
- Japanese Direct Investment in Asia: A Study on Sri Lanka and Thailand, in Japanese Role in Economic Development in Asia, Part I, by Asian Economic Studies, Hiroshima University of Economic Studies, Hiroshima, Japan, 1992, PP.115-170 (English)
- Impact of Japanese Direct Investment on National Economies of South and Southeast Asia, in Japanese Role in Economic Development in Asia, Part II, Ed. Hiroshima University of Economics, Hiroshima, Japan, 1993, PP.111-167 (English)
- Impact of Japanese Investment on Diversification of Trade in Asia: The Experience of Trade and Investment in Thailand and Sri Lanka, in Japanese Role in Economic Development in Asia, Part III, Ed. Hiroshima University of Economics, Hiroshima, Japan, 1994, PP.125-15, (Japanese)
- Economic Relationship between Japan and Sri Lanka: 1950-92, in Sri Lanka, Ed. Vocational Training Center, Tokyo, Japan, 1994, PP.27-46, (Japanese)
- Japanese Investment in Asia: The Case of China, in Modern Chinese Economy, Kyushu University Press, Kyushu, Japan, 1996, PP. 222-263, (Japanese)
- Pattern of Japanese Investment in the Australian Tourism and Real Estate Industries, Economic Research Report No. 96.1, School of Economics and Commerce, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia, October 1996, (English)
- Agricultural Development: Past Trends and Policies, in Dilemmas of Development: Fifty Years of Economic Change in Sri Lanka, Ed. By W.D. Lakshman, Sri Lanka Association of Economists, Sri Lanka, 1997, (English)
- Japan Sanskurthiya ha Kalamanakaranaya (Culture and Management in Japan), Translated to Sinhala Language, Toyota Foundation, 1998, (Sinhala)
- A New Policy for the Survival of Agricultural Co-operative Movement under an Open Market Policy: Experience of Sri Lanka, in A Comparative Research on Historical Development of Agricultural Sector, Ed. Manabu Tanaka, The University Tokyo, 1998 (Japanese)
- New Waves of Agricultural Development in Asia, Ed. Mashayoshi Tsutagawa and Piyadasa Ratnayake, Karunaratne & Sons Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2000 (English)
- Pasuchath Yuddhakalina Japan Arthikaya (The Postwar Japanese Economy), Translated to Sinhala Language, Toyota Foundation, 2000, (Sinhala)
- The UC-JICA Joint Study Project on Participatory Rural Development through Mobilization of Local Resources, in Sankagatha Nouson Kaihatsu Hoho no Kakujitsu, JICA, PP. 346-366 (English); PP. 340-345 (Japanese), 2001
- Co-author, Japanese Direct Investments in Sri Lanka, Lakshman W.D. (ed.) The Distant Neighbours: Fifty Years of Relations between Japan and Sri Lanka, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, 2003, pp. 247-280 (English)
- Official Development Assistance from Japan: Donor Motivations and Recipient Perceptions, Lakshman W.D. (ed.) The Distant Neighbours: Fifty Years of Relations between Japan and Sri Lanka, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, 2003, pp.191-221 (English)
- Lost Opportunities: Sri Lanka’s Economic Relationship with Japan, Karunaratne & Sons Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2004 (English)
- Role of ‘Ownership’ in Effectiveness and Efficiency of Foreign Aid: A Case Study of a Japanese Aid Project in Sri Lanka, in Mobilising Money, People and Resources for Development, W.D. Lakshman and Piyadasa Ratnayake, The Economic Association of Saga University, Saga, Japan, 2007, PP.169-210
- Sri Lanka: Exploring ownership of Aid-Funded Projects: A Comparative Study of Japanese, Norwegian and Swedish Project Aid, (Joint), in 「Aid relationships in Asia: Exploring Ownership in Japanese and Nordic Aid」、 by Alf Morten Jerve, Yasatami Shimomura, Annette Skovsted Hansen, Palgrave, UK, February. 2008, PP.83-115
- Contribution of Human Capital Developed in Japan to Institutional Development in Sri Lanka, 「Essays in Social Sciences: In Honour of Professor Dayananda Somasundara」, Ed. Herath Madana Bandara and K.R.K. Lal Gunasekara, S. Godage International Publishers (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo, 2011
- Human Capital Development with Japanese Assistance: Performance and Lesson Learnt, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Society, Showado Co. Ltd., 2013
- Japan’s Grass-roots Technical Cooperation in Social Business Development and Poverty Alleviation: The Conceptual Relationship, Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, in Human Capital, Agriculture, Trade and Globalization: Pathways to Achieving Economic Development in Asia, Ed. Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, The Economic Association of Saga University, Japan, 2016, pp. 177-198
- Lessons from Japanese Cooperation Volunteers for Social Business Development in Sri Lanka, Saliya De Silva and Piyadasa Ratnayake, in Human Capital, Agriculture, Trade and Globalization: Pathways to Achieving Economic Development in Asia, Ed. Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, The Economic Association of Saga University, Japan, 2016, pp. 199-216
- Human Capital Development in Asia with Japanese Technical Intern Training Programme: Opportunities and Challenges, Piyadasa Ratnayake & Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Society, Saga Printing Co., Japan, 2018
