CV of Dr.

Tarun Kanti Das for Macro-Economic Modelling Expert

Title of Assignment: Individual Consultant in Macroeconomic Modelling

Description of Duties: Macroeconomic modelling, forecasting and policy analysis

1 Surname: DAS First Name/s TARUN KANTI

2 Date of Birth: 19 August 1947 Nationality: Indian
3 Address: 10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008, India. Country: India
4 Tel :0091-11-25884540, Mob:+91-9818024569 Skype: tarun.das58,
EMAIL : das.tarun@hotmail.com

5 Are any of your family members (spouse/ partner, NO

father/ mother, Brother/ sister, Son/ daughter, etc.° If yes, following information
employed in the African Development Bank? must be given
Name Relationship Organisation Unit Place of Assignment

6 Language Level Read Written Spoken

Engligh Excellent Excellent Excellent
French Nil Nil Nil
Bengali Excellent Excellent Excellent
Hindi Excellent Excellent Excellent

7 Key Qualifications

 Dr. Tarun Kanti Das has more than 40 years experience as Macroeconomist in
Government and Development and Policy Oriented Institututes with specialisation in
building, testing, calibrating and simulating Structural Macro-Econometric Models,
preparing Macroeconomic Forecasting and Poliicy Planning; Medium Term Strategic
Planning and Budgeting; Formulation of Economic Reforms and Development Policies;
Project Appraisal, and Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation; Debt Sustainability
Analysis and preparation of Medium Term Debt Strategy in the World-Bank and IMF Debt
Sustaibability and MTDS Framework.

 Worked as a Macroeconomic Adviser and Macro-Modelling Expert of the African

Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA), Asian Development
Bank, World Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat, IMF, UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-ESCAP,
UNITAR, UN-SIAP in 24 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA viz. Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Cambodia, CAREC Countries, China, Dubai (UAE), Ethiopia, the Gambia, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Maldives, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa,
Senegal, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, USA, Uzbekistan.
 Possesses diversity in skills in macroeconomic modelling and forecasting, policy
plaanning. research, teaching, training, capacity building, policy dialogues with donors and
consultation with multi-stakeholers. Has various publications on these topics in
international journals.

 Possesses a MA degree in Quantiatitative Economics (with Macroeconomics,

Econometrics, Applied Statistics and Mathematical Economics) from Calcutta
University and a Ph.D. degree in Applied Econometrics as Commonwealth Scholar
from the University of East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. Very efficient in working with
MSWORD, MS-EXCEL, MS-POWER POINT, SPSS and EVIEWS for Econometric
Analysis.

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8 Education
Name of University, From To Degree Obtained Main Subjects
City and Country
School of Economic and Sep 1974 July 1977 Ph.D. (Applied Impact of Demographic
Social Studies, University Econometrics in Transition on Poverty and
of East Anglia, Norwich, Economics) 1977 Inequality in the USA, UK,
NOR 7TJ England, U.K. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
University of Calcutta, Sep 1967 Sep 1969 MA ( Quantitative With Macroeconomics,
Kolkata, West Bengal, Economics) 1969 Econometrics, Applied
India Statistics and Mathematical
Economics as Special Papers
Presidency College, July 1964 June 1967 BA Hons With Economic Statistics and
University of Calcutta, (Economics) 1967 Mathematics as Accompanying
West Bengal, India Papers

9 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 - Brief
Description (three lines maximum) of main accomplishments and responsibilities.]:
Date from - Name of the Employer, Place and Location Title and Function
Date to, and
Location
March-June 2017 Asian Development Bank, Philippines, Manila ADB Research Specialist
Colombo, Mr. Kanzo Nakai, Senior Transport Specialist,
Sri Lanla South Asia, knakai@adb.org

Description of Major Tasks Performed: Prepared a Report on Assessment of Financial-Economic-Social-

Environmental Sustainability of the Transport Sector Development in Sri Lanka

Dec 2016- World Bank Funded Project on Financial- World Bank Consultant on Economic /
Jan 2017 Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of Environmental Assessment of Hydropower
Vientiane, Lao Hydropower Projects in Laos, Govt. Of Lao PDR, Projects in Laos PDR
PDR Vientiane. through PWC India Limited,
Sambit Kumar Dash, Sr. Manager, PWC
Email: sambit.k.dash@in.pwc.com
Description of Major Tasks Performed: Prepared a Report on Financial-Economic-Social Cost-Benefit Analysis
and Environmental Impact Analysis of Hydro-Power Projects in Laos PDR, and conducted capacity building training
programs and multi-stakeholders workshop on Environmental Impact Analysis and Economic Assessment

