Academic Qualification
Professional Experiences
Research and Publication
Awards and Scholarships
Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Development Economics, University of Wales, Swansea, Wales, UK. 1995-1999.
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Comparative Development and International Policy Studies: Development, Planning, and Administration, University of Bristol, England, UK. 1990-1991
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) (Econ) in Economic Development, University of Salford, England, UK. 1987-1988
- Bachelor of Arts Honours (B.A. Hons) in Economics, University of Delhi, India. 1983-1986
Professional Experiences
Muttukrishna Sarvananthan is dedicated to achieving intellectual excellence and integrity in research and innovation in pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy. Born and raised in Sri Lanka, he has cultivated a professional ethos reflective of his training as a Development Economist in England and Wales, where he successfully completed three postgraduate degrees between 1987 and 1999.
Over the past twenty-five years (1999-2024), Muttukrishna Sarvananthan has conducted incisive, insightful, and forward-thinking policy research, as evidenced by his ORCID profile (Research Impact Metrics h-index 12, i10-index 18 as of March 2024). His contributions include impactful peer-reviewed research published in international and regional journals, along with advocacy through various media channels in Sri Lanka and beyond.
Hailing from Point Pedro, Muttukrishna Sarvananthan is recognized as a leading authority on the economies of the Eastern and Northern Provinces of Sri Lanka. He is the Founder and Principal Researcher of the Point Pedro Institute of Development (PPID), established in 2004.
Throughout his career, he has served as a Consultant to various organizations, including the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Sri Lanka, private research institutions, and international consultancy firms such as the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), Oxford Analytica, and the Rand Corporation. His research spans a wide range of topics, from civil conflict and post-disaster needs assessments to gender and development, international trade, and terrorism.
Muttukrishna Sarvananthan has also engaged in collaborative research projects with institutions worldwide, including the University of Edinburgh, University of Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Rand Corporation, and ICRIER. He has been actively involved as the Sri Lanka Country Collaborator for the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Programme of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
Diplomats and government officials from several countries regularly seek his insights on economic, political, and social matters in the Eastern and Northern Provinces of Sri Lanka. Moreover, his expertise has been sought by independent asylum/refugee arbitration services in Belgium, Canada, and France.
In addition to his research and consultancy work, Muttukrishna Sarvananthan has contributed to academia as an academic tutor, supervisor, and guest lecturer on conflict resolution and security studies for institutions such as the United Nations University for Peace and the University of Bradford.
Furthermore, he has served as an external examiner for Ph.D. theses submitted to prestigious institutions like the University of New South Wales in Canberra (Australia) and Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi (India).
Research and Publication
BOOKS
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2008, The Economy of the Conflict Region: from economic embargo to economic repression, Point Pedro (Sri Lanka): Point Pedro Institute of Development. English, Sinhala, and Tamil. An expanded version of the following.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2007, Economy of the Conflict Region in Sri Lanka: From Embargo to Repression, Policy Studies No.44, Washington, D.C.: East-West Center. https://www.eastwestcenter.org/publications/economy-conflict-region-sri-lanka-embargo-repression
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2007, People’s Verdict on Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka, Colombo: International Centre for Ethnic Studies. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306014460_People%27s_Verdict_on_Tsunami_Recovery_in_Sri_Lanka
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2006, Children of War: Aspirations and Opportunities, Point Pedro (Sri Lanka): Point Pedro Institute of Development. English, Sinhala, and Tamil. This book was awarded the Best Research Submission for the year 2008 by the Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306012925_Children_of_War_Aspirations_and_Opportunities
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2005, (ed), Economic Reforms in Sri Lanka: Post-1977 Period, Colombo: International Centre for Ethnic Studies. English, Sinhala, and Tamil. http://ices.lk/publications/economic-reforms-in-sri-lanka-post-1977-period-sinhala/
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Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2001, An Assessment of Contraband Trade and Capital between India and Sri Lanka, Colombo & Madras: Kumaran Book House.
