space Model Simulation Published In Asian Development Policy Review
2020	Employment Change in Mining and Manufacturing in Australia, 2010/11 – 2015/16: Dissecting the Subnational Patterns and Concentrations Published In Australasian Journal of Regional Studies
2020	Networks, human capital and export success: evidence from Bangladesh Published In Empirical Economics
2019	Resource boom and non-resource firms: Mongolia 2007 and 2011 Published In Resources Policy
2018	Output, environmental pollution and health nexus in Vietnam: an estimation of simultaneous model with panel data Published In International Journal of Bonds and Derivatives
2018	Output, environmental pollution and health nexus in Vietnam: an estimation of simultaneous model with panel data Published In International Journal of Bonds and Derivatives
2018	Returned migrants and remittances alleviating poverty: Evidence from Malang, East Java Published In Economics and Sociology
2016	Bi-lateral CO2 emissions embodied in Australia-China trade Published In Energy Policy
2013	Evidence on the convergence of per capita income: a comparison of founder members of the Association of South East Asian Nations and the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation Published In Pacific Economic Review
2013	Trade liberalisation and manufacturing wage premiums: evidence from Thailand Published In Journal of Asian Economics
2013	Who is responsible for the CO2 emissions that China produces? Published In Energy Policy
2012	CO2 emissions, energy consumption, trade and income: a comparative analysis of China and India Published In Energy Policy
2012	Demographics, labor mobility, and productivity Published In ADBI’s working papers
2012	Openness and the Environmental Kuznets Curve: evidence from China Published In Economic Modelling
2011	Trends in Emissions Across the States of Australia 1998–99 to 2007–08: A Shift-share Analysis Published In Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform
2011	Trends in emissions across the states of Australia 1998–99 to 2007–08: a shift-share analysis Published In Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform
2010	Economic reforms and income convergence/divergence in regional India Published In Indian Economic Review
2009	Financial Liberalization and Performance in Sri Lanka: The ARDL Approach Published In South Asia Economic Journal
2009	Income convergence of the Saarc-5' countries Published In Indian Journal of Economics and Business
2008	International trade and regional income convergence: the ASEAN-5 evidence Published In ASEAN Economic Bulletin
2008	The complementarities of multi-lateralism and regionalism and income convergence: ASEAN and SAARC Published In Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
2008	Trade liberalization and lagged reactions of trade flows, productivity and internal demand: an application to the Australian PMV industry Published In Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy
2007	Structural breaks in trade and income per capita in ASEAN-5 countries: an application of Innovational Outlier models Published In Applied Econometrics and International Development
2007	The complementarity hypothesis of integration: regionalism, multilateralism and the ASEAN-5 Published In Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business
2007	The impact of exchange rate volatility on Indonesia's exports to the USA: an application of ARDL Bounds testing procedure Published In International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research
2007	Trade reforms and breakpoints in Australia's manufactured trade: an application of the Zivot and Andrews model Published In International Journal of Applied Econometrics and Quantitative Studies
2006	An empirical assessment of the effects of trade on employment in Australia: 1989/1990-2000/2001 Published In Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
2006	Australia and New Zealand CER agreement and breakpoints in bilateral trade: an application of the Wald-type test Published In Applied Econometrics and International Development
2006	Performance and prospects of export processing zones: Asia an update Published In Journal Comparative Asian Development
2005	Trends in Manufactured Exports Across the States and Territories of Australia 1989/1990-2000/2001: A Shift-Share Analysis Published In Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
2004	The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Manufacturing Sector Performance in Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature Published In Thammasat Economic Journal
2003	Benefit-Cost Appraisals of Export Processing Zones: A Survey of the Literature Published In Development Policy Review
2002	Trade Reforms and Performance: Evidence from Australian Manufacturing between 1989/90 and 1996/97 Published In Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
2001	TRADE POLICY REFORM AND TEXTILE CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INDUSTRIES: AUSTRALIA 1992/93–1996/97 Published In Economic Papers
2001	Trading Policy Reform and Textile Clothing and Footwear Industries: Australia 1992/93-1996/97 Published In Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
1997	Export processing zones in Sri Lanka: a cost - benefit appraisal Published In Journal of International Development
1997	Trade reform and industrial performance: a survey Published In Indian Economic Journal
1995	Trade reform and manufacturing performance: evidence from Sri Lanka 1978-89 Published In Development Policy Review

