CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) OF DR.

TARUN KANTI DAS

1. Title of the Assignment and Department: Macro-Econometric Modelling Consultant
2. Sirname:
DAS

First names: TARUN KANTI

3. Date of birth: 19 August 1947
4. Nationality: INDIA
5. Permanent Address: 10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008. India.
Telephone No.: (91-11) 25884540 Mobile: (+91) 9818024569
E-Mail Address: das.tarun@hotmail.com

Skype: tarun.das58

6. Are any of your family members (spouse/partner, father/mother, Brother/sister, Son/

daughter etc. employed in the African Development Bank?
NO
7. Language Level: Indicate competence (Fair, Good, Excellent)
Language
Reading
Written
Spoken
English
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
French
Nil
Nil
Nil
Hindi
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Bengali
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

8. Key qualifications: Please provide (i) a summary of your experience and training
highlighting the most relevant for the proposed assignment, and (ii) the responsibilities which you
exercised. (Utilise one half-page maximum).

I have more than 30 years experience as Macro-econoetriic Modelling Expert and

Government Macroeconomist with specialisation in:
(a) Macro-econometric Modeling, Forecasting, Simulations for Various Scenarios;
(b) Monitoring and Analysis of macroeconomic trends, and leading economic indicators;
(c) Short-term and Medium Term Forecasting of GDP, inflation, interest rates and exchange
rates and analysis of factors affecting GDP, inflation, exchange rate and interest rates;
(d) Organizing and conducting capacity development training programs and multistakeholders workshops on above mentioned subjects.

I have worked as Macro-econometric Modelling Specialist in the Gambia, India,

Bangladesh, CAREC Countries, Dubai, Nepal, Mongolia covering all aspects as follow:
(a)Fitting linear / nonlinear time trends and logit models;
(b)Short-term projections with seasonal indices and;
(c)Macroeconomic forecasting with with GDP elasticity and intensity;
(d)Economrtric forecasting with OLS/GLS Regression models; 2SLS-3SLS models;
(e)Dynamic stochastic models, asymptotic analysis, adaptive expectations;
(f)Lagged variables and autoregressive models;
(g)Box-Jenkins ARIMA, VAR and ARCH models;
(h)Unit Root, Stationarity, Granger Causality and Co-integration tests with EVIEWs;

I Worked as a Macroeconomist, Macro-econometric Modeling Expert and PFM

Consultant to the Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, World Bank,
Commonwealth Secretariat, IMF, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA), UNCTAD,
UNDP, UN-ESCAP, UNITAR, UN-SIAP in 23 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA. .
I have various publications on macro-econometric modeling, macroeconomic forecasting,
impact analysis, PFM reforms, pricing methodologies, Monitoring and Evaluation of
development projects, management of public debt and poverty reduction programs;
I possess diversity in skills in. research, teaching, econometric modeling, policy planning,
training, and conducting capacity building workshops for multi-stakeholders.

9-A. Education (University and above level only):

University/ Country [ Period ]
School of Economic and Social Studies,
University of East Anglia, Norwich, NOR 7TJ
England, U.K. (Sep 1974- July 1977)

Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained/ Main Subjects

Ph.D. (Economics) 1977, Impact of Demographic Transition on
Poverty & Inequality in USA, UK, India, Sri lanka & Bangladesh
(An Econometric and Statistical Decomposition Analysis)

University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West

Bengal, India (Sep 1967-Sep 1969)
Presidency College, University of Calcutta,
West Bengal, India (July 1964-June 1967)

MA ( Economics) 1969, First Class, with Econometrics,

Statistics and Math. Economics as Special Papers
BA Hons (Economics) 1967, First Class First, with
Statistics and Mathematics as Accompanying Papers

9-B. Other Trainings [Indicate significant training since degrees under 5 were obtained]:
(a) Training on computer programming, University of East Anglia, England, May-July 1975.
(b) Workshop on Debt Sustainability, IMF Regional Training Inst., Singapore, 21-25 Mar 2000.
(c) Workshop on Sovereign Debt Modelling, World Bank, Washington D.C., 28 Mar-4 April 2000.
(d) Visits to Public Debt Offices of England and Ireland, 16-20 October 2000.
(e) Workshop on Contingent Liabilities, World Bank, Washington D.C., 9-11 Nov 2000.
(f) Workshop on Budgeting, IMF Regional Training Inst., Singapore, 15-30 Aug 1998.

