Kopalapillai Amirthalingam
Biographic Data
| ID | 1405343 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kopalapillai Amirthalingam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kopalapillai |
| FAMILY NAME | Amirthalingam |
| SIGNATURE | AMIRTHALINGAM K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colombo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Returning Home
Since the end of the civil war in 2009, Sri Lankan refugees in India have begun to return home slowly. This article examines the reintegration experiences of first-generation returnees vis-à-vis second-generation returnees who were either born in India or were small children at the time of migration and thus have limited memory of their lives in Sri Lanka before migration. Particular attention is given to challenges encountered, coping mechanisms…
Impact of migration of Sri Lankan professionals to Qatar on skill acquisition and brain drain
Since the boom in the economies of Gulf countries in the mid-1970s, the region has gradually become an appealing destination for professional migrants. In the Gulf, professionals gain skills and knowledge which could be beneficial for their home countries. However, the majority of studies on professional migrants have only focused on those who migrate to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. This study on Sri La…
An empirical study of the factors that motivate Sri Lankan professionals to migrate to Qatar
Traditionally, countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have been the most preferred destination for professional migrants from Sri Lanka. However, with the boom in the petroleum industry of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the 1970s, the Gulf has increasingly become an appealing destination for Sri Lankan professional migrants. Among Gulf countries, Qatar is the most common destination. A comb…
The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sri Lankan migrants in Qatar
The spread of Covid-19 in Qatar and the pandemic-led economic slump in the country have substantial financial implications for Sri Lankan migrant workers in Qatar and the Sri Lankan economy as a whole, as Qatar has been one of the primary destinations among Sri Lankan migrants in recent years. Based on 12 in-depth interviews and an online survey of 101 Sri Lankan workers in Qatar, this paper assesses the pandemic’s financial implications on three…
Impact of Displacement on Women and Female-headed Households
Journal Article Impact of Displacement on Women and Female-headed Households: A Mixed Method Analysis with a Microeconomic Touch Get access Kopalapillai Amirthalingam, Kopalapillai Amirthalingam Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rajith W. D. Lakshman Rajith W. D. Lakshman Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Search for other works…
Financing of internal displacement
This paper investigates how internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, financed their first year of displacement. We conducted extensive fieldwork in August 2007 in numerous welfare centres in Batticaloa that have received persons displaced from the Mutur divisional secretariat (DS) in the Trincomalee district. The sample was selected from the village of Sampur in Mutur DS. The displaced from Sampur are of Tamil origin and our …
Displaced Livelihoods in Sri Lanka
This paper investigates how internal displacement affects the livelihoods of the displaced, using a group of IDPs currently living in Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka. These Tamil IDPs have come from Sampur which is located in Trincomalee, in eastern Sri Lanka. As expected, displacement has had a statistically significant negative impact on livelihoods. However, the impact varies among four categories of livelihoods identified by us: Type I Labour…
Impact of Displacement on Women and Female-headed Households
Journal Article Impact of Displacement on Women and Female-headed Households: A Mixed Method Analysis with a Microeconomic Touch Get access Kopalapillai Amirthalingam, Kopalapillai Amirthalingam Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rajith W. D. Lakshman Rajith W. D. Lakshman Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Search for other works…
The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sri Lankan migrants in Qatar
The spread of Covid-19 in Qatar and the pandemic-led economic slump in the country have substantial financial implications for Sri Lankan migrant workers in Qatar and the Sri Lankan economy as a whole, as Qatar has been one of the primary destinations among Sri Lankan migrants in recent years. Based on 12 in-depth interviews and an online survey of 101 Sri Lankan workers in Qatar, this paper assesses the pandemic’s financial implications on three…
Displaced Livelihoods in Sri Lanka
This paper investigates how internal displacement affects the livelihoods of the displaced, using a group of IDPs currently living in Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka. These Tamil IDPs have come from Sampur which is located in Trincomalee, in eastern Sri Lanka. As expected, displacement has had a statistically significant negative impact on livelihoods. However, the impact varies among four categories of livelihoods identified by us: Type I Labour…
Financing of internal displacement
This paper investigates how internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, financed their first year of displacement. We conducted extensive fieldwork in August 2007 in numerous welfare centres in Batticaloa that have received persons displaced from the Mutur divisional secretariat (DS) in the Trincomalee district. The sample was selected from the village of Sampur in Mutur DS. The displaced from Sampur are of Tamil origin and our …
Returning Home
Since the end of the civil war in 2009, Sri Lankan refugees in India have begun to return home slowly. This article examines the reintegration experiences of first-generation returnees vis-à-vis second-generation returnees who were either born in India or were small children at the time of migration and thus have limited memory of their lives in Sri Lanka before migration. Particular attention is given to challenges encountered, coping mechanisms…
Displaced Livelihoods in Sri Lanka
This paper investigates how internal displacement affects the livelihoods of the displaced, using a group of IDPs currently living in Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka. These Tamil IDPs have come from Sampur which is located in Trincomalee, in eastern Sri Lanka. As expected, displacement has had a statistically significant negative impact on livelihoods. However, the impact varies among four categories of livelihoods identified by us: Type I Labour…
Financing of internal displacement
This paper investigates how internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, financed their first year of displacement. We conducted extensive fieldwork in August 2007 in numerous welfare centres in Batticaloa that have received persons displaced from the Mutur divisional secretariat (DS) in the Trincomalee district. The sample was selected from the village of Sampur in Mutur DS. The displaced from Sampur are of Tamil origin and our …
Impact of Displacement on Women and Female-headed Households
Journal Article Impact of Displacement on Women and Female-headed Households: A Mixed Method Analysis with a Microeconomic Touch Get access Kopalapillai Amirthalingam, Kopalapillai Amirthalingam Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rajith W. D. Lakshman Rajith W. D. Lakshman Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Search for other works…
An empirical study of the factors that motivate Sri Lankan professionals to migrate to Qatar
Traditionally, countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have been the most preferred destination for professional migrants from Sri Lanka. However, with the boom in the petroleum industry of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the 1970s, the Gulf has increasingly become an appealing destination for Sri Lankan professional migrants. Among Gulf countries, Qatar is the most common destination. A comb…
The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sri Lankan migrants in Qatar
The spread of Covid-19 in Qatar and the pandemic-led economic slump in the country have substantial financial implications for Sri Lankan migrant workers in Qatar and the Sri Lankan economy as a whole, as Qatar has been one of the primary destinations among Sri Lankan migrants in recent years. Based on 12 in-depth interviews and an online survey of 101 Sri Lankan workers in Qatar, this paper assesses the pandemic’s financial implications on three…
Impact of migration of Sri Lankan professionals to Qatar on skill acquisition and brain drain
Since the boom in the economies of Gulf countries in the mid-1970s, the region has gradually become an appealing destination for professional migrants. In the Gulf, professionals gain skills and knowledge which could be beneficial for their home countries. However, the majority of studies on professional migrants have only focused on those who migrate to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. This study on Sri La…
Returning Home
Since the end of the civil war in 2009, Sri Lankan refugees in India have begun to return home slowly. This article examines the reintegration experiences of first-generation returnees vis-à-vis second-generation returnees who were either born in India or were small children at the time of migration and thus have limited memory of their lives in Sri Lanka before migration. Particular attention is given to challenges encountered, coping mechanisms…
Economics (7 works) · Socioeconomics (7 works) · Sri lanka (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (3 works) · Development economics (3 works)