CV OF DR.

TARUN KANTI DAS FOR MACROECONOMIC AND MACRO-FISCAL MODELLING EXPERT

1. Post Applied For: MACRO-ECONOMIC AND MACRO-FISCAL MODELLING EXPERT

2. Name of Expert: Tarun Kanti Das

3. Permanent Residential Address:

10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008. India.
Tel No.: (91-11) 25884540 Mobile: (+91) 9818024569 Skype: tarun.das58
E-Mail Address: das.tarun@hotmail.com
Google Search: tarun das, economic adviser

4. Personal:
Date of Birth: 19 August 1947
Citizenship: Indian
Marital Status: Married (Family includes wife and one son)

5. Education: [Indicate college/university and other specialized education of expert, giving names of
institutions, degrees obtained, and dates of obtainment]:
NAME, PLACE AND COUNTRY ATTENDED FROM/TO Degrees & Academic Main Course of Study
Mo./ Year Mo./ Year Distinctions
Presidency College, June 1964 June 1967 BA Hons. (Economics) Economics with
University of Calcutta, First Class First, Statistics and
College Street, Kolkata, India Gold Medallist Mathematics
Presidency College, Sept 1967 Nov 1969 MA (Economics) First Economics with
University of Calcutta, Class, Silver Medallist Statistics
College Street, Kolkata, India and
Econometri
cs
University of East Anglia, Sept 1974 July 1977 Ph.D. on “Statistical Impact of demographic
Norwich NR4 7TJ, England, UK Decompositions of transition on poverty,
(As Commonwealth Scholar Poverty and Inequality inequality in the UK,
in the U.K.) Measures” USA, India, Sri Lanka
and Pakistan

6. Membership in Professional Associations:

(a) Life Member, Indian Economic Assocation,

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

7. Other Trainings [Indicate significant training since degrees under 6 were obtained]:
(a) Workshop on External Debt Management, IMF Reg. Training Inst., Singapore, 21-25 Mar 2000.
(b) Forum on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 1-3 Nov. 1999.
(c) Workshop on Sovereign Debt, 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) Expert Group Meeting on Revised GFS, IMF, Washington, 5-9 February 2001.
(g) Investors Role for Mitigation of Financial Crisis, IMF, Washington, 5-7 Nov 2001.
(h) Workshop on Budgeting & Planning, IMF Regional Training Inst., Singapore, 15-30 Aug 1998.
(i) UNDP and Harvard Institute Workshop on Population Growth and Economic Development, at
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22-26 April 1998.
(j) UNDP and UNICEF Regional Workshop on the Public Expenditure on Basic Social Services, at
Bangkok, Thailand, 30 July-3 Aug 1998.
(k) Study Team on Economic Crisis, APC, Tokyo, 15-18 Dec 1998.

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8. Countries of Work Experience: [List countries where expert worked]: Worked as Public Finance
Management Expert in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, CAREC Countries, China, Dubai (UAE), Ethiopia, the
Gambia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal,
Singapore, Thailand, UK, USA and Uzbekistan.

9. Languages: [For each indicate proficiency: good, fair, or poor in speaking, reading and writing]:

Languages Speaking Reading Writing

English Good Good Good
Hindi Good Good Good
Bengali Good Good Good

10. Key qualifications:

I have more than 40 years experience as Medium Term Fiscal and Expenditure Frameworks and Public
Financial Management (PFM) Reforms Expert with specialisation in:
 Macro-Fiscal Forecasting, Medium Term Strategic Planning and Program Budgeting for the
Ministry of Finance and Line Ministries;
 Linking medium term sector budgeting with national development plans, MDGs/ SDGs,
 Preparation of Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework, Medium Term Budget Framework,
Medium Term Fiscal Framework, Medium Term Expenditure Framework, and Medium Term Budget
Strategy and Fiscal Policy Papers;
 Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies and Programs;
 Identification and formulation of poverty reduction and public finance policies;
 Development of PFM and Governance Reforms Programs for Budget Support from Donors;
 Management of Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent Liabilities; and
 Conducting capacity development training and .organizing multi-stakeholders’ workshops on above
mentioned subjects.

 Prepared Guide Books/ Manuals for preparation of Medium Term Strategic Plans, Program
Budgets and MTFF, and also prepared actual Medium Term Plans and Program Budgets for selected
Ministries in Bangladesh, India, Mongolia, the Gambia;

 Worked as a 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. .