9-C. Membership of professional bodies:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

Member, Indian Economic Service Assocation,

Member, Indian Econometric Society
Life Member, Indian Economic Association,
Life Member. Indian Association for Research on Income and Wealth,
Life Member. Global Management Teachers Consortium (MTC)
Referee, Asia-Pacific Development Journal, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
Referee, African Journal on International Marketing Management.

10. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.) Very efficient in working with MSWORD, MSEXCEL, MS POWER POINT, SPSS, XLSTAT and EVIEWS for Econometric Applications

Employment Record: [Begin with your most recent employment. For each job since
your Master Degree achievement, please indicate:
Name of the Employer, Type of
Activity/Business of the Employer, Title / Function, Place of Employment and Brief Description
(three lines maximum) of main accomplishments and responsibilities:]
Period and
Name of the Employer, Type of
Title / Function [Major Tasks]
Place
Activity/Business of the Employer
11.

Nov 2015 to April

2016,
Multi-Country
(CAREC
Countries)

Sambit Kumar Dash, Sr. Manager, PWC

Email: sambit.k.dash@in.pwc.com
ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional
Eco. Co-operation, through PWC India Limited,

Public Financial Management Expert [Macroeconomic Forecasting for

assessment of Macroeconomic Stability,
Fiscal Viability and Debt Sustainability
Analysis for CAREC Countries]

Description of Major Accomplishments: Prepared a Report on Medium Term Macroeconomic Forecasting and
Assessment of Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal Viability & Debt Sustainability for Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
May-Oct 2015,
Dubai, UAE

Peter Winglee, Senior PFM Specialist

Email: pjwinglee@gmail.com
Department of Finance, Government of Dubai,
Dubai, UEA.

Macro-Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic

Forecasting Expert [Macroeconomic
Forecasting & Revenue Mobilisation ]

Description of Major Accomplishments: (1) Produced various reports on medium term macroeconomic and

Period and
Place

Name of the Employer, Type of

Activity/Business of the Employer

Title / Function [Major Tasks]

revenue forecasting; (2) Prepared medium term budget, and papers on Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework
and Fiscal Strategy for the government of Dubai; (3) Prepared guide books and conducted workshops.
Jan 2011
Dr. Reza Kibria, Project Coordinator,
Technical Expert (Strategic Planning and
June 2014,
Budgeting, M&E, Debt Management)
drrezakibria@gmail.com
Dhaka,
conducted capacity development training
World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor
Bangladesh
and multi-stakeholders workshops on these
(DFID/EU/ Netherlands/ Denmark/ Canada)
subjects,
Funded Project on Deepening Medium Term
Budget Framework (DMTBF) and
Strengthening Financial Accounting, MOF, Govt
of Bangladesh, Finance Division, Min of
Finance,
Description of Major Accomplishments: (a) Built, tested andcalibrated Macro-econometric models for forecasting,
(b) Prepared Medium Term Strategic Plans and budgets for line ministries, (c) conducted Public debt sustainability
modelling and (d) Prepared various reports on macroeconomic modelling and forecasting,
Dec 2008Mod. K. Secka, Permanent Secretary (Deputy Macroeconomic Adviser
Nov 2010
Minister),
Msecka40@hotmail.com
[Macroeconomic forecasting, and Medium
(20 months,
African Development Bank Funded Project on
Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting)
intermittent),
Institutional Support for Economic and Financial
Banjul, Gambia
Governance, Min of Finance and Eco Affairs,
Description of Major Accomplishments: (a) Built, tested andcalibrated Macro-econometric models for the
Gambia, (b) Prepared Medium Term Strategic Plans and budgets for line ministries, (c) conducted Public debt
sustainability modelling and (d) Prepared various reports on macroeconomic modelling and forecasting,
Sep-Oct 2009 &
Apr-May 2011,
Kathmandu, Nepal