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Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,1995, co-author, Women, Transition and Change: A Study of the Impact of Conflict and Displacement on Women in Traditional Tamil Society, Colombo: Institute of Agriculture and Women-in-Development, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Gala Academic Press. https://www.worldcat.org/title/women-transition-and-change-a-study-of-the-impact-of-conflict-and-displacement-on-women-in-traditional-tamil-society/oclc/34319498
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CHAPTERS
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Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, 2024 (forthcoming), Epidemiological and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in South Asia: A Comparative Analysis, Chapter in Swenden, Wilfried, and Ruwanpura, Kanchana, Eds, title not finalised yet, Helsinki (Finland): Helsinki University Press.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, and Sivakaran, Navaratnam, 2023, ‘The Imperative for Justiciability of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Post-Civil War Sri Lanka’, Chapter 6 in Vanhullebusch, Matthias, Foster, Steve, and Stanford, Ben, Eds, The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Volume 7, 151-173, Leiden/Boston: Brill/Nijhoff. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004538627_007
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2010, ‘Economic Freedom: The Path to Economic cum Political Emancipation of the Conflict Region in Sri Lanka’, Chapter in V.R. Raghavan (ed), From Winning the War to Winning Peace: Post War Rebuilding of the Society in Sri Lanka, Chennai: Centre for Security Analysis, pp25-41. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228257529_Economic_Freedom_The_Path_to_Economic_and_Political_Emancipation_of_the_Conflict-Affected_Region
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2009, ‘Economy of Peace and Conflict in Sri Lanka’, Chapter in V.R. Raghavan (ed), Conflict in Sri Lanka: The Road Ahead, Chennai: Macmillan India Ltd. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306097604_Economy_of_Peace_and_Conflict_in_Sri_Lanka
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2008, ‘Economic Imperative for Peace in Sri Lanka’, Chapter in Manas Chatterji and B.M.Jain (eds), Conflict and Peace in South Asia: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development, Volume 5, Bingley (UK): Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp177-184. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235271329_Economic_imperative_for_peace_in_Sri_Lanka
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, and Sanjeewanie, H.M.P.,2008, ‘Has GSP+ contributed to Poverty Reduction and fostered Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka’, Chapter 1 in CPA and FES (eds), GSP+ and Sri Lanka: Economic, Labour and Human Rights Issues, Colombo: Centre for Policy Alternatives and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/sri_lanka/08684.pdf
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2007, ‘Social and Economic Situation in the Conflict-Affected North and East’, Chapter 7 in Sri Lanka Poverty Assessment – Engendering Growth with Equity: Opportunities and Challenges, Washington, DC: The World Bank. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/537861468101375408/pdf/365680LK.pdf
- Taneja, Nisha, Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, Karmacharya, Binod, and Pohit, Sanjib, 2005, ‘Informal trade in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka’, Chapter 3 in Mohsin S.Khan (ed), Economic Development in South Asia, New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publications.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2005, ‘Macro Economic Overview’, Chapter 2 in Muttukrishna Sarvananthan (ed), Economic Reforms in Sri Lanka: Post-1977 Period, Colombo: International Centre for Ethnic Studies. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306099273_Macro_Economic_Overview
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2003, ‘Poverty and Economic Policy in Sri Lanka: A Note’, Chapter 3 in CEPA/IMCAP/SLAAS (ed), Poverty Issues in Sri Lanka: Towards New Empirical Insights, Colombo: Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), Program for Improving Capacities for Poverty Research (IMCAP) in Sri Lanka & Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Sciences (SLAAS). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306078307_Poverty_and_Economic_Policy_in_Sri_Lanka_A_Note
ARTICLES
(double-blind peer reviewed)
- Imtiaz, Zahrah, Nafeel, Nushka, Kuruwita, Rathindra, and Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, forthcoming, “Radicalisation of Muslim youths in Sri Lanka: Results of a field study.
