Dinithi JAYASEKARA:

Dinithi Jayasekara is an Economist and a Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities. Her doctoral research focuses on the dynamics of culture and its link to technology innovation and adoption. The research explicitly examines how deep-seated cultural differences and institutions jointly explain cross-country variations in technology adoption behaviours and preferences. It also explores economic behaviours of individuals by blending techniques from experimental economics with insights from psychology. Her research interests include applied econometrics, economic growth, long-run development, and behavioural economics.

She is currently attached to Chen Tianqiao Programme on Urban Innovation and Open Loop Careers project.