 Have various publications on Medium Term Strategic Plans ,Program Budgets, MTFF, MTEF, PFM
reforms, Result Based M&E methodology, macro-fiscal forecasting, management of poverty reduction
programs;

 Possess diversity in skills in. research, teaching, training, policy planning, capacity building, and
conducting policy dialogues with donors and consultation with multi-stakeholders.

11. Employment Record [Starting with present position, list in reverse order every employment
held by expert since graduation, giving for each employment (see format here below): dates
of employment, name of employing organization, positions held.]:
Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)
(From To)
Dec 2016 – World Bank funded project on Economic- Project Appraisal and Evaluation
Jan 2017 Social and Environmental Impact Expert, (Financial-Economic-Social
Assessment for Hydropower Projects in and Environmental Cost-Benefit
Laos PDR, through PWC India Limited Analysis of Hydropower Projects in
Laos PDR)
Oct-Nov 2016 ADB funded project on Debt Public Resource Management Expert
Sustainability Analysis for Bhutan, (Macro-Fiscal Modeling and Debt
through PWC India Limited Sustainability Analysis for Bhutan)

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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)

(From To)
April 2015, ADB funded project on Power Sector Road Public Finance Management Expert
Nov 2015 to Map for each of CAREC Countries (Medium Term Macro-Fiscal
June 2016 (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Projections for Assessment of
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal-
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Financial Viability and Public and
Uzbekistan), through PWC India Limited External Debt Sustainability for each
of CAREC countries)
May 2015 to Ministry of Finance, Government of Medium Term Fiscal Framefork and
Oct 2015 Dubai, Dubai, UAE Macro-Fiscal and Revenue
Forecasting Expert
January 2011 World Bank Administered and Multi- Technical Adviser (Macro-Fiscal
to June 2014 Donor (DFID, EU, Netherlands, Canada) Modeling and Forecasting, Medium
Funded Project on Deepening MTBF and Term Strategic Planning and
Budgeting, Result Based Monitoring
Strengthening Financial Accountability, and Evaluation, Public Debt
Min of Finance & Planning Commission, Management and Policy)
Govt. of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
Dec 2008 to African Development Bank Institutional Macroeconomic Adviser (Macro
Nov 2010 Support Project on Financial and Economic Modeling, Medium Term
(Intermittent for Economic Goverance, Ministry of Fiscal Framework, Strategic Planning
20 months) Finance and Economic Affairs, The and Budgeting, Public and External
Gambia, Banjul, Africa. Debt Management)
Sep-Oct 2009 ADB Program on Macroeconomic ADB Macroeconomic Modeling
and Management and Medium Term Specialist & Team Leader (Upgrading
Apr-May 2010 Budgeting Framework, Nepal Rastra Nepal Macro-economic Model for
Bank and ADB Nepal Resident Office, Medium Term Planning, Budgeting
Nepal, Kathmandu. and Policy Formulation)
01 June 2007 ADB Capacity Building Project on ADB Strategic Planning Expert
to Governance Reforms, Ministry of (Medium Term Strategic Planning,
08 July 2008 Finance, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar Medium Term Fiscal Framework and
Program Budgeting)
Mar 2006 to Institute for Integrated Lerarning for Professor (Public Policy and
May 2007 Management (IILM), New Delhi, India Research Methodology)
Mar 1989 to Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Economic Adviser (Macro-Economic
Jan 2006 New Delhi Forecasting ad Budgeting, Medium
Term Budget Strategy, Macro-
economic and Fiscal Framework,
Macro-Fiscal Policy Formulation and
Public Debt Management and Policy)
Jan 1987 to Planning Commission, Govt. of India, Adviser (Modelling and Development
Feb 1989 New Delhi. Policy Planning),
Oct 1984 to Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt. of India, Chief Economist and Head of the
Dec 1986 New Delhi. Economic Research Unit (Costing
and pricing of steel and minerals)
Oct 1982 to Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices, Chief (Economic Division)
Sep 1984 Ministry of Industry, Govt. of India, New (Pricing of goods and services under
Delhi. govt control & administered pricing)
May 1978 to UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Deputy Adviser (Transport Modelling
Sep 1982 Planning Commission, Govt of India, and Policy Planning)
New Delhi.
July 1973 to Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Research Officer (Public Finance and
May 1978 Finance, Govt of India, New Delhi. Fiscal and Monetary Policy)
Nov 1971 to Indian Economic Service, Department of Assistant Director (On-the-job
June 1973 Personnel & Training, Govt of India, Delhi training on Public Finance)

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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)

(From To)
June 1970 to Center of Advanced studies for Economics, Research Fellow (Decompositions of
Oct 1971 Presidency College, Poverty and Inequality Measures)
Calcutta, India.