M S Parwez, Project Coordinator,

Macroeconomic Modelling Expert and
msparwez@adb.org
Team Leader, (Macro-Fiscal Modelling for
ADB funded project on Macro-economic
preparation of Medium term Strategic
Modelling , Nepal Rastra Bank and ADB
Plans and Budgets)
Resident Office in Nepal,
Description of Major Accomplishments: (a) Built, tested andcalibrated Macro-econometric models for Nepal; (b)
Prepared Medium Term Strategic Plans and budgets for Nepal, (c) Produced two Inception Reports and three Final
Reports on Upgraded Nepal Macroeconomic Model; (d) Conducted multi-stakeholders Workshops and Training .
June 2007June 2008,
Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia

Enberish Sandagdorj, Project Coordinator,

Sandag_e@yahoo.comAsian Development
Bank Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance,
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar.

Strategic Planning Specialist

[Macroeconomic forecasting, Medium Term
Strategic Planning and Budgeting]

Description of Major Accomplishments: (a) Provided Support for macroeconomic modelliny and policy
formulation, medium term strategic planning and program budgeting for line ministries; (b) Prepared various
reports and conducted training programs on macro-econometric forecasting and strategic planning.
Mar 2006May 2007,
New Delhi, India

Swapna Popli, Director, spopli@iilm.edu

Institute for Integrated Learning and
Management, New Delhi, India

Professor (Public Policy and Research

Methodology) Teaching Public Policy and
Research Methodology to MBA students,
conducted capacity development training
and multi-stakeholders workshops on
monitoring and evaluation of development
projects for government officials
Description of Major Accomplishments: (a) Taught Public Policy, Research Methodology, Macro-econometric
Modelling and Applied Econometrics to MBA students; and (b) Conducted training programs on Macroeconometric Modelling, Forecasting and Applied Econometrics for the Indian Economic and Statistical Services.
Mar 1989Jan 2006,
New Delhi, India

Dr. Arvind Virmani, Chief Economic Adviser,

avirmani@imf.org
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

Economic Adviser (Macro-Fiscal

Projections, Macroeconomic Policies,
Public Financial Management Reforms,
Price Stability and Public Debt
Management)

Period and
Place

Name of the Employer, Type of

Activity/Business of the Employer

Title / Function [Major Tasks]

Description of Major Accomplishments: (a) Built, tested andcalibrated Macro-econometric models for India; (b)
Prepared Medium Term Strategic Plans and budgets for Min of Finance, (c) conducted Public debt sustainability
modelling and (d) Prepared various reports on macroeconomic modelling and forecasting,
Jan 1987Dr. Arvind Virmani, Principal Adviser,
Adviser (Modelling and Policy Planning)
Feb 1989,
avirmani@imf.org
Strategic investment planning for energy
New Delhi, India
Planning Commission, Government of India,
and transport sectors
Description of Major Accomplishments: (a) Made macro-economic forecasting, and built, tested and

calibrated a multi-modal transport model for India for preparing Medium Term Investment Plan for the
Transport Sector; (b) Prepared Guide Books and conducted multi-stakeholders Workshops & Training.
Oct 1984Dec 1986,
India, Delhi

Prof. Ramprasad Sengupta, Chief Consultant,

Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt. of India.