Book

Year	Title
2016	Industrialization and Challenges in Asia Publisher Germany

Chapter

Year	Title
2020	Correction to: Internal Migration, Urbanization, and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Published In Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Publisher Springer Nature
2020	Correction to: Internal Migration, Urbanization, and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Published In Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Publisher Springer Singapore
2019	Interdependencies of Internal Migration, Urbanization, Poverty, and Inequality: The Case of Urban India Published In Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Publisher Singapore
2019	Introduction Published In Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Publisher Singapore
2019	Introduction Published In Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Publisher Springer Singapore
2016	People's Republic of China (PRC): Thailand economic relationship after signing of free trade agreement in 2005 Published In Chinese Global Production Networks in ASEAN Publisher united States
2013	Trade liberalisation, labour productivity growth and skilled labour complement: Evidence from the Thai manufacturing sector Published In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2013	Trade liberalisation, labour productivity growth and skilled labour complement: evidence from the Thai manufacturing sector Published In Uncertainty Analysis in Econometrics with Applications: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Thailand Econometric Society TES'2013 Publisher Heidelberg, Germany

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2013	Trade liberalisation, labour productivity growth and skilled labour complement: evidence from the Thai manufacturing sector Published In Uncertainty Analysis in Econometrics with Applications
2009	Trade reforms and income convergence/divergence in the regional India Published In 5th Annual Conference of Asian Law and Economics Association
2008	Integration and income convergence: ASEAN and SAARC Published In 4th Annual APEA Conference
2007	International trade and regional income convergence: the ASEAN-5 evidence Published In JEPA 2007: 6th International Conference of the Japan Economy Policy Association

Other Publications

Year	Title
2012	Demographics, Labour Mobility and Productivity: ABDI Working Paper 387
2007	An initial push for successful transition from import substitutionto export-orientation in Taiwan and China: The FDI-led hypothesis
2006	The Consequences of Trade Liberalisation on the Australian Passenger Motor Vehicle Industry
2004	An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of Intra-Industry Trade on Employment: Australia 1989/90-2000/01
2004	Income Disparities and Trends in Manufactured Exports Across the States and Territories of Australia: 1989/90 - 2000/01
2000	Industrialisation: Import Substitution to Export Promotion

Impact Story

A BOOK LAUNCH AT UNITED NATION HOUSE, ULAANBAATAR
Summary
To address trade logistics in Central Asia, Dr Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, Dr Nagesh Shukla and other collaborators (Mr Odbayar Erdenetsogt, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries and Dr Tsolmon Tsagaach, National University of Mongolia) have initiated 'Trade Logistics, Export Diversification and Productivity: a scoping study in Mongolia' under the existing Memorandum of Understanding between University of Wollongong, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries and National University of Mongolia.As part of this project a book titled ‘The Trade Logistics in Resource-Cursed Land-Locked Asian Countries’ has been launched in 3rd floor Conference Hall, United Nations House, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 4 July 2019. The contents of this book follow two elements which are new to this research area: (1) it combines land lockedness and resource curse and generates policy implications for 12 land-locked countries in Asia namely Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Mongolia and Nepal; and (2) it also shows there is a lack of consensus on how to diversify the economy in literature and therefore recommends methods of economic diversification in land-locked countries.The editors of this book are Dr Kankesu Jayanthakumaran (Principal Editor), Dr Nagesh Shukla, Associate Professor Charles Harvie and Mr Odbayar Erdenetsogt. The Executive Director of the International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries Mr. Odbayar Erdenetsogt and the Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Dr Kankesu Jayanthakumaran delivered the opening speech. Academics from the University of Wollongong, Dr Kankesu Jayanthakumaran and Associate Professor Charles Harvie and academics from National University of Mongolia Dr Tsolmon Tsagaach and Dr Nomintsetseg Ulzii-Ochir introduced the book and their respective book chapters.

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International Trade, Migration, Urbanisation, infrastructure and Poverty in Asia
Summary
The recent demographic transitions and rural-urban structural transformations in Asia are extraordinary and full of complexities and this requires in-depth studies. This area of research requires a dynamic portrayal of inter-link between internal migration, urbanisation, and poverty. The challenge in Asia today is to identify the newly emerging urban disadvantaged and provide policies to assist them out of poverty. The project accommodated an international joint Asian Development Bank – University of Wollongong workshop in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on November 5 - 7, 2014. Around 35 potential participants from all over the world contacted us with their original papers. The Asian Development Bank provided flight tickets and accommodation for the participants based on our recommendations. Of the fifteen papers chosen for the workshop, twelve quality papers that mainly focused on the experiences of Asian countries with 'Internal Migration, Urbanisation and Poverty' were finally selected for book chapters. This project allowed sustained association in collaboration with Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank and Director of Asian Development Bank Institute and the interim Director for International Think Tank for Land Locked Developing Countries. These relationships have generated consultancy work with international governance, an invitation to organise an international workshop in Cambodia, offers to be a book editor at the Asian Development Bank, invitations to speak, offers to undertake conference Chairs and discussants; continued collaboration as evidence of having an established reputation and acknowledged expertise with world renowned institutions.

