Hello!

I'm a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at the School of Economics, University of Sydney.

My research is on the broad areas of political economy, network empirics, institutions, conflict and development.
I'm passionate about using innovative data and tools to explore the world around us.

Research

Publications

- Diverting Domestic Turmoil  (Journal of Public Economics 208, Article No. 104608)   WP Version

- Public Sentiment in Times of Terror  (Journal of Development Economics 162, Article No. 103058)   WP Version

- Key Players in Economic Development  (Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization 223, 40--56)
  (with Roland Hodler, Paul Raschky and Yves Zenou)   WP Version  Online Appendix

Working papers

- Conflicts in Networks 
  (with Paul Raschky, Yves Zenou and Junjie Zhou)

- Competing for Attention – The Effect of Talk Radio on US Politics 
  (with Paul Raschky)

- Partisan Alignment, Insurgency and Public Safety: Evidence from the Indian Red-corridor 
  (with Pushkar Maitra and Yuchen Zhong)

- Getting Along or Getting Ahead? The Domestic Roots of Status-Seeking in International Relations 
  (with Kathryn Baragwanath)

Workshops

Applied Young Economist Webinar (AYEW)

I am the founder and co-organizer of the Applied Young Economist Webinar series, which provides a virtual platform for PhD students and PostDocs to share their work, receive feedback and connect with peers. This event is funded by the Monash-Warwick Alliance.

Social Conflict and Political Economy (SCoPE) Workshop

I co-organize the Social Conflict and Political Economy (SCoPE) Workshop, at the University of Sydney, which brings together international and local researchers working on conflict and other interesting aspects of political economy. This event is funded by the Australian research Council.

Australian Political Economy Network (APEN) Workshop

I co-organize the 2024 edition of the Australian Political Economy Network (APEN) Workshop, to be held at the University of Sydney on 8th November 2024. This event is funded by the School of Economics, University of Sydney and the Resilient Democracy Lab, UNSW.

Here is my CV

Contact me on

Email: ashani.amarasinghe@sydney.edu.au
Office: 562 Social Sciences Building, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia

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