Chief Economist, & Head of

Economic Research Unit (ERU) [Strategic

Investment Planning and Pricing for Steel /

Minerals],
Description of Major Accomplishments: (a)Made Medium term forecasting of demands for minerals and iron
and steel products; (b) Conducted Economic, Financial, Social Appraisal of Projects for production and
distribution of minerals and iron & steel products, (c) Costed and priced minerals and iron and steel products,
Oct 1983Dr. Arun Ghosh, Chairman,
Chief (Economic Division) [Costing and
Sep 1984,
Bureau of Industrial Costs and Price, Ministry
pricing of public goods and services under
of Industry
the Government Control and Administered
India, Delhi
Pricing System]
Description of Major Accomplishments: (a) Made Medium term forecasting of demands for goods and services
under government control; (b)Made Costing and pricing of Goods and Services under govt control, distribution
and administrative pricing; (d) Preparing Guide Books and conducting multi-stakeholders Workshops and Training.
May 1978Professor M. Q. Dalvi, UNDP Adviser,
Deputy Adviser (Strategic Planning for the
Sept 1982,
UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in
Transport Sector) Strategic investment
India, Planning Commission, Govt of India
planning for the transport sector in India
India, Delhi
Description of Major Accomplishments: (a) Made macro-economic forecasting, and built, tested and

calibrated a multi-modal transport model for India for preparing Medium Term Investment Plan for the
Transport Sector; (b) Prepared Guide Books and conducted multi-stakeholders Workshops & Training.
July 1977Dr. R. M. Honaver, Chief Economic Adviser,
Research Officer (Maxcro-Fiscal policies and
April 1978,
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.
Fiscal Policies)
India, Delhi
Description of Major Accomplishments: Made macro-fiscal projections, analysed macro-economic and fiscal
trends and assisted for formulation of fiscal and taxation policies
Sep 1974Professor Harold Lydall, Head (Economics)
Commonwealth Scholar and Ph.D. student in
July 1977,
School of Economic and Social Studies,
Economics (Research on decompositions
University of East Anglia, Norwich.
of poverty and inequality measures),
UK, England
Description of Major Accomplishments: (a) conducting research on statistical decompositions of poverty and
inequality and the impact of demographic transition on poverty and inequality in UK, USA, India, Bangladesh and
Sri Lanka; (b) Part time teaching of Economic Statistics and Applied Econometrics to the undergraduate students;
July 1973Prof.. Manmohan Singh,
Research Officer (Government Finance
Aug 1974,
Chief Economic Adviser,
Statistics and Fiscal Policies)
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.
India, Delhi
Description of Major Accomplishments: Made macro-fiscal projections, analysed macro-economic and fiscal
trends and assisted for formulation of fiscal and taxation policies
Nov 1971 to
Prof. A. M. Husroo, Director, Indian Economic
Assistant Director (on the job training on
June 1973 ,
Service Training, Department of Personnel &
economic modelling, forecasting, public
India Delhi
Training, Govt of India, Delhi.
finance and project appraisal)
Description of Major Accomplishments:
On the job training on economic statistics, economic modelling, forecasting, public finance and project appraisal
June 1970 to
Profeesor Tapas Majumder, Head (Economics), Research Fellow (Decompositions of
Oct 1971,
Center of Advanced studies for Econs,
Poverty and Inequality Measures)

Period and
Place

Name of the Employer, Type of

Activity/Business of the Employer

Title / Function [Major Tasks]

India, Calcutta
Presidency College, alcutta, India.
Description of Major Accomplishments: a) conducting research on analysis and measurement of poverty and
inequality; (b) Part time teaching of Economic Statistics and Micro and Macro Economics to BA Hons students.
Short Term International Consultancy on Related Subjects
Dec 2010
Male, Maldives
Sept 2008 to
Nov 2008
Uzbekistan
15 July to
31 Aug 2008
London, UK
Aug 2007
Chiba, Japan
December 2006
Malaysia
May 2006
Nepal
Feb 2006
Cambodia and
Lao PDR
Dec 2005
Jakarta,
Indonesia
Nov 2005
New York, USA
Sept 2005
Apia, Samoa
Jan 2005
Dakar, Senegal
Oct 2004
Bangkok, Thailand
Oct 2003
Bangkok, Thailand
Jan-March 2003
Feb 2002
Oct-Dec 1998
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Sep-Nov 1997
Bangkok, Thailand
Sep-Oct 1995
Bangkok, Thailand
May 1995
Beijing, China
July 1993 and
July 1994.
July 1995
March 1993

