The main objective of this study is to explore the feasibility of farmers‟ organizations as a vehicle for microinsurance delivery for paddy crop cultivated by small-scale farmers in Sri Lanka to protect against risk of ...

This paper is aimed at examining the relationship between risk tolerance behaviour and the education investment of families in different social sectors, i.e. urban, rural, and estate, in Sri Lanka. At the initial step, the ...

This paper seeks to investigate the determinants of dropouts from the voluntary pension scheme (VPS) introduced by the social security board of Sri Lanka. A face-to-face questionnaire distribution was administered to ...

This study examined the financial risk of tolerant behavior at the household level with particular emphasis on different household sectors in Sri Lanka. The analysis measured the household willingness to take financial ...

Banana farming in Sri Lanka has been identified as a potential alternative sub-sector to make dynamism in the rural economy. However, this sector still remains predominantly traditional in most parts of the country. As ...

The micro enterprise approach has been seen as one of the most acomplishable pathways to achive prospected economic growth through innovation and creativity which in turn bring market development, productivity and social ...

The objective of this study is to support the making of a more efficient and realistic pricing policy for Index-Based Microinsurance Scheme (IBMS) by analyzing, using the contingent valuation method, the insurance demands ...

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Urban poverty in Sri Lanka has long been neglected and given less priority in policy interventions and academic contributions following favorable nominal poverty statistics which underscore the need for urgent attention ...

The objective of this study is to examine famers‟ willingness to pay for an index based microinsurance scheme (IBMS) for paddy crops to protect against production loss caused by natural disasters in Sri Lanka and to ...