- Role of Japanese Official Development Assistance in Economic Development of Sri Lanka: Past, Present and Future Prospects, Piyadasa Ratnayake and Sampath Amaratunge, in Odyssey of Partnership: 70 Years Japan-Sri Lanka Relations, Ed. By H.D. Karunaratne, The University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2022, pp.259-293
② Refereed Papers as Sole/ Joint Author
- Trade Relationship between Japan and Sri Lanka in the Post-Independent Period, in Research Bulletin, No.19, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan, 1986, PP.17-22, (Japanese)
- Technological Improvement and Development of Paddy Production in Meiji Era Japan, in The Bulletin of the Graduate School, No.2, 1988, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan, PP.67-84, (Japanese)
- The Farmers Participation and Agricultural Administration: Agricultural Extension Process in Meiji Era Japan, in The Journal of Economic and Business Studies of Ryukoku University, Vol.28, No.2, August 1988, Kyoto, Japan, PP.95-107, (Japanese)
- Development of Green Tea Industry in Japan: With Special Reference to Green Tea Production and Marketing in Uji Area, in Saga University Economic Review, Vol.22, No.5, January 1990, Saga, Japan, PP.119-167, (English)
- Asian Economy and Japan, Annual Research Bulletin of Regional Economic Research Center, March 1990, Faculty of Economics, Saga University, Japan, PP.1-10, (Japanese)
- The Present Situation and Future of East Asia and Southeast Asia, in The Journal of the Society for Studies on Industrial Economies, Vol.30, Special Issues, May 1990, Kurume University, Japan, PP.1-78 (Joint), (Japanese)
- Japanese Direct Investment in Asia: A Study on Sri Lanka and Thailand, Economic Review, 18, No.10, January 1993, People’s Bank, Colombo, Sri Lanka, PP.10-31, (English and Shinhala)
- Impact of Japanese Direct Investment on the National Economies of South and Southeast Asia: The Case of Sri Lanka and Thailand, in Saga University, Economic Review, Vol. 26, No.2, July 1993, Saga, Japan, PP. 29-87, (English)
- Japanese Direct Investment in Sri Lanka and Thailand, in Ryukoku University Economic Review, Vol.33, No.4, March 1994, Kyoto, Japan, PP.162-196, (Japanese)
- Japanese Direct Investment and its Impact on Diversification of Trade in Asia: A Study on Foreign Investment and Trade in Sri Lanka and Thailand, Saga University Economic Review,26, No.6, March 1994, Saga, Japan, PP.23-56, (Japanese)
- Perspective of Japan’s ODA Relations with Sri Lanka: An Overview of Motivations of the Donor and Perceptions of the Recipient, Saga University Economic Review,33, No.3.4, January 2001, Saga, Japan, PP.1-37, (English)
- Japanese Official Development Assistance to Sri Lanka: An Analysis of Perceptions of the Recipient, Saga University Economic Review, 34, No 4, November 2001, Saga, Japan, PP.29-68, (English)
- The Role of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Socioeconomic Development of Rural Sector in Sri Lanka: Perspectives, Saga University Economic Review, 35, No 1, June 2002, Saga, Japan, PP.45-78, (English)
- The Possibility of Using Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Programmes of Rural Poverty Alleviation in Sri Lanka, Saga University Economic Review, 35, No 3, August 2002, Saga, Japan, PP.1-49, (English)
- Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in Asia: Experience from Sri Lanka, in Journal of Accounting-Business & Management, (Joint), 15 (2), Indonesia, October 2008
- Effectiveness of Foreign Aid in Local Institutional Environment: The Experience of Japanese Aid in Sri Lanka (Joint), Ryukoku Journal of Economic Studies, 48 No. 3.4 March 2009, PP 97-117
- Human Capital Development in Sri Lanka under Japanese Assistance: Strengths and Weakness, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Review, Vol.43, No. 2, July 2010, pp.1-35
- Human Capital Development in Asia under Japanese Assistance: The Experience of Sri Lanka, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, The Journal of Economic and Business Studies of Ryukoku University, Vol.50 No. 1&2, December 2010, pp.93-111
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Human Resource Development in Japanese Higher Educational Institutions: A Study on Foreign Students in Japanese Universities (Part One), Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 44, No 3, November 2011, PP.19-41
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Human Resource Development in Japanese Higher Educational Institutions: A Study on Foreign Students in Japanese Universities (Part Two), Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 44, No 4, March 2012, PP.1-28
- Japan’s Grass-roots Technical Cooperation in Social Business Development and Poverty Alleviation: The Conceptual Relationship, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 44, No 6, March 2012, PP.157-184
- Japanese Assistance for Capacity Building of Social Businesses through Grass-roots Technical Cooperation in Sri Lanka: Performance, Opportunities and Challenges, Saliya De Silva, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 47, No 1, May 2014, PP.29-60
- The Contributions of Japanese Technical Internship Programme to Poverty Alleviation and Human Resource Development in Asia: The Case of Thailand and Sri Lanka, Rie Kage and Piyadasa Ratnayake, The Journal of Chiiki Sangyou Ronso: Studies in Regional Business and Economics, No. 19, Graduate School of Regional Business and Economics, Okinawa International University, 2024