Mr. Gayan Udugama
Probationary Lecturer (On Study Leave)
B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. (Amherst, MA, USA), Ph.D. Candidate (Amherst, MA, USA)
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Email: gudugama@umass.edu
Research Interests – Environmental Economics and Development Economics
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Educational Qualifications
B.Sc. (Hons) in Environmental Management and Forestry, (2017), University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
M.Sc., Resource Economics (2020), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Ph.D. Candidate, Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
WORKING PAPERS
- Learning about flood risk: Hurricane Sandy and NYC flood insurance purchases (With Jamie Mullins, UMass Amherst)
- Valuing the disamenity of open dumpsites: A Sri Lankan case study
(With Jamie Mullins, UMass Amherst)- Under Review Journal of Environment and Development - The effect of weather extremes on recreational use: Evidence from the US army corps lakes (With David Kesier, UMass Amherst)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
- Abstract: Gayan Udugama and Jamie Mullins, (2023) Learning about Flood Risk: Hurricane Sandy and NYC Flood Insurance Purchases, AERE Summer Conference, Portland, Maine, USA
- Abstract: Udugama, G.K. and Gunawardena, U.A.D.P. (2016) An assessment of the variation of damage with the distance from an open dump site: A case study of Methotamulla dumpsite, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 21st International Forestry and Environment Symposium, Sri Lanka, Published by Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- Abstract: Udugama, G.K. and Gunawardena, U.A.D.P. (2017) Economic analysis of externalities caused by an open dump site: A case study of Meethotamulla dump site Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 22nd International Forestry and Environment Symposium, Sri Lanka, Published by Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- Abstract: Udugama, G.K. and Gunawardena, U.A.D.P. (2017) Use of hedonic models to value urban disamenities: A case study of Meethotamulla dumpsite, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 73rd Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, published by Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science