ADB Program on Strengthening Institutional

Capacity for Macroeconomic Management,
MOF and Treasury, Govt.Of Maldives, Male
World Bank Resident Office and Minstry of
Finance, Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Commonwealth Secretariat, Special
Advisory Services on Debt Management,
UK, England
United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia
and Pacific (UN-SIAP), Japan, Chiba
Malaysian Institute for Economic Research
(MIER) Malaysia, Kula Lumpur
UNESCAP Program on Debt Management,
Minmistry of Finance, Nepal, Kathmandu
UNESCAP Program on Debt Management,
Ministry of Finance, Laos PDR,Viantiane, &
MOF, Govt. Of Cambodia, Phnom Penh.
UNITAR Program on Public Law and Legal
System for Debt Management, MOF, Govt.
of Indonesia, Jakarta
Office of Development Studies, UNDP, UN
Plaza, New York, USA
UNESCAP Program on Debt Management,
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Samoa, Apia
Global Development Network,
University of Senegal, Dakar
UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok
UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok
World Bank Resident Office and Ministry of
Finance, Govt. Of Philippines, Manila
International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA,
Washington
UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
UN-ESCAP, Bangkok.
UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand.
China Internl Centre for Eco and Technical
Exchanges
UNCTAD, Switzerland, Geneva, and
UNCTAD, UN, New York, USA.
UNDP, UN-Plaza, New York, USA.

Public Debt Management Specialist

(Macroeconomic Forecasting and Debt
Sustainability Analysis)
World Bank Consultant (Macroeconomic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability
Analysis)
COMSEC Consultant (Macro-economic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability
Analysis for Gambia)
Resource Person for Inter-Govt. Training
on BOP, Monetary, Govt. Fin. Statistics
Consultant (Role of Mergers and
Acquisitions for FDI)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Macroeconomic
Forecasting and DSA)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Macroeconomic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability
Analysis)
UNITAR Consultant (Law, Regulation and
Legal System for Public Debt
Management)
UNDP Consultant (Financing
International Co-operation Behind
National Borders)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Macroeconomic
Forecasting and DSA)
GDN Consultant, Bridging Research and
Policy- A Case Study for India
Consultant (Social Security and Provident
Funds in ESCAP)
Consultant (Role of Resource Based
SMEs for Poverty Reduction)
World Bank Consultant (Management of
contingent liabilities)
Member, IMF Expert Group (Govt.
Finance Statistics Manual 2001)
UN-ECA Consultant (Role of Privatization
and Public-Private Partnership for
Industrialization & Technology Transfer)
Consultant (Nexus among FDI, Growth
and Technology Transfer),
Consultant (Role of Private Sector and
Privatization for Industrialization and
Technology Transfer in Asia)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of FDI for
Industrialization and Technology Transfer
in ESCAP economies)
Member, UNCTAD Ad-hoc Working
Group on Non-Debt Creating Financial
Flows
Consultant (Human Development Index),

Period and
Place

Name of the Employer, Type of

Activity/Business of the Employer

Title / Function [Major Tasks]

New York, USA

12. References
Sr. No.

Name and Designation

EMAIL Address and Phone Number

Dr. Reza Kibria, Professional Economist,

Formerly, Project Coordinator, World
Bank Administered Project on DMTBF,
Min of Finance, Govt of Bangladesh

drrezakibria@gmail.com
kibriareza@yahoo.com
Tel: +880-1711527627

Dr. Lamin Camara, Permanent Secretary

Min of Finance, Govt of the Gambia,
Banjul, Gambia, West Africa

Dambelhoto2004@yahoo.com
Dambelkoto1@gmail.com
Tel; +220-7799346/ 9599346/ 3038203