- Samarakoon, Gayasha Sathsarani, and Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, 2023, “Economic rationale for the proposed bridge between India and Sri Lanka: an analytical perspective”, Strategic Analysis, 47(1), pp.30-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/09700161.2023.2180703
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, and Sivakaran, Navaratnam, 2020, “The Imperative for Justiciability of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in Post-Civil War Sri Lanka”, The Journal of Law, Social Justice & Global Development, 25, pp.46-59. http://lgdjournal.18.168.131.206.nip.io/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/05/3_LDG_GI_SarvananthanSivakaran_05_2021.pdf
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2018, “Envisioning a smart resolution to fishing disputes between India and Sri Lanka”, Maritime Affairs: Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India, 14 (2), pp.92-105. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09733159.2018.1564556
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2018, “‘Terrorism’ or ‘Liberation’? Towards a distinction: A Case study of the Armed Struggle of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)”, Perspectives on Terrorism, 12 (2), pp.1-18. https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/customsites/perspectives-on-terrorism/2018/2018-02/01-terrorism-or-liberation-towards-a-distinction-a-case-study-by-muttukrishna-sarvananthan.pdf
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2017, “Development Outcomes of Old and New Sources of International Development Finance in Sri Lanka”, Journal of Developing Societies, 33 (4), pp.488-516. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0169796X17735241
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2016, “Elusive Economic Peace Dividend: all that glitters is not gold”, GeoJournal, Vol.81. No.4, pp.571-596. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10708-015-9637-3 https://rdcu.be/2s1n
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2015, “Impediments to Women in Post-Civil War Economic Growth in Sri Lanka”, South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, Special Issue on Gender (in)equalities in South Asia, Vol.2 No.1, June, pp.12-36.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2012, “Fiscal Devolution: A Stepping Stone towards Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka”, South Asian Survey, Vol.19. No.1, March, pp101-111.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2009, “Poverty in the Conflict Affected Region of Sri Lanka: An Assessment”, Indian Journal of Regional Science, Vol.41 No.1, June, pp103-121, Kolkata.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2007, “In Pursuit of a Mythical State of Tamil Eelam: a rejoinder to Kristian Stokke”, Third World Quarterly, Vol.28 No.6, September, pp1185-95. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01436590701507628
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2004, “Conflict Time Economy of the North & East Province of Sri Lanka: An Introduction”, Indian Journal of Regional Science, Vol.36 Nos.1&2, June, pp53-72, Kolkata.
- Taneja, Nisha, Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, Karmacharya, Binod,2004, “India’s Informal Trade with Sri Lanka and Nepal: An Estimation”, South Asia Economic Journal, Vol.5 No.1, January-June, pp27-54, New Delhi. http://sae.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/5/1/27
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2004, “Economic Imperative for Peace in Sri Lanka”, Faultlines: Writings on Conflict and Resolution, Vol.15, February, pp39-55, New Delhi.
- Taneja, Nisha, Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, Karmacharya, Binod,2003, “India-Sri Lanka Trade: Transacting Environments in Formal and Informal Trading”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.38 No.29, July 16-22, pp3094-98, Mumbai. https://www.epw.in/journal/2003/29/special-articles/india-sri-lanka-trade.html
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2001, “Contraband Trade between India and Sri Lanka”, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol.31 No.1, January, pp31-56, Manila. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00472330180000031#.U8nXLUDm5eY
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,1999, “An Assessment of Narcotic Drugs Contraband Trade between India and Sri Lanka”, Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.22 Nos.1&2, pp1-25, Colombo. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281639294_Sri_Lanka_Journal_of_Social_Sciences
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,1995, “Poverty and Inequality in Asia: A Survey of Recent Literature”, Sri Lanka Economic Journal, Vol.10 No.2, September, pp1-43, Colombo.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,1994, “Contraband Trade and Unofficial Capital Transfers between Sri Lanka and India”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.29 No.30, July 23-29, pp1948-56, Mumbai. https://www.epw.in/journal/1994/30/special-articles/contraband-trade-and-unofficial-capital-transfers-between-sri-lanka
- PERSPECTIVES /RESEARCH NOTES / VIEWPOINTS {double-blind peer reviewed, single-blind peer reviewed, or reviewed by the editor and/or member/s of the editorial board of the respective journal)
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, 2024 (forthcoming), Epidemiology and Economics of COVID-19: A Research Note, Economic and Political Weekly (Engage section), (accepted for publication after peer review).