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The initial project included the three academics, Drs Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, Reetu Verma and Ed Wilson, working on an international migration research with the Tokyo based Asian Development Bank Institute in 2011-12. The frequent meetings and established network generated further research on internal migration, urbanization, poverty and inequality in Asia in 2014-16 with the Asian Development Bank in Manila. The later project accommodated organizing an international joint Asian Development Bank – University of Wollongong workshop held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, writing an Asian Development Bank Report, editing a book currently being published by Asian Development Bank and Springer, and writing a book chapter. The University of Wollongong was approached by the Think Tank of Land-Locked Developing Countries (United Nations sponsored organisation) because of the researchers increasing research profile and networking in Asia. To enhance the connection, Memorandum of understanding was signed between University of Wollongong and International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries. The continuity of acceptance by three world renowned Institutions is an indication for the quality outcome and network that the projects generated. The Asian Development Bank Institute and University of Wollongong collaborative project has resulted in a number of explicit impacts: 1. Generated an outcome that 'increasing the mobility of humans is the best way to not only promote economic efficiency, but to provide freedom and significant improvements in their wellbeing and quality of life' <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/109794441/Demographics-Labor-Mobility-and-Productivity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ADBI WP 387</a> , <a href="https://www.asiapathways-adbi.org/2013/01/migration-matters-the-race-to-ensure-a-future-supply-of-workers-in-asia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asia Pathways</a>. The outcome is an important input for Asian Development Bank Institute's book titled 'ASEAN, PRC, and INDIA: THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION' <a href="https://www.adb.org/publications/asean-prc-and-india-great-transformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ADBI Book . </a>2. All publications have been assessed through peer review, a large number of international workshops (Tokyo, New Delhi and China Academy of Sciences in Beijing) and critical discussion with Asian Development Bank Institute researches. Downloads and citations are indicative of the confidence of our own work. Asian Development Bank Institutes' collaboration has also benefitted us through direct engagements with Asian Development Bank, provided access to new source of consultancy (Kankesu: Book Editing, Reetu: Report and Ed: Indian paper) and improved networks.This Asian Development Bank and University of Wollongong collaborative research has resulted in a number of explicit impacts: 1. The project accommodated an international joint Asian Development Bank – University of Wollongong workshop in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on November 5 - 7, 2014. Around 35 potential participants mainly from the higher ranking positions in governments in Asia, and academics contacted us with their original papers. Participants from Brawijaya University Indonesia have contacted Kankesu resulting from the workshop. It has materialised a collaborative research between Kankesu and Dr Devanto Pratomo on 'return migrant in alleviating poverty in Malang' using ANU college of Asia Pacific and Smeru grant. 2. Around 15 participants have benefitted through increased awareness of their contributions gained through involvement, workshop attendance, knowledge transfer events, improved networks and writing book chapters. Thus, this project has eventually resulted in international knowledge transfer. 3. A few of the participants are government officers (Planning Commission, Government of India and National Institute of Urban Affairs. India). Their interactions in the workshop helped reducing the gap between government officers, academics and funding agencies. 4. All member countries of Asian Development Bank benefitted through the initiation and implementation of this project. The forthcoming Asian Development Bank book titled 'Internal Migration, Urbanisation and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships' and show that increasing urbanization pressures with the number of people living in slums in Asia and evolving urban to urban migrations will increase the need to reduce urban inequality in order to reduce urban poverty. Asian Development Bank have shown a keen interest in our project demonstrated by regular contact and funding and this indicates a desire of future implementation of our discussed changes. 5. Director (ADB -1), Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs Government of India has taken special interest to review the Indian chapters. This shows that how far Indian Government is interested in better outcome for further action. 6. The Asian Development Bank connection has academic implications as well. The International Academy of Global Business and Trade, Joongbu University, South Korea invited Kankesu to be a keynote presenter to deliver a speech on 'urban poverty in Asia' in 12 January 2016. He has also been invited by the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Brawijaya (FEB-UB), Indonesia and United Nations headquarters in Ulaanbaatar to serve as a guest lecturer on urban poverty in Asia in 12-13 May, 2016 and 07 September, 2016 respectively. Reetu has also served as a guest lecturer in Ulaanbaatar on migration and poverty. These engagements helped international knowledge transfers. Increased research profile and networking in Asia generated the collaboration with International Think Tank for Land-Locked developing countries. Land-locked nature provide the foundation for trade and logistics analysis: 1. To address trade facilitation in Mongolia, Kankesu with other collaborators (Dr Nagesh Shukla, University of Technology Sydney, and Dr Maneesh Kumar, Cardiff University United Kingdom) has initiated 'an integrated logistics – economic model: a scoping study in Mongolia' under the existing Memorandum of Understanding between University of Wollongong, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing countries and National University of Mongolia. 2. This project has already generated seed fund from Faculty of Business, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries, and National University of Mongolia. As a result of this funding and collaboration with the logistics expertise they are well equipped to reinvent the logistics structure within Mongolia using advanced data science methodology.
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Potential Supervision Topics

