Dr. Sarath Rajapatirana

(Joint Agency Advisory Group, International Trade Center, World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), Business Perspectives on Overcoming Obstacles to Trade-ITC approach: Panel member on Non-Tariff Measures, Geneva, December 16th and 17th, 2010

“The Role of Ideology in Policy Making in Sri Lanka since Independence”. Lecture given at the Organization of Professional Associations on the occasion of the Independence Day Celebrations, February 04, 2010.

The Marshall Plan and the Lessons for Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa (with Deepak Lal), The American Enterprise Institute, March 18, 2008.

“Reconstruction versus Development Aid: Lessons from the Marshall Plan”, Institute of Policy Studies, July 2006

Gave a seminar on “The Doha Development Round: Progress or Regress”, Institute of Policy Studies, Colombo, February 2006.

Presented paper on “Trading to Prosperity and Freedom: Developing Countries in Perspective” at Mont Pelerin Society Meeting, Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 2004

Presented paper on “ World Bank’s Advocacy Role in Trade Issues vis-à-vis the OECD countries in Relation to Developing Countries in the 1990s: Issues and Evaluation”, Workshop organized by Operations Evaluation Department, World Bank, Dar el Salaam, December 2003.

Panelist, “Are there Development Issues in the Doha Development Round?” American Enterprise Panel Discussion, November 2003.

Co-organizer (with Professor James Riedel ) of the Conference, “ Trade, Exchange Rate Regimes Growth: A Conference to Honor Professor Max Corden”, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC, April 19, 2002

Guest Speaker, Tulane University (Virginia campus) Series, “After the Crisis: Lessons from the East Asian Experience” March 27, 2002

Speaker at the Dinner to Honor Professor Anne O. Krueger (First Deputy Managing Director, IMF) on the occasion of the presentation of a book compiled in her honor, American Economic Association Annual Meeting, January 4-6, 2002.

Panelist on the panel to discuss the Doha Declaration, American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC November 19, 2001.

Address to the Vietnam Donor Community Trade Group, Hanoi, October 30, 2001 on Vietnam’s Export Policies and Performance.

“Mainstreaming the Integrated Framework: Policy Issues and Challenges” Panelist in the Expert Group, World Trade Organization, Geneva, January 2001

“Mainstreaming the Integrated Framework: Policy Issues and Challenges” Panelist in the Expert Group, World Trade Organization, Geneva, January 2001

“Developing Countries’ Trade Policies: Recent Reforms and New Challenges”, Seminar to Staff, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo, November 2000.

“Who is Afraid of Globalization?” Seminar at the Institute of Policy Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 2000.

Recent Thinking on Development Economics" Graduate Seminar, Tulane University (Virginia Campus), November 1999.

"Developing Countries in the Next Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations", Center for Research on Economic Development and Policy Reform, Stanford University, October 1999.

"Developing Countries' Trade Policies in the 1990s", Friday Forum for Scholars, American Enterprise Institute, April 1999.

"Currency Boards versus Central Banks: Lessons from Sri Lanka's Monetary Experience, Professor H.A. de S. Gunasekera Memorial Lecture, and (The leading Economics Lecture in Sri Lanka). University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, November 1998.

"The Remaining Agenda for Trade Reform in Venezuela", Seminar given to Trade, Commerce and Finance Ministries' Officials, Caracas, Venezuela, August 1998.

"Anchoring Reforms in Latin America: A Second Generation Agenda", American Enterprise Institute, July 1998, (presentation).

War and Peace Colloquium, University of California, Los Angeles, October 1997 (presentation on Ethnic Strife in Sri Lanka).

"Economic Reforms in Latin America: Second Generation Issues", School of Asian and Pacific Studies, Australian National University, August 1997.

"Towards Open Regionalism" Conference organized by the Central Bank of Uruguay and the World Bank. Montevideo, July 1997 (commented on papers).

"Competition Policy, Antidumping and the FTAA" Outlook for Free Trade in the America, Institute of the Americas Conference, March 1997 (presented a paper).

"Mercosur and the Health Sector" Conference organized by the Pan American Health Organization and the Medical Association of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, November 1996 (presentation).

International Cooperative Alliance Regional Conference, San Jose, Costa Rica, November 1996 (presentation).

Eleventh National Congress of the Industrialists Association, Costa Rica Chamber of Industries, San Jose, Costa Rica, June 1996. (Presentation on "Globalization and Small and Medium Enterprises").

Annual Investment Conference of Development Finance on Enterprise and Capital in the Caribbean. Chaired the session on Caribbean Financial Markets, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 1996. (Chaired plenary sessions).

Ministry of Economics, Government of Colombia and the World Bank seminar on private sector development in Colombia. Gave a seminar on "Economic Policy Uncertainty and the Private Sector in Colombia", Bogota, Colombia, January 1995.