Dr. Arvind Virmani, New Delhi, India

Formerly Executive Director, IMF, USA

dravirmani@gmail.com
Tel: 0091-11-42475414

Peter J. Winglee, Principal PFM Expert,

Min of Finance, Govt of Dubai, UAE

Mod K Secka, Banjul, the Gambia

Formerly PS-1, Ministry of Finance and
Economic Affairs, Govt of the Gambia

pwinglee@pdp.com.au
pwinglee@gmail.com
Tel: +971-0505834285
Msecka40@hotmail.cm

Mahammad Muslim Chowdhury

Additional Secretary, Finance Division,
Min of Finance, Govt of Bangladesh

Mchowdhury_fin@yahoo.com
Tel: +880-1711567096

13. Certification

(i) I hereby certify that the responses which I provided above are all, to the best of my knowledge,
true, complete and accurate.
(ii) I acknowledge that an inaccurate statement or essential omission in a personal declaration or
another document required by the African Development Bank might result in the rejection of my
application, termination of my Contract or any other administrative sanction by the Bank.
(iii) The African Development Bank may verify any statements which I made in this application.

Date: 15 August 2016

Signature of Applicant:

14. Annex: Major Publications and Consultancy Reports of Dr. Tarun Kanti Das
1. Macroeconomic Modeling Forecasting, Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting, and Monitoring
and Evaluation (M&E) of Pojects/Programs/Policies
A.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

1.6
1.7

1.8
1.9
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13
1.14
1.15
1.16

Consultancy Reports sumbitted to the Donors

Macro-Fiscal Models for Assessment of Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal Viability and Debt Sustainability of
CAREC Countries, pp.1-125, ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation,
February 2016.
Alternative revenue projections for Dubai by different forecasting models such as Secular growth, GDP
Buoyancy and Elasticity, and Revenue Drivers Based Models, pp.1-60, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Dubai, Dubai, UAE, September 2015.
Public investment Management in Bangladesh, pp.1-45, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (DFID, EU,
Netherlands, Denmark, Canada) Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 2012.
Project execution, M&E, and development budget, PP.1-25, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded
Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
An operational consistent macroeconomic accounting spreadsheet model for Bangladesh- analytical framework,
model structure, data base, test and calibration techniques and base line medium and long term projections,
pp.1-96, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
20 May 2014.
An Operational Guide to Prepare Medium Term Strategic Business Plans (MTSBP) for Line Ministries/ Divisions,
pp.1-38, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, January 15, 2012.
Diagnostic Study on Business Process Review and Training Needs Assessment of the Planning Wings of the
Budgetary Agencies for Public Investment Management and Integrating Planning with Budgeting in Medium
Term Budgeting Framework, pp.1-98, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, April 2011.
An Operational Macro-econometric Model and a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model for NepalModel Structures, Data Base, Test and Calibration Techniques, Part-1: 60 pages and Part-2: 65 pages, ADB
Resident Office in Kathmandu & Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu, Oct 2009.
An Operational Consistent Macroeconomic Forecasting Model for Gambia- Basic Concepts, Data Base,
Calibration Techniques and Projections, pp.1-71, African Development Bank ISPEFG, the Gambia, Banjul, 31
January 2009.
Trends and projections of sectoral GDP growth rates for the Gambia during 1998-2008-2013 and some policy
issues, AfDB ISPEFG, pp.1-18, 28 Feb 2009.
An Introduction to Program Budgeting and Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT), pp.1-36, ADB
Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia, June
2008
Budget Performance Evaluation- Methodology and Systems, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms, MOF, Government of Mongolia, May 2008.
Performance Based Budgeting- Methodology and Systems, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms, MOF, Govt of Mongolia, March 2008.
Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB Capacity Building Projects
on Governance Reforms, Mongolia, January 2008.
Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries, pp.1-74, ADBCBPGR, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Sep 2007.
Official Economic statistics- Part-1 on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Balance of Payments (BOP)
Statistics, pp.1-70, Part-2 on Monetary and Financial statistics (MFS) and MultiFactor Productivity Measures
(MFP), UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific (UN-SIAP), Chiba, Japan, Aug 2007.
B.

