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An empirical investigation of labor shortage in the manufacturing sector in Sri Lanka

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  • Athula Ranasinghe
  • Sunimalee Madurawala
  • Jen Je Su
  • Thushara Senadeera

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  • Athula Ranasinghe & Sunimalee Madurawala & Jen Je Su & Thushara Senadeera, 2016. "An empirical investigation of labor shortage in the manufacturing sector in Sri Lanka," Discussion Papers in Economics economics:201605, Griffith University, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics.
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    1. Karunagoda, Kamal, 2004. "Changes in Labour Market and Domestic Agriculture," Sri Lankan Journal of Agricultural Economics, Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA), vol. 6, pages 1-17.
    2. Kenneth J. Arrow & William M. Capron, 1959. "Dynamic Shortages and Price Rises: The Engineer-Scientist Case," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 73(2), pages 292-308.
    3. Vodopivec, Milan & Arunatilake, Nisha, 2008. "Population aging and the labor market : the case of Sri Lanka," Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes 44927, The World Bank.
    4. Ramani Gunatilaka & Markus Mayer & Milan Vodopivec, 2010. "The Challenge of Youth Employment in Sri Lanka," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 2451, December.
    5. Vodopivec, Milan & Arunatilake, Nisha, 2008. "The Impact of Population Aging on the Labor Market: The Case of Sri Lanka," IZA Discussion Papers 3456, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    Keywords

    Labor shortage; Regional labor markets; Mismatch; Sri Lanka labor market;
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    JEL classification:

    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General

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