Integrative trade and logistics in land-locked countries.

Teaching Activities

Economics for Professionals Lead Coordinator and Instructor 2005 - 2017
Industry and Trade in Asia Coordinator, Instructor and Quality Assurer 2004 - 2017
International Economic Environment for Business Instructor 1999 - 2015
Economic Analysis for Business Instructor 2003 - 2008
Statistics for Decision Making Instructor 2006
International Economic Relations Coordinator and Instructor 2002 - 2006

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Interest Rate Parity, Monetary Policy Rule and Remittance in a Least Developed Economy: The case of Nepal
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Exports and logistics performance in Mongolia: 2009 - 2019	Davaatsedev, Narandalai
Doctor of Philosophy	The impact of Belt-and-Road Initiative Transportation Infrastructure on reshaping the Export Competitiveness of Economic Regions in China	Butt, Toby

Reviewer Of

Asian Century: on a knife-edge (Palgrave, Macmillan) (Book) 2017

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Trade Liberalisation and Performance, University of Bradford, United Kingdom, Development Project Planning Centre 1995
M.Phil. in Agricultural Economics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture 1988
Bachelor of Commerce in Honours 2nd Upper, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 1981

Teaching Overview

I have been a successful and innovative lecturer as I coordinate, teach, and tutor courses within the Economics, International Business, Accounting and Finance, and Arts and Business fields. Since 2011, I have consolidated my teaching in two core subjects, one for `International Business' and the other for `Accounting and Finance', both of which have been delivered across campuses, semesters, and trimesters. As a reflective teacher, I have actively addressed student feedback to bring consistency across campuses and semesters by creating websites and online assessments in Moodle.

Keywords

International trade facilitation on: inclusive growth; manufacturing; poverty reduction; food security; wage inequality; and emissions.

Full Name

Dr. Kankesu Jayanthakumaran

Mailing Address

School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, UOW

Northfields Ave

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Located In Facility

40.209

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3599-559X (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2022	Urban poverty, growth, and inequality: A needed paradigm shift? Published in Review of Development Economics
2022	Can reducing inequality reduce the disutility of the poor? Published in Applied Economics Letters
2022	Testing for the uncovered interest parity condition in a small open economy: A state space modelling approach Published in Journal of Asian Economics
2020	Networks, human capital and export success: evidence from Bangladesh Published in Empirical Economics
2020	Employment Change in Mining and Manufacturing in Australia, 2010/11 – 2015/16: Dissecting the Subnational Patterns and Concentrations Published in Australasian Journal of Regional Studies
2016	Industrialization and Challenges in Asia
2013	Trade liberalisation and manufacturing wage premiums: evidence from Thailand Published in Journal of Asian Economics
2012	CO2 emissions, energy consumption, trade and income: a comparative analysis of China and India Published in Energy Policy
2003	Benefit-Cost Appraisals of Export Processing Zones: A Survey of the Literature Published in Development Policy Review

Research Areas

Research Overview

Dr Jayanthakumaran's Research Interests are in addressing knowledge and statistical gaps in international trade facilitation on: inclusive growth; manufacturing; poverty reduction; food security; wage inequality; and emissions.

