Premachandra Athukorala

Prof. Premachandra Athukorala is a Professor of Economics at the Arndt-Corden Department of Economics within the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University (ANU). He holds additional affiliations as Honorary Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Manchester and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. His career includes consulting roles with major institutions like the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and UN agencies, focusing on countries across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

He holds a BCom (Hons) and PhD from La Trobe University. His research spans Development Macroeconomics (focusing on capital flows, financial crises, and growth determinants), Trade and Development (trade policies, multinational enterprises, and labor migration), and Structural Adjustment Policies. He has authored/edited 10+ books and over 112 peer-reviewed articles, contributing to journals like Journal of Development Studies and Foreign Trade Review.

His recent work examines saving transitions in Asia, Sri Lanka’s economic challenges, and value-added trade analysis in Indonesia. Awards include Fellowships from the Academy of Social Sciences and University of Manchester. He has led projects on global production sharing, India’s economic transformation, and Asian regional cooperation strategies.