The economic cost of the war in Sri Lanka

Nisha Arunatilake; Sisira Jayasuriya; Saman Kelegama

doi:10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00056-0

The economic cost of the war in Sri Lanka

Nisha Arunatilake, Sisira Jayasuriya, Saman Kelegama

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Abstract

This paper discusses some of the conceptual and methodological problems associated with assessing the economic costs of civil wars and other violent social conflicts, and presents an evaluation of the costs of the (still ongoing) conflict in Sri Lanka. Our estimates suggest that the costs of conflict since 1983 may be at least equivalent to twice Sri Lanka's 1996 GDP.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1483-1500
Number of pages	18
Journal	World Development
Volume	29
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00056-0
Publication status	Published - 3 Sept 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asia
Economic costs of wars
Sri Lanka

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