Geographic Focus

Asia Continent
Australia Continent

Member Of

Journal of Global Business and Trade Editorial Staff 2016
Educational Inclusion Sub-Committee, Business Faculty Member 2015 - 2016
Economic Discipline Working Paper Series Editor 2013 - 2016
National Centre for Inclusive Growth and Development Advisory Board 2013 - 2016
Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade, ESCAP Member 2010 - 2016
Economic Society of Australia Member 2003 - 2016
Work Place Advisory Committee, Business Faculty Chair 2011 - 2014

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Can reducing inequality reduce the disutility of the poor? Published In Applied Economics Letters
2022	Testing for the uncovered interest parity condition in a small open economy: A state space modelling approach Published In Journal of Asian Economics
2022	Urban poverty, growth, and inequality: A needed paradigm shift? Published In Review of Development Economics
2021	Impossible Trinity in a Small Open Economy: A State–Space Model Simulation Published In Asian Development Policy Review
2020	Employment Change in Mining and Manufacturing in Australia, 2010/11 – 2015/16: Dissecting the Subnational Patterns and Concentrations Published In Australasian Journal of Regional Studies
2020	Networks, human capital and export success: evidence from Bangladesh Published In Empirical Economics
2019	Resource boom and non-resource firms: Mongolia 2007 and 2011 Published In Resources Policy
2018	Output, environmental pollution and health nexus in Vietnam: an estimation of simultaneous model with panel data Published In International Journal of Bonds and Derivatives
2018	Output, environmental pollution and health nexus in Vietnam: an estimation of simultaneous model with panel data Published In International Journal of Bonds and Derivatives
2018	Returned migrants and remittances alleviating poverty: Evidence from Malang, East Java Published In Economics and Sociology
2016	Bi-lateral CO2 emissions embodied in Australia-China trade Published In Energy Policy
2013	Evidence on the convergence of per capita income: a comparison of founder members of the Association of South East Asian Nations and the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation Published In Pacific Economic Review
2013	Trade liberalisation and manufacturing wage premiums: evidence from Thailand Published In Journal of Asian Economics
2013	Who is responsible for the CO2 emissions that China produces? Published In Energy Policy
2012	CO2 emissions, energy consumption, trade and income: a comparative analysis of China and India Published In Energy Policy
2012	Demographics, labor mobility, and productivity Published In ADBI’s working papers
2012	Openness and the Environmental Kuznets Curve: evidence from China Published In Economic Modelling
2011	Trends in Emissions Across the States of Australia 1998–99 to 2007–08: A Shift-share Analysis Published In Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform
2011	Trends in emissions across the states of Australia 1998–99 to 2007–08: a shift-share analysis Published In Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform
2010	Economic reforms and income convergence/divergence in regional India Published In Indian Economic Review
2009	Financial Liberalization and Performance in Sri Lanka: The ARDL Approach Published In South Asia Economic Journal
2009	Income convergence of the Saarc-5' countries Published In Indian Journal of Economics and Business
2008	International trade and regional income convergence: the ASEAN-5 evidence Published In ASEAN Economic Bulletin
2008	The complementarities of multi-lateralism and regionalism and income convergence: ASEAN and SAARC Published In Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
2008	Trade liberalization and lagged reactions of trade flows, productivity and internal demand: an application to the Australian PMV industry Published In Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy
2007	Structural breaks in trade and income per capita in ASEAN-5 countries: an application of Innovational Outlier models Published In Applied Econometrics and International Development
2007	The complementarity hypothesis of integration: regionalism, multilateralism and the ASEAN-5 Published In Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business
2007	The impact of exchange rate volatility on Indonesia's exports to the USA: an application of ARDL Bounds testing procedure Published In International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research
2007	Trade reforms and breakpoints in Australia's manufactured trade: an application of the Zivot and Andrews model Published In International Journal of Applied Econometrics and Quantitative Studies
2006	An empirical assessment of the effects of trade on employment in Australia: 1989/1990-2000/2001 Published In Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
2006	Australia and New Zealand CER agreement and breakpoints in bilateral trade: an application of the Wald-type test Published In Applied Econometrics and International Development
2006	Performance and prospects of export processing zones: Asia an update Published In Journal Comparative Asian Development
2005	Trends in Manufactured Exports Across the States and Territories of Australia 1989/1990-2000/2001: A Shift-Share Analysis Published In Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
2004	The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Manufacturing Sector Performance in Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature Published In Thammasat Economic Journal
2003	Benefit-Cost Appraisals of Export Processing Zones: A Survey of the Literature Published In Development Policy Review
2002	Trade Reforms and Performance: Evidence from Australian Manufacturing between 1989/90 and 1996/97 Published In Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
2001	TRADE POLICY REFORM AND TEXTILE CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INDUSTRIES: AUSTRALIA 1992/93–1996/97 Published In Economic Papers
2001	Trading Policy Reform and Textile Clothing and Footwear Industries: Australia 1992/93-1996/97 Published In Economic Papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
1997	Export processing zones in Sri Lanka: a cost - benefit appraisal Published In Journal of International Development
1997	Trade reform and industrial performance: a survey Published In Indian Economic Journal
1995	Trade reform and manufacturing performance: evidence from Sri Lanka 1978-89 Published In Development Policy Review

