Flinders University
Assoc Prof Sarath Delpachitra
Assoc Prof
Sarath
Delpachitra
Flinders University
http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/sarath.delpachitra
| Position/s: | Associate Professor (Finance) Flinders Business School |
| Phone: | +61 8 82013893 |
| Email: | sarath.delpachitra@flinders.edu.au |
| Location: | Law Commerce (3.64) |
| Postal address: | GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia |
Biography
Held senior executive positions in the Treasury and the state-owned enterprises. Joined the school after years of servicing other higher education institutions. Most recent activities include international consulting engagements in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) funded projects.
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) (Sri Lanka), PGDipCom (Canterbury, NZ), MCom(Hons) (Lincoln, NZ), PhD (USQ)
Teaching
Teaching interests
- Banking, Economics & Finances
Research and supervision
Research interests
- Banking and Financial Management
- Economic and Financial Forecasting
- Micro Credit and Insurance
- Microfinance
- Corporate Finance and Planning
- Cooperative Banking and Rural Credit and Small and Medium Industrial Development
Publications
Refereed journal articles
Delpachitra, S. and Van Dai, P. (2012). The Determinants of TFP Growth in Middle Income Economies in ASEAN: Implication of Financial Crises. International Journal of Business and Economics, 11(1), pp.63-88. [online]. Available from: http://www.ijbe.org/table%20of%20content/pdf/vol11-1/vol11-1-05.pdf.
Delpachitra, S., Ralston, D. and Wickremasinghe, G. (2012). Outsourcing Relationships in not-for-Profit Superannuation Funds in Australia: Survey Evidence. Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, 8(3), pp.78-89.
Parrish, T. and Delpachitra, S. (2012). On Selection of Superannuation Fund: Impact of Choice and Information. Economic Papers, 31(3), pp.369-379. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-3441.2012.00181.x.
Delpachitra, S.B. (2008). Activity Based Costing and Process Benchmarking: An Application to General Insurance. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 15(2), pp.137-147. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14635770810864857 or http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1463-5771&volume=15&issue=2&articleid=1728325&show=pdf.
Beal, D. and Delpachitra, S.B. (2005). Banking in the bush (1993-2003): A decade of change. Economic Papers, 24(1), pp.61-74. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2005.tb00995.x.
Yakob, N.A., Beal, D. and Delpachitra, S.B. (2005). Seasonality in the Asia Pacific stock markets. Journal of Asset Management, 6(4), pp.298-318. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jam.2240183.
Beal, D., Delpachitra, S.B. and Grundy, B. (2005). Disclosure, hidden charges and indexed pensions. Agenda, 12(1), pp.33-46. [online]. Available from: http://epress.anu.edu.au?p=85421.
Beal, D., Delpachitra, S.B., Mason, R. and Troedson, D. (2004). Which consumer debtors decide to enter a Part IX agreement? Australian Business Law Review, 32(1), pp.7-16.
Beal, D. and Delpachitra, S.B. (2004). Community understanding of superannuation. Agenda, 11(2), pp.127-142. [online]. Available from: http://epress.anu.edu.au/agenda/011/02/11-2-A-3.pdf.
Lane, M., Van der Vyver, G., Delpachitra, S.B. and Howard, S. (2004). An Electronic Commerce Initiative in Regional Sri Lanka: The Vision for the Central Province Electronic Commerce Portal. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 16(1), pp.1-18. [online]. Available from: http://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/article/view/96/96.
Refereed journal articles
Delpachitra, S. and Van Dai, P. (2012). The Determinants of TFP Growth in Middle Income Economies in ASEAN: Implication of Financial Crises. International Journal of Business and Economics, 11(1), pp.63-88. [online]. Available from: http://www.ijbe.org/table%20of%20content/pdf/vol11-1/vol11-1-05.pdf.
Delpachitra, S., Ralston, D. and Wickremasinghe, G. (2012). Outsourcing Relationships in not-for-Profit Superannuation Funds in Australia: Survey Evidence. Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, 8(3), pp.78-89.
Parrish, T. and Delpachitra, S. (2012). On Selection of Superannuation Fund: Impact of Choice and Information. Economic Papers, 31(3), pp.369-379. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-3441.2012.00181.x.
Delpachitra, S.B. (2008). Activity Based Costing and Process Benchmarking: An Application to General Insurance. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 15(2), pp.137-147. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14635770810864857 or http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1463-5771&volume=15&issue=2&articleid=1728325&show=pdf.
Beal, D. and Delpachitra, S.B. (2005). Banking in the bush (1993-2003): A decade of change. Economic Papers, 24(1), pp.61-74. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2005.tb00995.x.
Beal, D., Delpachitra, S.B. and Grundy, B. (2005). Disclosure, hidden charges and indexed pensions. Agenda, 12(1), pp.33-46. [online]. Available from: http://epress.anu.edu.au?p=85421.
Yakob, N.A., Beal, D. and Delpachitra, S.B. (2005). Seasonality in the Asia Pacific stock markets. Journal of Asset Management, 6(4), pp.298-318. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jam.2240183.
Beal, D. and Delpachitra, S.B. (2004). Community understanding of superannuation. Agenda, 11(2), pp.127-142. [online]. Available from: http://epress.anu.edu.au/agenda/011/02/11-2-A-3.pdf.
Lane, M., Van der Vyver, G., Delpachitra, S.B. and Howard, S. (2004). An Electronic Commerce Initiative in Regional Sri Lanka: The Vision for the Central Province Electronic Commerce Portal. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 16(1), pp.1-18. [online]. Available from: http://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/article/view/96/96.
Beal, D., Delpachitra, S.B., Mason, R. and Troedson, D. (2004). Which consumer debtors decide to enter a Part IX agreement? Australian Business Law Review, 32(1), pp.7-16.
Beal, D. and Delpachitra, S.B. (2003). Defying the clock - a profile of Australians who ignore retirement planning. Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 7(2), pp.1-14.
Delpachitra, S.B. (2003). An Application of Process Benchmarking to Financial Services. Journal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, 39(1), pp.7-13.
Delpachitra, S.B. (2003). Do credit scoring models help to reduce bankruptcy-related loan defaults? International Quarterly Journal of Finance, 2(1).
Delpachitra, S.B. (2003). Financial Literacy among Australian University Students. Economic Papers, 22(1), pp.65-78.
Journal articles
Yakob, N.A. and Delpachitra, S.B. (2006). On risk-return relationship: an application of GARCH (p,q)-M model to Asia Pacific region. International Journal of Science and Research, (1), pp.33-39.
Conference publications
Bui, Y.H. and Delpachitra, S. (2012). Performance of superannuation: efficiency, governance and reporting practices. In Hazel Bateman, ed. 20th Annual Colloquium of Superannuation Researchers 12-13 July 2012. 20th Annual Colloquium of Superannuation Researchers 12-13 July 2012. [online]. Available from: http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/research/cps/australiancolloquiumofsuperannuationresearchers/Pages/default.aspx.
Professional and community engagement
Board Member (International English Language Institute - IELI)