Published Papers in International Journals and Government Reports

1.17 Trends and projections of rail and road goods and passenger traffic in India, pp.105-161, in Transport Planning
and Development, ed. V Mahajan, Deep & Deep, Delhi, 1991.
1.18 Monitoring and Projecting Budget Deficits of the Government A Technical Note, Ministry of Finance, pp.1-21,
August 1990.

1.19 Multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India database and calibration techniques, pp.391-403,
Environment and Planning (London), 15-A, 1983.
1.20 Application of shift and share technique for forecasting regional and sectoral growth in India in the Sixth Plan,
pp.187-200, Indian Journal of Regional Science, 13(2), 1981.
2. Macro Stabilization Policies and Structural Reforms
A. Books and Research Reports Published by Donors
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13

Interlinkages between development research, policy planning and outcome in the post reforms period in India
and analytical lessons for other developing countries, jointly with Arvind Virmani, pp.1-115, East Asian Bureau
for Economic Research (EABER), Australia, April 2008.
Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-46, Office of
Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
An assessment of the financial sector liberalization in India in the context of its commitment to the WTO General
Agreement on Trade in Services, pp.1-50, Indian Council for Research on International Economic
Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, June 2003.
Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80, Bank of
Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.
Preparation of Indices for Services Production, jointly with R. Dasgupta, pp.1-250, National Institute for
Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
Implications of Globalization on Industrial Diversification in Asia, pp.ix+1-86, UN ESCAP, Bangkok, UN
Publications Sales No.E.02.II.F.52, December 2001.
Social Security System in India Needs and Policy Issues, pp.1-40, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok,
December 1999.
Role of private sector including Privatization in Selected Asian Countries and Lessons for Africa, pp.1-110, UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian Economies, pp.1-158, ESCAP, United
Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
Policies and Strategies for Promoting the Role of the Private Sector and Privatization in Industrial and
Technological Development in Asian Economies, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696, UN, NY, 1996.
Macro-economic Framework and Foreign Investment in India, WG on Investment and Financial Flows, pp.1-75,
TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3, UNCTAD, 1993.
Structural Reforms and Stabilization Policies in India Rationale and Medium Term Outlook, pp.20-56, in
Economic Liberalization and its Impact, ed. by SP Gupta, Macmillan India Ltd., Delhi, 1993.
Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian Industrialization, ed.
Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.

3. Management of External Debt, Public Debt and Contingent Liabilities

A. Books and Research Reports Published by Donors
3.1 The Gambia- Independent Debt Sustainability Analysis, pp.1-40, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, U.K.
August 2008, www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
3.2 Management of External Debt-International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-46, Best Practices Series
No.9, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva, 2006.
3.3 Governance of Public Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-44, Best Practices Series
No.10, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva, 2006.
www2.unitar.org/dfm/Resource_Center/Bestpractices/bps.9/
3.4 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-50, Office of
Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
3.5
Economic Situation and Management of External Debt in Nepal, pp.1-15, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.6 Management of external debt in Nepal- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP,
Bangkok, May 2006. www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.7 Report on National Workshops on Capacity Building on External Debt Management in the Era of Globalisation
in Cambodia and Lao PDR During 20-24 February 2006, pp.1-21, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.8 Manual on Effective Debt Management, pp.1-118, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/debt-manual/
3.9 Management of external debt in Samoa- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP,
Bangkok, Sept 2005. www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.10 Country Experiences of India, pp.141-147, part-2, External Debt Statistics - Guide for Compilers and Users, IMF
and World Bank, Washington D.C., 2003.
3.11 Off budget risks and their management, Chapter-3, Public Expenditure, and Financial Management Review,