Book

Year	Title
2016	Industrialization and Challenges in Asia Publisher Germany

Chapter

Year	Title
2020	Correction to: Internal Migration, Urbanization, and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Published In Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Publisher Springer Nature
2020	Correction to: Internal Migration, Urbanization, and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Published In Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Publisher Springer Singapore
2019	Interdependencies of Internal Migration, Urbanization, Poverty, and Inequality: The Case of Urban India Published In Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Publisher Singapore
2019	Introduction Published In Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Publisher Singapore
2019	Introduction Published In Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships Publisher Springer Singapore
2016	People's Republic of China (PRC): Thailand economic relationship after signing of free trade agreement in 2005 Published In Chinese Global Production Networks in ASEAN Publisher united States
2013	Trade liberalisation, labour productivity growth and skilled labour complement: Evidence from the Thai manufacturing sector Published In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2013	Trade liberalisation, labour productivity growth and skilled labour complement: evidence from the Thai manufacturing sector Published In Uncertainty Analysis in Econometrics with Applications: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Thailand Econometric Society TES'2013 Publisher Heidelberg, Germany

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2013	Trade liberalisation, labour productivity growth and skilled labour complement: evidence from the Thai manufacturing sector Published In Uncertainty Analysis in Econometrics with Applications
2009	Trade reforms and income convergence/divergence in the regional India Published In 5th Annual Conference of Asian Law and Economics Association
2008	Integration and income convergence: ASEAN and SAARC Published In 4th Annual APEA Conference
2007	International trade and regional income convergence: the ASEAN-5 evidence Published In JEPA 2007: 6th International Conference of the Japan Economy Policy Association

Other Publications

Year	Title
2012	Demographics, Labour Mobility and Productivity: ABDI Working Paper 387
2007	An initial push for successful transition from import substitutionto export-orientation in Taiwan and China: The FDI-led hypothesis
2006	The Consequences of Trade Liberalisation on the Australian Passenger Motor Vehicle Industry
2004	An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of Intra-Industry Trade on Employment: Australia 1989/90-2000/01
2004	Income Disparities and Trends in Manufactured Exports Across the States and Territories of Australia: 1989/90 - 2000/01
2000	Industrialisation: Import Substitution to Export Promotion

Editor Of

Book
- Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships . Singapore. 2019
- Trade Logistics in Landlocked and Resource Cursed Asian Countries. Singapore. 2019
- Advanced Technologies. India. 2009

Presentations

Invited Talk
- Trade Policy, poverty and inequality: Asia, Invited Speaker, Brawijaya University in Malang, Indonesia 2016
- Urban poverty in Asia, Keynote Speaker, Joongbu University, South Korea 2016
Presentation
- Do returned migration help out of poverty?, Speaker, Workshop of Migration, Smeru, Bandung, Indonesia 2016
- Poverty and income inequality in Asia, Speaker, International Think Tank for Land Locked Developing Countries, Mongolia 2016

Featured In

Fair Trading: is it really fair Video
Migration matters: the race to ensure a future supply of workers in Asia, Asia Pathways Blog Posting

Other Research Activities

An integrated logistics – economic model: a scoping study in Mongolia Principle Investigator 2016 - 2019
MoU between UoW and International Think Tank for Land Locked Countries, Mongolia Colloboration 2016
Do international labour migration and its remittances help migrants households moving out from poverty, Smeru Research Institute, Indonesia Colloboration 2015 - 2016
Internal Migration, Urbanisation and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships, Asian Development Bank Book Editor 2014 - 2015
Role of key Emerging Economies: ASEAN, PRC, and India for a balanced, sustainable, and resilient Asia, Asian Development Bank Institute Consultant 2013 - 2014
An Overview of Sri Lankan Export Processing Zones, International Confederation of Free Trade Union, Asia Pacific Regional Organisation Consultant 1994 - 1995