Sep to Nov 2016, ADB Funded Project on Debt Sustainability ADB Public Resource Management Expert
Thimpu, Bhutan Analysis for Bhutan, Ministry of Finance, -[Macroeconomic Forecasting and Debt
Thimpu, Bhutan. Sustainability Analysis for Bhutan]
through PWC India Limited,
Sambit Kumar Dash, Sr. Manager, PWC
Email: sambit.k.dash@in.pwc.com
Description of Major Tasks Performed: Built, Tested and Calibrated a Macro-Fiscal-Public Debt Sustainability
model for Bhutan and Prepared a Report on Macroeconomic Forecasts & Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bhutan

Nov 2015 to ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional ADB Public Financial Management Expert -
April 2016, Eco. Co-operation, Multi-Country (CAREC [Macroeconomic Forecasting for
Multi-Country Countries), through PWC India Limited, assessment of Macroeconomic Stability,
(CAREC Sambit Kumar Dash, Sr. Manager, PWC Fiscal Viability and Debt Sustainability
Countries) Email: sambit.k.dash@in.pwc.com Analysis for CAREC Countries]
Description of Major Tasks Performed: Prepared a Report on Medium Term Macroeconomic Forecasting and
Assessment of Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal and Financial Viability and Public and External Debt Sustainability
for each of CAREC Countries (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)

May-Oct 2015, Department of Finance, Government of Dubai, Macro-Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic
Dubai, UAE Dubai, UEA. Peter Winglee, Senior PFM Forecasting Expert – [Macroeconomic
Specialist, Email: pjwinglee@gmail.com Forecasting & Revenue Mobilisation ]

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Date from - Name of the Employer, Place and Location Title and Function
Date to, and
Location
Description of Major Tasks Performed: (1) Produced various reports on medium term macroeconomic and
revenue forecasting; (2) Prepared medium term budget, and papers on Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework
and Fiscal Strategy Papers for the government of Dubai; (3) Prepared guide books and conducted multi-stake-
holders Workshops on macroeconomic forecasting.

Jan 2011 – World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor World Bank Technical Expert (Strategic
June 2014, (DFID/EU/ Netherlands/ Denmark/ Canada) Planning and Budgeting, M&E, Debt
Dhaka, Funded Project on Deepening Medium Term Management)
Bangladesh Budget Framework (DMTBF) and Strengthening conducted capacity development training
Financial Accounting, MOF, Dhaka, Govt of and multi-stakeholders workshops on these
Bangladesh, Min of Finance, subjects,
Dr. Reza Kibria, Project Coordinator,
drrezakibria@gmail.com
Tel: +880-1711527627
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) Macroeconomic modeling and forecasting, analysing macroeconomic trends and developments,
(b) Preparation of Medium Term Strategic Plans and budgets for selected line ministries;
(c) Preparation of medium term macroeconomic framework, budget strategy and fiscal policy papers;
(d) Public debt sustainability modelling and analysis and formulation of medium term debt strategy;

Dec 2008- African Development Bank Institutional Support AfDB Macroeconomic Adviser
Nov 2010 Project for Economic and Financial [Macroeconomic forecasting, and Medium
(20 months, Governance, Min of Finance and Eco Affairs, Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting)
intermittent), Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa.
Banjul, Mod. K. Secka, Permanent Secretary,
the Gambia Msecka40@hotmail.com
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) Conducted Macroeconometric Modelling, Macroeconomic Forecasting and Analysis,
(b) Preparation of Medium Term Strategic Plans and program budgets for selected line ministries;
(c) Prepared medium term macroeconomic framework, budget strategy and fiscal policy papers;
(d) Conducted public debt sustainability analysis and formulated medium term debt strategy;

Sep-Oct 2009 & ADB funded project on Macro-economic
Apr-May 2011, Modelling , Nepal Rastra Bank and ADB
Kathmandu, Nepal Resident Office in Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
M S Parwez, Project Coordinator,
msparwez@adb.org
ADB Macroeconomic Modelling Expert and
Team Leader, (Macro-Fiscal Modelling for
preparation of Medium term Strategic Plans
and Budgets)

Description of Major Tasks Performed:

(a) Macro-Fiscal-Monetary Modelling, Macroeconomic Forecasting of major economic variables for preparation
of Nepal Medium Term Plans and Budgets, and formulation of economic-fiscal-monetary- policies for Nepal;
(b) Produced two Inception Reports and three Final Reports on Upgraded Nepal Macroeconomic Models.

