Pulasthi Amarasinghe’s research interests include labor, health, and development economics. He is also interested in fiscal policy and social welfare programs, and their effects on household and individual behavior. His recent work focuses on migration, social protection, and discrimination in low-income countries, using various econometric tools. He holds a BA in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Maryland, an MSc in Economics from Iowa State University, and a PhD in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.