Impact Story

A BOOK LAUNCH AT UNITED NATION HOUSE, ULAANBAATAR
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To address trade logistics in Central Asia, Dr Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, Dr Nagesh Shukla and other collaborators (Mr Odbayar Erdenetsogt, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries and Dr Tsolmon Tsagaach, National University of Mongolia) have initiated 'Trade Logistics, Export Diversification and Productivity: a scoping study in Mongolia' under the existing Memorandum of Understanding between University of Wollongong, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries and National University of Mongolia.As part of this project a book titled ‘The Trade Logistics in Resource-Cursed Land-Locked Asian Countries’ has been launched in 3rd floor Conference Hall, United Nations House, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 4 July 2019. The contents of this book follow two elements which are new to this research area: (1) it combines land lockedness and resource curse and generates policy implications for 12 land-locked countries in Asia namely Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Mongolia and Nepal; and (2) it also shows there is a lack of consensus on how to diversify the economy in literature and therefore recommends methods of economic diversification in land-locked countries.The editors of this book are Dr Kankesu Jayanthakumaran (Principal Editor), Dr Nagesh Shukla, Associate Professor Charles Harvie and Mr Odbayar Erdenetsogt. The Executive Director of the International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries Mr. Odbayar Erdenetsogt and the Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Dr Kankesu Jayanthakumaran delivered the opening speech. Academics from the University of Wollongong, Dr Kankesu Jayanthakumaran and Associate Professor Charles Harvie and academics from National University of Mongolia Dr Tsolmon Tsagaach and Dr Nomintsetseg Ulzii-Ochir introduced the book and their respective book chapters.

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International Trade, Migration, Urbanisation, infrastructure and Poverty in Asia
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The recent demographic transitions and rural-urban structural transformations in Asia are extraordinary and full of complexities and this requires in-depth studies. This area of research requires a dynamic portrayal of inter-link between internal migration, urbanisation, and poverty. The challenge in Asia today is to identify the newly emerging urban disadvantaged and provide policies to assist them out of poverty. The project accommodated an international joint Asian Development Bank – University of Wollongong workshop in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on November 5 - 7, 2014. Around 35 potential participants from all over the world contacted us with their original papers. The Asian Development Bank provided flight tickets and accommodation for the participants based on our recommendations. Of the fifteen papers chosen for the workshop, twelve quality papers that mainly focused on the experiences of Asian countries with 'Internal Migration, Urbanisation and Poverty' were finally selected for book chapters. This project allowed sustained association in collaboration with Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank and Director of Asian Development Bank Institute and the interim Director for International Think Tank for Land Locked Developing Countries. These relationships have generated consultancy work with international governance, an invitation to organise an international workshop in Cambodia, offers to be a book editor at the Asian Development Bank, invitations to speak, offers to undertake conference Chairs and discussants; continued collaboration as evidence of having an established reputation and acknowledged expertise with world renowned institutions.