- Swenden, Wilfried, Sengupta, Papia, Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, Surendran, Aardra, and Ruwanpura, Kanchana N, 2022, “State Capacity, Ideology and the Management of CoVID-19 in South Asia: India and Sri Lanka in perspective”, Journal of South Asian Development, Vol.17 No.3, pp.409-415.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2021, “Piece of War: narratives of resilience and hope” (book review), Global Change, Peace, & Security, Vol.33 No.2, pp.211-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/14781158.2021.1887841
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, Suresh, Jeyapraba, and Alagarajah, Anushani,2017, “Feminism, nationalism, and labour in post-civil war Northern Province of Sri Lanka”, Development in Practice, Vol.27. No.1, pp.122-128. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09614524.2017.1257566
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2014, “Boat Migration to Australia: A Rejoinder”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.49. No.14, April 5, pp.109-110. https://www.epw.in/journal/2014/14/discussion/boat-migration-australia.html
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2013, “Myth of ‘No More Minorities’: Results of Elections in North and East Sri Lanka”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.48. No.48, November 30, pp22-24. https://www.epw.in/journal/2013/48/commentary/myth-no-more-minorities.html
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2013, “Envisioning beyond Economic Growth and Per Capita Income”, 25th Anniversary Convention of the Association of Professional Bankers Sri Lanka, October, pp73-85.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2012, “Economic Drivers of Post-War Cities in Eastern Sri Lanka”, Economic Review, Vol.38. Nos.7 & 8, October-November, pp39-46.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2011, “Sri Lanka: Putting Entrepreneurship at the Heart of Economic Revival in the North, East, and Beyond”, Contemporary South Asia, Vol.19 No.2, June, pp205-213. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09584935.2011.565313
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2009, “The Path to Economic and Political Emancipation in Sri Lanka”, Conflict Trends, Issue 4, pp13-22, Durban.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, and Sanjeewanie, H.M.P., 2008, “Recovering from the Tsunami: People’s Experiences in Sri Lanka”, Contemporary South Asia, Vol.16 No.3, September, pp339-351, Oxford. This was amongst the top twenty articles downloaded from the publisher’s (informaworld) own portal during 2008. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09584930802312838#.U8nWikDm5eY
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2005, “Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka: Swindlers Hold Sway”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.40 No.17, April 23-29, pp1683-7, Mumbai. https://www.epw.in/journal/2005/17/commentary/post-tsunami-sri-lanka-swindlers-hold-sway.html
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, 2004, “Economic Freedom in South Asia: With Special Reference to Sri Lanka”, Contemporary South Asia, Vol.13 No.1, March, pp71-77, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0958493042000209889#.U8nXy0Dm5eY
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2003, “Sri Lanka: Interim Self-Governing Authority – A Critical Assessment”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.38 No.48, Nov 29-Dec 5, pp5038-40, Mumbai. https://www.epw.in/journal/2003/48/commentary/sri-lanka-interim-self-governing-authority.html
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2003, “Economic Revival in North and East Sri Lanka: What Are the Impediments?” Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.38 No.19, May 10-16, pp1844-1850, Mumbai.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2002, “The International Monetary Fund in Sri Lanka: A Critical Dialogue”, Contemporary South Asia, Vol.11 No.1, March, pp77-87, Oxford. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0958493022000000378#.U8nXmEDm5eY
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2001, “Sri Lanka Budget 2001: Social Agenda Vs Military Development”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.36 No.13, March 31-April 6, pp1074-1077, Mumbai.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2000, “Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade: Hype and Reality”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol.35 No.14, April 1-7, pp1157-1158, Mumbai. https://www.epw.in/journal/2000/14/commentary/indo-sri-lanka-free-trade.html
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,1999, “The Nature, Causes and Effects of Contraband Trade and Capital between India and Sri Lanka”, Contemporary South Asia, Vol.8 No.2, July 1999, pp211-217, Oxford. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09584939908719865#.U8nW9kDm5eY
- WORKING PAPERS
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, 2023, Chinese lending to Sri Lanka: a factual cum ‘reality’ check – a rejoinder to Umesh Moramudali and Thilina Panduwawala, preprint, February 26, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4369990
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, 2023, Anatomy of the Sovereign Insolvency of Sri Lanka, preprint, January 26, Social Science Research Network (SSRN). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4370450
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna, 2022, The decay of university education in Sri Lanka: A rejoinder to the performance audit report of the National Audit Office on arts education, preprint, January 21, Social Science Research Network (SSRN). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4014523
- Imtiaz, Zahrah, Subedi, D.B., and Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2019, “Sri Lanka’s 4/21 Moment: A Way Forward to Countering Violent Extremism”, May, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34188.36481. Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333224629_Sri_Lanka’s_421_Moment_A_Way_Forward_to_Countering_Violent_Extremism