Short Term External Consultancies

Dec 2010 ADB Program on Strengthening Public Debt Management Specialist

Institutional Capacity for Macroeconomic
Management, Ministry of Finance and
Treasury, Govt. Of Maldives, Male
Sept 2008 to World Bank Resident Office and Ministry
Nov 2008 of Finance, Uzbekistan, Tashkent
15 July to Commonwealth Secretariat, Special
31 Aug 2008 Advisory Services on Debt Management,
UK, England
Oct 2007 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok
Aug 2007 United Nations Statistical Institute for
Asia and Pacific (UN-SIAP), Japan,
Chiba
December Malaysian Institute for Economic
2006 Research (MIER)Malaysia, Kula Lumpur
Oct 2006 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok
May 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt
Management, Minmistry of Finance,
Nepal, Kathmandu
Feb 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt Management, UN-ESCAP Consultant (Medium
Ministry of Finance, Laos PDR,Viantiane
And Ministry of Finance, Govt. Of Cambodia, and External Debt Management)
Phnom Penh
Dec 2005 UNITAR Program on Public Law and
Legal System for debt Management,
MOF, Govt. of Indonesia, Jakarta
Nov 2005 Office of Development Studies, UNDP,
UN Plaza, New York, USA
Sept 2005 UNESCAP Debt Management Project,
MOF, Govt. of Samoa, Apia
Jan 2005 Global Development Network, University
of Senegal, Dakar
Oct 2003 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok
Jan-March World Bank Resident Office and Ministry
2003 of Finance, Govt. Of Philippines, Manila
Feb 2002 International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA,
Washington
(Macro-Fiscal Forecasting and Debt
Sustainability Analysis)
World Bank Consultant (External
Debt Management)
COMSEC Consultant (Debt
Sustainability Modeling and Analysis)
Consultant (Interlinkages of MDG
with PRSP Reports and National
Development Plans)
Resource Person for Inter-Govt.
Training on BOP, Govt. Finance,
Monetary and Financial Statistics
Consultant (Role of Mergers and
Acquisitions for FDI)
Consultant (Infrastructure Financing
in ESCAP Economies)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Medium
Term Macro-Economic framework
and External Debt Management)
Term Macro-Economic framework
UNITAR Consultant (Law, Regulation
and Legal System for Debt
Management)
UNDP Consultant (Financing
International Co-operation Behind
National Borders)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Medium
Term Macro-Economic framework
and External Debt Management)
GDN Consultant, Bridging Research
and Policy- A Case Study on Labor
Reforms in India
Consultant (Role of Resource Based
SMEs for Poverty Reduction and
Export Promotion in ESCAP)
World Bank Consultant (Management
of contingent liabilities of the
government)
Member, IMF Expert Group
(Government Finance Statistics
Manual 2001)

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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)

(From To)
Sept-Nov 1998 UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN- Consultant (Role of Private Sector &
ECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Privatization in Africa)
Sep-Nov 1997 UN-ESCAP, Bangkok. Consultant (Nexus among FDI,
Growth and Technology Transfer in
ESCAP Economies),
Sep-Oct 1995 UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand. Consultant (Role of Private Sector
and Privatization in Asia)
May 1995 China Internl Centre for Eco and Technical UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of FDI
Exchanges for Industrialization and Technology
Transfer)
July 1993 and UNCTAD, Switzerland, Geneva, and Member, UNCTAD Ad-hoc Working
July 1994. Group on Non-Debt Creating
July 1995 UNCTAD, UN, New York, USA. Financial Flows
March 1993 UNDP, UN-Plaza, New York, USA. Consultant (Human Development
Index),
For two weeks ADB, Manila, Philippines ADB Consultant as Country Reporter
every year in for India for preparation of the Asian
1990-1995 Development Outlook
For two weeks UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok UN-ESCAP Consultant as Country
every year in Reporter for India for preparation of
1991 to 2005 the ESCAP Annual Economic &
Social Survey

14. Certification:

1. I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that this CV correctly describes
my qualifications and my experience

2. I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to disqualification or
dismissal, and/or any other disciplinary action being taken by the donor/ employing organisation.