Conference on Hemispheric Policy Forum "Reforms and Implementation: Next Steps", Institute of the Americas. Discussant on panel on Competition Policy and Anti-Dumping. University of California, San Diego, USA, February 1995.

Conference organized by the Caribbean Agriculture and Research Institute, The Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (Netherlands), and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Gave a paper on "Post Trade Liberalization Policy and Institutional Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean", Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, March 1995.

Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics organized jointly with Getulio Vargas Foundation. Presented a joint paper with (Carlos Primo Braga and Julio Nogues) on "Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy, Trade Reform, Progress and Risks of Reversal", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1995.

Third Annual Business Conference: Caribbean Business in the Year 2000 and Beyond. Presented a paper on "Global Competitiveness and Regional Integration: Implications for the Caribbean", Ocho Rios, Jamaica, June 1995.

Annual Regional Conference of the International Cooperative Alliance. Gave a paper on "The Emerging Economic Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean", Miami, USA, December 1995.

Seminar on "Macroeconomic Policies and Adjustment" to the Economics faculty, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, January 1994.

Institute for Foreign Trade and Investment, gave a seminar on "Macroeconomic Experience of Developing Countries", Ho Chih Minh City, Vietnam, January 1994.

Conference on "Caribbean Identity, Politics and Economics". Presented a paper on "The East Asia Experience and its Relevance to the Caribbean within the NAFTA Environment", Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, USA, May 1994.

International Cooperative Alliance, Annual Regional Conference. Presented a paper on "The Evolution of Trade Treaties and Trade Creations: Lessons for Latin America", Quito, Ecuador, August 1994.

Conference on Private Sector Development in Latin America organized jointly by the Catholic University, Santiago Chile and the World Bank. Chaired the plenary session and introduced the main topic, Marabella, Chile, October 1994.

Conference on World Trading System after the Uruguay Round. Presented a paper on "Latin America and the Caribbean after the Uruguay Round", University of California, Los Angeles, USA, December 1994.

Seminar organized by British Council on International Finance: Implications for Transformation and Development. Gave a seminar on "Inter-relations among Trade, Finance Investment Liberalizations", Eyesham Hall, Oxford, United Kingdom, November 1994.

Inter-American Development Bank and Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean-organized conference on "Trade Liberalization in the Western Hemisphere, member of panel, Sao Paulo, Brazil, (panelist), April 1993.

Annual meeting of the Chilean Economic Association. Presented paper “Policy Recommendations for Export Promotion: Santiago, Chile, May 1993.

Seminar on “Macroeconomic Adjustment and Trade Policy” to the Economics Faculty at Di Tella Institute. Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 1993.

Macroeconomic Policies and Economic Performance, Seminar at the Institute of Policy Studies, Colombo Sri Lanka, August 1992.

Annual Investment Conference, Development Finance, March 1992, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Presented paper on “Trade Policies and Economic Development”, March 1992.

Conference on Free Trade Areas in Latin America, University of Chile, Faculty of Economics and Administration. Presented the paper “Latin American Free Trade Agreements: An International Perspective”, Santiago, Chile, January 1992.

Conference on Privatization Issues in Latin America, organized by the Institute of the Americas, served as a panelist on regulatory policy environments University of California, San Diego, 1991.

Macroeconomic Policies and Long Term Growth, World Bank Research Project, Workshop for advisers and authors, Mexico City, Mexico, 1989.

World Development Report, 1987. As main author and team leader gave dissemination seminars in Washington (World Bank), London (Overseas Development Institute), Paris (World Bank Office), Bonn (Ministry of Economics), Delhi (Planning Commission and International Center for Research), Ahmedabad (Indian Institute of Management), Bombay (Industrial Development Bank, India), Kuala Lumpur (Institute for Strategic Studies), Jakarta ((Indonesian Economists Association), Seoul (Korean Development Institute). Manila (Philippines Economic Development Association), Beijing (Institute of Social Studies), Colombo (Marga Institute and Sri Lanka Economists Association), Canberra (Australian Development Bureau).

Macroeconomic Policies and Long Term Growth, World Bank Research Project, as the director of the project was a panelist in the workshop for the advisers and authors of the study, Madrid, Spain, 1987.

Institute for World Economics. Presented a joint paper with Deepak Lal on “Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Growth in Developing Countries” at the Conference “Free Trade and the World Economy”. Kiel, Germany, April 1986.

Trade Liberalization Comparative Research Study. Discussant as a member of advisory board, Bangkok, Thailand, October 1986.

Multilateral Trade Negotiations Conference organized by the Thailand Development Research Institute and the World Bank, Bangkok, Thailand, May 1985.

Trade Liberalization Comparative Study, was a panelist as a member of the advisory panel Workshop in Vina del Mar, Chile, April 1985.

Conference on North-South Dialogue, panel member on “International Monetary Arrangements and the Developing Countries”, organized by Economics and Philosophy Departments, Simon Fraser University. Vancouver, Canada, October 1983.