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3.13
3.14
3.15
3.16
3.17
3.18
3.19
3.20
3.21
3.22
3.23
3.24
3.25
3.26
3.27

Report No. 24256-PH, A Joint Document of The Govt of the Philippines, World Bank and ADB, World Bank
Philippines Country Office, April 30, 2003.
Management of Contingent Liabilities in Philippines- Policies, Processes, Legal Framework and Institutions,
pp.1-60, World Bank, Washington D.C., 2002.
Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the Guidelines for Public Debt
Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
External Sector Related Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, pp.1-123, Com. Secretariat, London,
U.K., Jan 2001. www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum: Compilation of
Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
East Asian Economic Crisis and Lessons for External Debt Management, pp.77-95, in External Debt
Management, ed. by A. Vasudevan, RBI, Mumbai, April 1999.
Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate External Debt
Management, edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999
B. Other Consultancy Reports
Guidelines for Management of Guarantees of the Government of Bangladesh, pp.1-40, World Bank
Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, April 2014
Concept Paper on Public Debt and Design for Quarterly and Annual reports, pp.1-43, World Bank
Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Nov 2013.
Alternative Medium Term Debt Management Strategies for Bangladesh, pp.1-28, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Oct 2013.
Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bangladesh 2013, pp.1-25, World Bank Administered DMTBF Project,
Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, July 2013.
Concept Paper for Setting Up a Full Fledged Middle Office within Treasury and Debt Management Wing,
(TDMW) of the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, pp.1-38, World Bank Administered DMTBF Project,
MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, May 2013.
International Best Practices for Medium Term Debt Management Strategy, pp.1-20, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Aug 2012.
External Debt Management in Maldives- Policies, Strategies, Procedures and Institutional Set Up, pp.1-54, ADB
Project on Public Financial Reforms, Min of Finance and Treasury, Maldives, Male, Dec 2010.
External Debt Management in Uzbekistan- Policies, Strategies, Legal and Institutional Set Up, pp.1-45, World
Bank Country Office, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Nov 2008.
Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, Ministry of
Finance, Govt of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
Sustainability of External Debt- Conceptual Issues, Methodology and International Best practices- pp.1-36, UNESCAP, Bangkok, January 2006.

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4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6

4. MDGs, PRSP, Poverty and Inequality Analysis

A. Published Reports and Research Papers by Donors
Interlinkages between UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), National Development Plans and Poverty
Reduction Growth Strategy - Selected Country Experiences from ESCAP, Part-1, pp.1-84, Part-2, pp.1-78,
ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, October 2007.
Role of Agro-based and Resource-Based SMEs for Export Promotion and Poverty Alleviation in ESCAP
countries, pp.1-126, UN ESCAP, Bangkok, January 2003.
Impact of Pro-Market Reforms on the Poor in India- an Assessment and Lessons for Policy Makers, pp.1-40,
Global Development Network, June 2003.
Poverty and inequality in IndiaTrends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Oct. 2002.
Poverty and Environment- How to break the vicious circle? Pp.39-46, Souvenir of the Global Society for
Protection of Human Rights, Delhi, Jan 2000.
UNDP Human Development Index Some Methodological Issues and Alternative Measures, Working Paper,
pp.1-30, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.

B. Published Research Papers in International Journals

4.7 Promoting resource-based export-oriented SMEs in Asia and the Pacific, pp.33-76, Investment Promotion
and Enterprise Development Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Sept 2003.
4.8 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale di Scienze
Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
4.9 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh, pp.23-48,
Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
4.10 Statistical interpretation and decomposition of Atkinsons inequality index, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh, pp.1318, Rivista di Mathematica per le Scienze Economiche e Socoali (Milan, Italy), 15(1), 1982.
4.11 Decompositions of Atkinsons measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh, pp.171-178, Australian

Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.

4.12 Choice of demographic units in analyzing the size distribution on income, pp.20-29, Journal of Income and
Wealth, 3 (1), 1978.

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