Signature of expert:
Date:

07 January 2018

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ANNEX
Major Publications and Consultancy Reports of Tarun Kanti Das
Most of the Publications are accessible in: www.scribd.com/tarundas/

1. Macro Stabilization Policies and Structural Reforms

A. Books and Research Reports Published by Donors

1.1 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.
1.2 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-
46, Off. of Dev.Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
1.3 Public-Private Partnership for financing infrastructure in Asian economies- Scope, Progress,
Issues and Perspectives, pp.-1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Dec 2005.
1.4 General Agreement on Trade in Services– Implications for the Indian financial sector, pp.6-
14, Bima Vidya, Management Development Centre, Mumbai, July 2003.
1.5 An assessment of the financial sector liberalization in India in the context of its commitment
to the WTO, pp.1-50, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
(ICRIER), New Delhi, June 2003.
1.6 Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80,
Bank of Maharashtra, Pune, February 2003.
1.7 Preparation of Indices for Services Production, pp.1-250, National Institute for Banking
and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
1.8 Implications of Globalization on Industrial Diversification in Asia, pp.ix+1-86, UN ESCAP,
Bangkok, UN Pub.Sales No.E.02.II.F.52, December 2001.
1.9 Social Security System in India – Needs and Policy Issues, pp.1-40, ESCAP, United
Nations, Bangkok, December 1999.
1.10 Role of private sector including Privatization in Asian Countries and Lessons for Africa,
pp.1-110, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
1.11 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian Economies, pp.1-
158, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
1.12 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.
1.13 Reforms & Liberalization of the Financial Sector in India- Organizational Structure, Needs
and Policy Issues, pp.1-40, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 1995.
1.14 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.
1.15 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.
1.16 Pricing, productivity & competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, Indian
Industrialization, ed. Arun Ghosh, Oxf. Unv.Press, Delhi, 1992.

2. Macroeconomic Modeling, Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting, and

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Pojects and Programs

A. Consultancy Reports

2.1 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.

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2.2 Alternative revenue projections for Dubai by different forecasing models such as
Secular growth, GDP Bouyancy and Elasticity, and Revenue Drivers Basd Models,
pp.1-60, Ministry of Finance, Government of Dubai, Dubai, UAE, September 2015.
2.3 Public investment Management in Bangladesh, pp.45, World Bank Administered and
Multi-Donor (DFID, EU, Netherlands) Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 2012.
2.4 Project execution, M&E, and development budget, PP.1-25, World Bank Administered
and Multi-Donor (DFID, EU, Netherlands) Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF,
Bangladesh, Dhaka,
2.5 Institutional arrangements for preparation of Annual Development Plan, pp.1-45, World
Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (DFID, EU, Netherlands) Funded Project on
DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Jan 2012.
2.6 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 (DFID, EU, Netherlands) Funded Project on DMTBF,
MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 20 May 2014.
2.7 An Operational Guide to Prepare Medium Term Strategic Business Plans (MTSBP) for
Line Ministries/ Divisions, pp.1-38, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (DFID,
EU, Netherlands) Funded Project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, January 15, 2012.
2.8 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.
2.9 An Operational Macro-econometric Model and a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium
Model for Nepal- Model 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.
2.10 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.
2.11 Trends and projections of sectoral GDP growth rates for Gambia during 1998-2013 and
some policy issues, AfDB ISPEFG, pp.1-18, 28 Feb 2009.
2.12 Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) - Basic Concepts, Methodology and Applications
for Mongolia, pp.1-50, ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms (ADB-
CBPGR), Ministry of Finance (MOF), Govt of Mongolia, July 2008.
2.13 An Introduction to Program Budgeting and Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT),
pp.1-36, ADB-CBPGR, MOF, Mongolia, June 2008
2.14 Budget Performance Evaluation- Methodology, Systems and Management, pp.1-55, ADB-
CBPGR, MOF, Gov. of Mongolia, May 2008.
2.15 Performance Based Budgeting- Methodology, Systems and Management, pp.1-55, ADB-
CBPGR, MOF, Gov. of Mongolia, March 2008.
2.16 Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB-CBGGR,
MOF, Gov. Of Mongolia, January 2008.
2.17 Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line
Ministries, pp.1-74, ADB-CBPGR, Mongolia, Sep 2007.
2.18 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
Multi–Factor Productivity Measures (MFP), UN-SIAP, Chiba, Japan, Aug 2007.