June 2007- Asian Development Bank Capacity Building ADB Strategic Planning Specialist
June 2008, Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of [Macroeconomic forecasting, Medium Term
Ulaanbaatar, Finance, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Strategic Planning and Budgeting]
Mongolia Enberish Sandagdorj, Project Coordinator,
Sandag_e@yahoo.com
Description of Major Tasks Performed: (a) Conducted macroeconomic modelliy and forecasting; (b) Prepared
medium term strategic plans and program budgets for selected line ministries; (c) prepared Medium Term
Macroeconomic Framework & Financial Plan for preparation of Budget.

Mar 2006- Institute for Integrated Learning and Professor (Public Policy and Research
May 2007, Management, New Delhi, India. Methodology) Teaching Public Policy and
New Delhi, India Swapna Popli, Director, spopli@iilm.edu 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 Tasks Performed: (a) Taught Public Policy, Research Methodology, Macro-econometric
Modelling, Macroeconomic Projections and Applied Econometrics to MBA students; and (b) Conducted training
programs on Macro-econometric Modelling, Forecasting and Applied Econometrics for the officers of the Indian

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Date from - Name of the Employer, Place and Location Title and Function
Date to, and
Location
Economic Service and the Indian Statistical Service.

Mar 1989- Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Economic Adviser (Macro-Fiscal
Jan 2006, Dr. Arvind Virmani, Chief Economic Adviser, Projections, Macroeconomic Policies,
New Delhi, India avirmani@imf.org Public Financial Management Reforms,
Price Stability and Public Debt
Management)

Positions held: Activities Performed: (a) Macro-Fiscal and Macro-econometric Modeling, Macroeconomic
Forecasting, (b) Identification, formulation of economic and public finance reforms; (c) Management of Public Debt,
External Debt and Contingent Liabilities; (d) Preparation of the Annual Economic Survey, Medium Term
Macroeconomic Framework, Budget Strategy and Fiscal Policy Papers for preparation of the Annual Budget of the
Ministry of Finance; (e) Worked as short-term Consultant on macroeconomic forecasting and outlook, public debt
management and development policies to the ADB, Commonwealth Secretariat, GDN, IMF, UNCTAD, UN Economic
Commission for Africa, UNDP, UN-ESCAP, UNITAR and World Bank.

Jan 1987- Planning Commission, Government of India, Adviser (Modelling and Policy Planning)
Feb 1989, New Delhi, India. Strategic investment planning for energy
New Delhi, India Dr. Arvind Virmani, Principal Adviser, and transport sectors, conducted capacity
avirmani@imf.org development training and multi-
stakeholders workshops on these subjects)

Description of Major Tasks Performed: (a) Macroeconomic forecasting and building, testing and
calibrating a multi-modal transport model for India for preparing Medium Term Investment Plan for the
Transport Sector; (b) Economic, Financial and Social Appraisal of Transport Projects for rail, road,
airlines, ports, coastal shipping, inland water, rope ways and pipelines,

Oct 1984- Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt. of India, Chief Economist, and Head of Economic
Dec 1986, New Delhi, India. Research Unit (ERU) [Strategic Investment
India, Delhi Planning and Pricing for Steel and
Minerals],
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) Medium term forecasting of demands for minerals and iron and steel products; (b) Economic, Financial and
Social Appraisal of Projects for production and distribution of minerals and iron and steel products,

Oct 1983- Bureau of Industrial Costs and Price, Ministry Chief (Economic Division) – [Costing and
Sep 1984, of Industry, New Delhi, India. pricing of public goods and services under
India, Delhi the Government Control and Administered
Pricing System]
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) Medium term forecasting of demands for goods and services under government control;
(b) Costing and pricing of Goods and Services under govt control, distribution and administrative pricing;
(
May 1978- UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in Deputy Adviser (Strategic Planning for the
Sept 1982, India, Planning Commission, Govt. Of India, Transport Sector) Strategic investment
India, Delhi New Delhi, India. planning for the transport sector in India
Description of Major Tasks Performed: (a) Macroeconomic forecasting and building, testing and
calibrating a multi-modal transport model for India for preparing Medium Term Investment Plan for the
Transport Sector; (b) Economic, Financial and Social Appraisal of Transport Projects for rail, road,
airlines, ports, coastal shipping, inland water, rope ways and pipelines.

