Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Invites Submissions for Conference Research Papers

Sri Lanka’s central bank has announced a call for research submissions for its upcoming conference scheduled to take place in Colombo this December. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) indicated that preference will be given to papers that offer significant policy implications and present clear empirical or theoretical insights.

Researchers are encouraged to contribute original work that aligns with several key topics, including:

  • Monetary Policy, Inflation Trends, and Macroeconomic Stabilization
  • Macroeconomic Modeling and Policy Evaluation
  • Dynamics of the External Sector and Exchange Rates
  • Macroprudential Policy, Financial Stability, and Financial Technology (FinTech)
  • Economic Growth, Structural Change, and Climate-Macro-Financial Interconnections
  • Fiscal Policy, Public Debt Management, and Debt Sustainability
  • Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Utilization in Macroeconomic Analysis

The objective of the conference is to promote pioneering theoretical and empirical research pertaining to current macroeconomic policy challenges. It will provide a valuable forum for researchers from both policy-making and academic backgrounds to engage in productive discussions and share insights from a variety of viewpoints.