B. Published Papers in International Journals and Government Reports

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2.19 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.
2.20 Monitoring and Projecting Budget Deficits of the Government – A Technical Note,
Ministry of Finance, pp.1-21, August 1990.
2.21 Multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India–database and calibration
techniques, pp.391-403, Environment and Planning, 15-A, 1983.
2.22 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.

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,
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.
www2.unitar.org/dfm/Resource_Center/Bestpractices/bps.9/
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, Off.of Dev.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.
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.
3.9 Management of external debt in Samoa- legal, institutional framework and policy issues,
pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Sept 2005.
3.10 Country Experience of India, pp.141-147, part-2, External Debt Statistics- Guide for
Compilers and Users, IMF & WB, Washington D.C., 2003.
3.11 Off budget risks and their management, Chapter-3, Public Expenditure, and Financial
Management Review, 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.
3.12 Management of Contingent Liabilities in Philippines- Policies, Processes, Legal Framework
and Institutions, pp.1-60, WB, Washington D.C., 2002.
3.13 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the
Guidelines for Public Debt Management, IMF, June 2002.
3.14 External Sector Related Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, pp.1-123,
Commonwealth Secretariat, London, U.K., Jan 2001.
3.15 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum:
Compilation of Presentations, WB, Washington, 2000.
3.16 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.
3.17 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

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3.18 Macroeconomic Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bhutan, pp.1-35, PWC
India Private Limited and ADB Funded Project on Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation for
Power Sector Development of Bhutan, October 2016.
3.19 Guidelines for Management of Guarantees of the Government of Bangladesh, pp.1-40,
World Bank Administered DMTBF Project, Finance Division, MOF, Govt of
Bangladesh, April 2014
3.20 Concept Paper on Public Debt and Design for Quarterly and Annual reports, pp.1-43, World
Bank Administered DMTBF Project, Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Nov
2013.
3.21 Alternative Medium Term Debt Management Strategies for Bangladesh, pp.1-28, World
Bank Administered DMTBF Project, Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Oct
2013.
3.22 Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bangladesh 2013, pp.1-25, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, July 2013.
3.23 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, Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, May
2013.
3.24 International Best Practices for Medium Term Debt Management Strategy, pp.1-20, World
Bank Administered DMTBF Project, Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Aug
2012.
3.25 External Debt Management in Maldives- Policies, Strategies, Procedures and Institutional
Set Up- An Inception Report, pp.1-54, ADB Project on Public Financial Reforms, Min of
Finance and Treasury, Maldives, Male, Dec 2010.
3.26 External Debt Management in Uzbekistan- Policies, Strategies, Procedures, Legal and
Institutional Set Up, pp.1-45, World Bank Country Office, Uzbekistan, Tashkent,
November 2008.
3.27 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues,
pp.1-30, MOF, Govt of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
3.28 Sustainability of External Debt- Conceptual Issues, Methodology and International Best
practices- pp.1-36, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, January 2006.

4. MDGs, PRSP, Poverty and Inequality Analysis

A. Published Consultancy Reports by Donors and Research Papers in International

Journals

4.1 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.
4.2 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.
4.3 Impact of Pro-Market Reforms on the Poor in India- an Assessment and Lessons for
Policy Makers, pp.1-40, GDN, June 2003.
4.4 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,
ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Sept 2003.
4.5 Poverty and inequality in India–Trends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
Oct. 2002.
4.6 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.
4.7 UNDP Human Development Index – Some Methodological Issues and Alternative
Measures, pp.1-30, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.

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B. Published Research Papers in International Journals

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 Atkinson’s inequality index, jointly with
Prof. A. Parikh, pp.13-18, Rivista di Mathematica per le Scienze Economiche e Socoali
(Milan, Italy), 15(1), 1982.
4.11 Decompositions of Atkinson’s 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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