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The initial project included the three academics, Drs Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, Reetu Verma and Ed Wilson, working on an international migration research with the Tokyo based Asian Development Bank Institute in 2011-12. The frequent meetings and established network generated further research on internal migration, urbanization, poverty and inequality in Asia in 2014-16 with the Asian Development Bank in Manila. The later project accommodated organizing an international joint Asian Development Bank – University of Wollongong workshop held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, writing an Asian Development Bank Report, editing a book currently being published by Asian Development Bank and Springer, and writing a book chapter. The University of Wollongong was approached by the Think Tank of Land-Locked Developing Countries (United Nations sponsored organisation) because of the researchers increasing research profile and networking in Asia. To enhance the connection, Memorandum of understanding was signed between University of Wollongong and International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries. The continuity of acceptance by three world renowned Institutions is an indication for the quality outcome and network that the projects generated. The Asian Development Bank Institute and University of Wollongong collaborative project has resulted in a number of explicit impacts: 1. Generated an outcome that 'increasing the mobility of humans is the best way to not only promote economic efficiency, but to provide freedom and significant improvements in their wellbeing and quality of life' <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/109794441/Demographics-Labor-Mobility-and-Productivity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ADBI WP 387</a> , <a href="https://www.asiapathways-adbi.org/2013/01/migration-matters-the-race-to-ensure-a-future-supply-of-workers-in-asia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asia Pathways</a>. The outcome is an important input for Asian Development Bank Institute's book titled 'ASEAN, PRC, and INDIA: THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION' <a href="https://www.adb.org/publications/asean-prc-and-india-great-transformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ADBI Book . </a>2. All publications have been assessed through peer review, a large number of international workshops (Tokyo, New Delhi and China Academy of Sciences in Beijing) and critical discussion with Asian Development Bank Institute researches. Downloads and citations are indicative of the confidence of our own work. Asian Development Bank Institutes' collaboration has also benefitted us through direct engagements with Asian Development Bank, provided access to new source of consultancy (Kankesu: Book Editing, Reetu: Report and Ed: Indian paper) and improved networks.This Asian Development Bank and University of Wollongong collaborative research has resulted in a number of explicit impacts: 1. The project accommodated an international joint Asian Development Bank – University of Wollongong workshop in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on November 5 - 7, 2014. Around 35 potential participants mainly from the higher ranking positions in governments in Asia, and academics contacted us with their original papers. Participants from Brawijaya University Indonesia have contacted Kankesu resulting from the workshop. It has materialised a collaborative research between Kankesu and Dr Devanto Pratomo on 'return migrant in alleviating poverty in Malang' using ANU college of Asia Pacific and Smeru grant. 2. Around 15 participants have benefitted through increased awareness of their contributions gained through involvement, workshop attendance, knowledge transfer events, improved networks and writing book chapters. Thus, this project has eventually resulted in international knowledge transfer. 3. A few of the participants are government officers (Planning Commission, Government of India and National Institute of Urban Affairs. India). Their interactions in the workshop helped reducing the gap between government officers, academics and funding agencies. 4. All member countries of Asian Development Bank benefitted through the initiation and implementation of this project. The forthcoming Asian Development Bank book titled 'Internal Migration, Urbanisation and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships' and show that increasing urbanization pressures with the number of people living in slums in Asia and evolving urban to urban migrations will increase the need to reduce urban inequality in order to reduce urban poverty. Asian Development Bank have shown a keen interest in our project demonstrated by regular contact and funding and this indicates a desire of future implementation of our discussed changes. 5. Director (ADB -1), Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs Government of India has taken special interest to review the Indian chapters. This shows that how far Indian Government is interested in better outcome for further action. 6. The Asian Development Bank connection has academic implications as well. The International Academy of Global Business and Trade, Joongbu University, South Korea invited Kankesu to be a keynote presenter to deliver a speech on 'urban poverty in Asia' in 12 January 2016. He has also been invited by the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Brawijaya (FEB-UB), Indonesia and United Nations headquarters in Ulaanbaatar to serve as a guest lecturer on urban poverty in Asia in 12-13 May, 2016 and 07 September, 2016 respectively. Reetu has also served as a guest lecturer in Ulaanbaatar on migration and poverty. These engagements helped international knowledge transfers. Increased research profile and networking in Asia generated the collaboration with International Think Tank for Land-Locked developing countries. Land-locked nature provide the foundation for trade and logistics analysis: 1. To address trade facilitation in Mongolia, Kankesu with other collaborators (Dr Nagesh Shukla, University of Technology Sydney, and Dr Maneesh Kumar, Cardiff University United Kingdom) has initiated 'an integrated logistics – economic model: a scoping study in Mongolia' under the existing Memorandum of Understanding between University of Wollongong, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing countries and National University of Mongolia. 2. This project has already generated seed fund from Faculty of Business, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing Countries, and National University of Mongolia. As a result of this funding and collaboration with the logistics expertise they are well equipped to reinvent the logistics structure within Mongolia using advanced data science methodology.
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Integrative trade and logistics in land-locked countries.

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Economics for Professionals Lead Coordinator and Instructor 2005 - 2017
Industry and Trade in Asia Coordinator, Instructor and Quality Assurer 2004 - 2017
International Economic Environment for Business Instructor 1999 - 2015
Economic Analysis for Business Instructor 2003 - 2008
Statistics for Decision Making Instructor 2006
International Economic Relations Coordinator and Instructor 2002 - 2006

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Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Interest Rate Parity, Monetary Policy Rule and Remittance in a Least Developed Economy: The case of Nepal
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Exports and logistics performance in Mongolia: 2009 - 2019	Davaatsedev, Narandalai
Doctor of Philosophy	The impact of Belt-and-Road Initiative Transportation Infrastructure on reshaping the Export Competitiveness of Economic Regions in China	Butt, Toby

Reviewer Of

Asian Century: on a knife-edge (Palgrave, Macmillan) (Book) 2017

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Trade Liberalisation and Performance, University of Bradford, United Kingdom, Development Project Planning Centre 1995
M.Phil. in Agricultural Economics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture 1988
Bachelor of Commerce in Honours 2nd Upper, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 1981

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I have been a successful and innovative lecturer as I coordinate, teach, and tutor courses within the Economics, International Business, Accounting and Finance, and Arts and Business fields. Since 2011, I have consolidated my teaching in two core subjects, one for `International Business' and the other for `Accounting and Finance', both of which have been delivered across campuses, semesters, and trimesters. As a reflective teacher, I have actively addressed student feedback to bring consistency across campuses and semesters by creating websites and online assessments in Moodle.

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International trade facilitation on: inclusive growth; manufacturing; poverty reduction; food security; wage inequality; and emissions.

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Dr. Kankesu Jayanthakumaran

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School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, UOW

Northfields Ave

Wollongong

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Wollongong, NSW, Australia

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