July 1973- Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Research Officer (Macroeconomic
April 1978, India. Forecasting and Macro-Fiscal policies)
India, Delhi
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
Made macro-fiscal projections, analysed macro-economic and fiscal trends and assisted for formulation of fiscal
and taxation policies. Was on leave of absence for conducting Ph.D. in Economics as Commonwealth Scholar at
the School of Economic and Social Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England during Sept 1974 to July
1977.
Nov 1971 to Indian Economic Service, Department of Assistant Director (on the job training on
June 1973 , Personnel & Training, Govt of India, Delhi. economic modelling, forecasting, public

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Date from - Name of the Employer, Place and Location Title and Function
Date to, and
Location
India Delhi finance and project appraisal)
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
On the job training on economic statistics, economic modelling, forecasting, public finance and project appraisal

June 1970 to Center of Advanced studies for Econs, Research Fellow (Decompositions of
Oct 1971, Presidency College, Calcutta, India. Poverty and Inequality Measures)
India, Calcutta
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) conducting research on analysis and measurement of poverty and inequality;
(b) Part time teaching of Economic Statistics and Micro and Macro Economics to the BA Honours students.

Short Term International Consultancy on Related Subjects

Dec 2010 ADB Program on Strengthening Institutional
Capacity for Macroeconomic Management,
Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Govt. Of
Maldives, Male
Sept 2008 to World Bank Resident Office and Minstry of
Nov 2008 Finance, Uzbekistan, Tashkent
15 July to Commonwealth Secretariat, Special Advisory
31 Aug 2008 Services on Debt Management, UK, England
Aug 2007 United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia
and Pacific (UN-SIAP), Japan, Chiba
December 2006 Malaysian Institute for Economic Research
(MIER)Malaysia, Kula Lumpur
May 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt Management,
Minmistry of Finance, Nepal, Kathmandu
Feb 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt Management,
Ministry of Finance, Laos PDR,Viantiane, &
MOF, Govt. Of Cambodia, 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 Program on Debt Management,
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Samoa, Apia
Jan 2005 Global Development Network, University of
Senegal, Dakar
Oct 2004 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok
Oct 2003 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok
Jan-March 2003 World Bank Resident Office and Ministry of
Finance, Govt. Of Philippines, Manila
Feb 2002 International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA,
Washington
Oct-Dec 1998 UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
Sep-Nov 1997 UN-ESCAP, Bangkok.
Sep-Oct 1995 UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand.
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. Finance and
Productivity Statistics
Consultant (Role of Mergers and
Acquisitions for FDI)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Macroeconomic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability
Analysis)
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 Debt Sustainability
Analysis)
GDN Consultant, Bridging Research and
Policy- A Case Study on Economic
Reforms in 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 in
Africa)
Consultant (Nexus among FDI, Growth
and Technology Transfer),
Consultant (Role of Private Sector and
Privatization for Industrialization and

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Date from - Name of the Employer, Place and Location Title and Function
Date to, and
Location
Technology Transfer in Asia)
May 1995 China Internl Centre for Eco and Technical UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of FDI for
Exchanges Industrialization and Technology Transfer
in ESCAP economies)
July 1993 and UNCTAD, Switzerland, Geneva, and Member, UNCTAD Ad-hoc Working
July 1994. Group on Non-Debt Creating Financial
July 1995 UNCTAD, UN, New York, USA. Flows
March 1993 UNDP, UN-Plaza, New York, USA. Consultant (Human Development Index),
For two weeks, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines ADB Consultant for preparation of the
every year during Asian Developmnt Outlook
1990-1995
For two weeks, United Nations Economic and Social
every year during Commission for Asi and Pcific, Bangkok, Manila
1991-2005

14. References

Sr. No. Name and Designation EMAIL Address and Phone Number

1 Dr. Reza Kibria, Professional Economist, drrezakibria@gmail.com

Formerly, Project Coordinator, World Bank kibriareza@yahoo.com
Administered Project on DMTBF, Min of Finance, Tel: +880-1711527627
Govt of Bangladesh

2 Mahammad Muslim Chowdhury Mchowdhury_fin@yahoo.com

Additional Secretary, Finance Division, Tel: +880-1711567096
Min of Finance, Govt of Bangladesh