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2017, A Mapping of Workers’ Rights, Entitlements, and Welfare in the Post-Civil War Northern Province of Sri Lanka, July, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.23413.68324, IndustriALL Global Union, Mumbai. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319086604_A_Mapping_of_Workers%27_Rights_Entitlements_and_Welfare_in_the_Post-Civil_War_Northern_Province_of_Sri_Lanka
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2016, The Pains of Labor in the Post-Civil War Development in the City of Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, March, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3034.3923, Solidarity Center, Colombo. . https://www.solidaritycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Sri-Lanka.Workers-in-PostCivil-War-Jaffna.7.16.pdf
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2014, Vocational Education and Training Plan and Strategy for the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, September, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1574.1685, Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission, Colombo. https://www.tvec.gov.lk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/VET_Plan_Eng_Northern.pdf
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2011, Fiscal Devolution: a stepping stone towards conflict resolution, PPID Working Paper Series, No.14, June, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2011, Putting Entrepreneurship at the Heart of Economic Revival in the North, East, and Beyond, PPID Working Paper Series, No.13, March, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2009, Economic Freedom: The Path to Economic and Political Emancipation of the Conflict-Affected Region in Sri Lanka, PPID Working Paper Series, No.12, October, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2008, Critical Perspectives on Civil War and Economy in Sri Lanka, PPID Working Paper Series, No.10, August, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306014761_Critical_Perspectives_on_Civil_War_and_Economy_In_Sri_Lanka
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2008, Critical Perspectives on Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka, PPID Working Paper Series, No.9, July, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306014758_Critical_Perspectives_on_Conflict_Resolution_In_Sri_Lanka
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2007, Impact of Security Measures on Livelihoods in the Eastern Province: A Pilot Study, PPID Working Paper Series, No.8, December, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro. http://www.povertyportal.lk/resource-library/impact-of-security-measures-on-cb3e289a4b8b501940abcb14f03ba371.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306014931_Impact_of_Security_Measures_on_Livelihoods_in_the_Eastern_Province_of_Sri_Lanka
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2007, The Government Budget: A Critical Appraisal with reference to Transparency and Accountability, PPID Working Paper Series, No.7, November, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2820917 https://eldis.org/document/A37144
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2006, Informal Economy in the Conflict Affected Region of Sri Lanka, PPID Working Paper Series, No.6, December, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306014755_Informal_Economy_in_the_Conflict_Region_of_Sri_Lanka_An_Exploration
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2006, In Pursuit of a Mythical State of Tamil Eelam: Rejoinder to Kristian Stokke – a long distance propagandist, PPID Working Paper Series, special issue, May, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro. (Updated and reprinted in 2007)
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2005, Poverty in the Conflict-Affected Region of Sri Lanka: An Assessment, PPID Working Paper Series, No.5, December, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2005, Post-Tsunami North & East Sri Lanka: Swindlers hold sway, PPID Working Paper Series, No.4, June, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro.
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2003, Economic Imperative for Peace in Sri Lanka, PPID Working Paper Series, No.3, July, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro. (Updated and reprinted in 2005)
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2003, What Impede Economic Revival in the North & East Province of Sri Lanka, PPID Working Paper Series, No.2, June, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro. (Updated and reprinted in 2005)
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,2003, An Introduction to the Conflict Time Economy of the North & East Province of Sri Lanka, PPID Working Paper Series, No.1, May, Point Pedro Institute of Development, Point Pedro. (Updated and reprinted in 2005)
- Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna,1997, Poverty and Inequality in Asia: A Survey of Recent Literature and Research Agenda, Indonesia Discussion Paper Series, No.6, February, The World Bank, Washington D.C. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/512961468770642525/pdf/multi-page.pdf
Awards and Scholarships
British Academy Award (Grant No. TGC\200263) (Co-Investigator) to undertake a research study on COVID-19 and the South Asian State: A Cross-National and Cross-Regional Comparison in collaboration with scholars from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK), University of Gothenburg (Sweden), Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi, India), and Indian Institute of Technology (Hyderabad, India) under its Humanities and Social Sciences Tackling Global Challenges Programme. January 2021 – January 2023.
Postdoctoral Research SCHOLARSHIPS
Endeavour Research Fellow, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. September 2011 – February 2012
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA. October 2008 – July 2009