Population Science involves investigating why certain populations are healthier than others and then using that information to address health-related issues of the population. Population ageing is one of the most prominent issues and a universal phenomenon in the current world. Identifying determinants of healthy ageing is an important research area. Another important research area associated with the population is labour market integration. Identifying gaps in the supply and demand of the labour market and developing a framework to address those are essential for economic development. Our research focuses on these research problems.
Research Projects
International Migrants and Labour Force Participation: Dynamics and Labour Market Behaviour – Funded by AHEAD (UN-World Bank & WSU)
This study focuses on the contribution of international migrants to the labour market and enables better and faster ways to integrate them into the economy. It explores the dynamics in the arrival and labour force participation pertaining to demographic, social and economic characteristics. The study also investigates the factors affecting labour force participation and projects the labour supply labour market of Australia. Moreover, the study also examines the Migration Integration Policy Index to identify the lesser scores of labour market mobility in Australia to invest the incoming migrants to invest in the right jobs and skills.
Factors Affecting Healthy Ageing – Funded by AHEAD (UN-World Bank & WSU)
Increasing life expectancy has led to higher expectations amongst people over the world not only to live longer, but to live longer with lower levels of morbidity and fewer years of disability, and high quality of life. In Sri Lanka, between 1981 and 2012, the proportion of the population aged 60 years and above, has increased from 6.6% to 12.4%. The older population is expected to increase up to 24.8% in Sri Lanka. Therefore, promoting healthy ageing among the Sri Lankan ageing population is vital. This study will examine the socioeconomic, cultural, environmental, disability and other health-related factors affecting healthy ageing, in order to model socio-economic, cultural, disabilities and other health-related factors for prediction and control to improve healthy ageing of the elderly population in Sri Lanka.
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Factors Affecting Healthy Ageing in Sri Lanka
International Migrants and Labour: How do they Perform in Labour Market in Australia
Publications
- Subasinghe, S.A.Y.N. & Liyanage, Liwan. (2022).Decomposition of age and cause specific mortality of elderly population: contributions to the gender gap in life expectancy in Sri Lanka. 20th Australian Population Association Conference. 23 – 25 November 2022. Australian National University, Canberra.
- Samarakoon, I.S. & Liyanage, Liwan.(2022). Changing Population Characteristics of Recent Migrants in Australia: A Case Study of Sri Lankan-born Migrants. 20th Australian Population Association Conference. 23 – 25 November 2022. Australian National University, Canberra.