3 Dr. Lamin Camara, Permanent Secretary Dambelhoto2004@yahoo.com

Min of Finance, Govt of the Gambia, Dambelkoto1@gmail.com
Banjul, Gambia, West Africa Tel; +220-7799346/ 9599346/ 3038203

4 Peter J. Winglee, Principal PFM Expert, pwinglee@pdp.com.au

Min of Finance, Govt of Dubai, UAE pwinglee@gmail.com
Tel: +971-0505834285
5 Mod K Secka, Banjul, the Gambia Msecka40@hotmail.cm
Formerly PS-1, Ministry of Finance and Economic
Affairs, Govt of the Gambia

15. Annex: Major Publications and Consultancy Reports of Dr. Tarun Kanti Das
1. Macroeconomic Modeling and Forecasting, Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting

A. Consultancy Reports sumbitted to the Donors

1.1 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, Feb 2016.
1.2 Alternative macro-economic and revenue projections models for Dubai, pp.1-60, Ministry of Finance,
Government of Dubai, Dubai, UAE, September 2015.
1.3 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.
1.4 Project execution, M&E, and development budget, PP.1-25, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded
Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
1.5 An operational consistent macroeconomic accounting spreadsheet model for Bangladesh- analytical framework,
model structure, data base, test and calibration techniques and medium/long term projections, pp.1-96, World
Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 20 May 2014.
1.6 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.
1.7 Diagnostic Study on Business Process Review and Training Needs Assessment of the Budgetary Agencies for

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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.
1.8 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.
1.9 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.
1.10 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.
1.11 An Introduction to Program Budgeting and Program Evaluation Review Technique, pp.1-36, ADB Capacity
Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia, June 2008
1.12 Budget Performance Evaluation- Methodology and Systems, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms, MOF, Government of Mongolia, May 2008.
1.13 Performance Based Budgeting- Methodology and Systems, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms, MOF, Govt of Mongolia, March 2008.
1.14 Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB Capacity Building Projects on
Governance Reforms, Mongolia, January 2008.
1.15 Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries, pp.1-74, ADB-
CBPGR, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Sep 2007.
1.16 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 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 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.
2.2 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-46, Office of
Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
2.3 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.
2.4 Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80, Bank of Maharashtra,
Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.
2.5 Preparation of Indices for Services Production, jointly with R. Dasgupta, pp.1-250, National Institute for Banking
and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
2.6 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.
2.7 Social Security System in India– Needs and Policy Issues, pp.1-40, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok,
December 1999.
2.8 Role of private sector including Privatization in Selected Asian Countries and Lessons for Africa, pp.1-110, UN-
ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
2.9 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian Economies, pp.1-158, ESCAP, United
Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
2.10 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.
2.11 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.
2.12 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.
2.13 Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian Industrialization, ed. Arun
Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.

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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 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/
3.7 Manual on Effective Debt Management, pp.1-118, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/debt-manual/
3.8 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/
3.9 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.
3.10 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.
3.11 Management of Contingent Liabilities in Philippines- Policies, Processes, Legal Framework and Institutions, pp.1-
60, World Bank, Washington D.C., 2002.
3.12 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the Guidelines for Public Debt
Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
3.13 External Sector Related Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, pp.1-123, Com. Secretariat, London, U.K.,
Jan 2001. www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
3.14 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum: Compilation of
Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
3.15 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.
3.16 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

3.17 Guidelines for Management of Guarantees of the Government of Bangladesh, pp.1-40, World Bank
Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, April 2014
3.18 Alternative Medium Term Debt Management Strategies for Bangladesh, pp.1-28, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Oct 2013.
3.19 Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bangladesh 2013, pp.1-25, World Bank Administered DMTBF Project, Finance
Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, July 2013.
3.20 International Best Practices for Medium Term Debt Management Strategy, pp.1-20, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Aug 2012.
3.21 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.
3.22 External Debt Management in Uzbekistan- Policies, Strategies, Legal and Institutional Set Up, pp.1-45, World
Bank Country Office, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Nov 2008.
3.23 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, Ministry of
Finance, Govt of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.

4. MDGs, PRSP, Poverty and Inequality Analysis

A. Published Reports and Research Papers by Donors

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,

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4.4 Poverty and inequality in India–Trends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Oct. 2002.
4.5 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.
4.6 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, ESCAP, United Nations, 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 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.

16. Certification:

I hereby certify that the responses which I provided above are all, to the best of my knowledge, true,
complete and accurate. 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. The African
Development Bank may verify any statements which I made in this application.

Signature of expert:
Date:

07 January 2018