Dr. H. M. S. Priyanath serves as an Associate Professor in Economics in the Department of Economics and Statistics, Faculty of social Sciences and Languages, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Major areas of the current teaching are comprised mainly on Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Economy of Sri Lanka and Research Methods. His research interests include Development of SMEs, Social Capital, Transaction Costs, Gem Business and Mining, Tourism Development and Planning. He has published over 22 peer-reviewed papers in the areas of economics and businesses.