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 34 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.
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.
<p>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.</p><p>As part of this project a book titled ‘The Trade Logistics in Resource-Cursed Land-Locked Asian Countries’ has been launched in 3<sup>rd</sup> 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.</p><p>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.</p>
International Trade, Migration, Urbanisation, infrastructure and Poverty in Asia
<p>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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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.</p>
<p>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.<br /><br />The Asian Development Bank Institute and University of Wollongong collaborative project has resulted in a number of explicit impacts:<br />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' <strong><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/109794441/Demographics-Labor-Mobility-and-Productivity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ADBI WP 387</a> , </strong><strong><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>. </strong>The outcome is an important input for Asian Development Bank Institute's book titled 'ASEAN, PRC, and INDIA: THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION' <strong><a href="https://www.adb.org/publications/asean-prc-and-india-great-transformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ADBI Book .<br /></a>2. </strong>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. <br /><br />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:<br />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<strong> </strong>between Kankesu and Dr Devanto Pratomo on <strong>'return migrant in alleviating poverty in Malang'</strong> using ANU college of Asia Pacific and Smeru grant. <br />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. <br />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.<br />4. All member countries of Asian Development Bank benefitted through the initiation and implementation of this project. The forthcoming Asian Development Bank book titled <strong>'Internal Migration, Urbanisation and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships' </strong>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.<br />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. <br />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 <b>keynote presenter</b> 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 <b>a guest lecturer</b> on urban poverty in Asia in 12-13 May, 2016 and 07 September, 2016 respectively. Reetu has also served as <strong>a guest lecturer</strong> in Ulaanbaatar on migration and poverty. These engagements helped international knowledge transfers.<br /><br />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:<br />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 '<strong>an integrated logistics – economic model: a scoping study in Mongolia' </strong>under the existing Memorandum of Understanding between University of Wollongong, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing countries and National University of Mongolia. <br />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.</p>
Beneficiary
Quantification
Description
Evidence
Description
Supervision
Potential Supervision Topics
Integrative trade and logistics in land-locked countries.
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and growth nexus and the transmission channels: A cross country analysis of middle income level countries of SAARC and ASEAN
Wickramarachchi, Vipula
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
Strengthening Mongolian National Capacity for Accession to APEC
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.
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.
<p>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.</p><p>As part of this project a book titled ‘The Trade Logistics in Resource-Cursed Land-Locked Asian Countries’ has been launched in 3<sup>rd</sup> 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.</p><p>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.</p>
International Trade, Migration, Urbanisation, infrastructure and Poverty in Asia
<p>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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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.</p>
<p>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.<br /><br />The Asian Development Bank Institute and University of Wollongong collaborative project has resulted in a number of explicit impacts:<br />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' <strong><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/109794441/Demographics-Labor-Mobility-and-Productivity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ADBI WP 387</a> , </strong><strong><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>. </strong>The outcome is an important input for Asian Development Bank Institute's book titled 'ASEAN, PRC, and INDIA: THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION' <strong><a href="https://www.adb.org/publications/asean-prc-and-india-great-transformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ADBI Book .<br /></a>2. </strong>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. <br /><br />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:<br />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<strong> </strong>between Kankesu and Dr Devanto Pratomo on <strong>'return migrant in alleviating poverty in Malang'</strong> using ANU college of Asia Pacific and Smeru grant. <br />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. <br />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.<br />4. All member countries of Asian Development Bank benefitted through the initiation and implementation of this project. The forthcoming Asian Development Bank book titled <strong>'Internal Migration, Urbanisation and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelationships' </strong>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.<br />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. <br />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 <b>keynote presenter</b> 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 <b>a guest lecturer</b> on urban poverty in Asia in 12-13 May, 2016 and 07 September, 2016 respectively. Reetu has also served as <strong>a guest lecturer</strong> in Ulaanbaatar on migration and poverty. These engagements helped international knowledge transfers.<br /><br />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:<br />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 '<strong>an integrated logistics – economic model: a scoping study in Mongolia' </strong>under the existing Memorandum of Understanding between University of Wollongong, International Think Tank for Land-Locked Developing countries and National University of Mongolia. <br />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.</p>
Beneficiary
Quantification
Description
Evidence
Description
Supervision
Potential Supervision Topics
Integrative trade and logistics in land-locked countries.
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and growth nexus and the transmission channels: A cross country analysis of middle income level countries of SAARC and ASEAN
Wickramarachchi, Vipula
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)
Strengthening Mongolian National Capacity for Accession to APEC
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.
