CURRICULUM VITAE OF DR.

TARUN KANTI DAS

Proposed role in the project: Public Finance Management Expert

Category: 1
Staff of:

1. Family Name/s DAS

First Name/s TARUN KANTI
2. Date of Birth 19 August 1947
3. Contact Address : 10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New delhi-110008, India. Tel : 0091-
11-25884540, Mobile:+91-9818024569 Skype: tarun.das58, EMAIL : das.tarun@hotmail.com
4. Passport holder INDIAN
5. Education
Institution Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained
[ Date from – Date to ]
School of Economic and Social Studies, Ph.D. (Economics) 1977
University of East Anglia, Norwich, NOR 7TJ Impact of Demographic Transition on Poverty and
England, U.K. (Sep 1974- July 1977) Inequality in USA, UK, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, MA ( Economics) 1969 with Econometrics, Statistics
India (Sep 1967- Sep 1969) and Mathematical Economics as Special Papers
Presidency College, University of Calcutta, BA Hons (Economics) 1967 with Statistics and
West Bengal, India (July 1964-June 1967) Mathematics as Accompanying Papers

6. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)

Language Reading Speaking Writing

English 1 1 1
Bengali 1 1 1
Hindi 1 1 1

7. Membership of professional bodies:

(a) Member, Indian Economic Service Association
(b) Life Member, Indian Economic Association.
(c) Life Member, Indian Association for Research on Income and Wealth.
(d) Member, Indian Economic Service.
(e) Member, Indian Econometric Society
8. Other skills: Computer literate- Very efficient in working with MSWORD, MS-EXCEL, MS-POWER
POINT and EVIEWS7 for Econometric Applications
9. Present position: Independent International Consultant
Years within the firm: Not Applicable
10. Key qualifications:
 I have more than 40 years experience as Government Macroeconomist and Public Financial
Management (PFM) Expert with specialisation in Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting for
Line Ministries; Project Appraisal and Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation; Macro-Fiscal Modelling
and Macroeconomic Forcasting; Identification and Formulation of PFM Reforms, Stategies and Programs
funded by Budget Support from Donors, Management of Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent
Liabilities.

 Worked as a 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 26 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA. .

 Possesses diversity in skills in macroeconomic forecasting, policy plaanning. research, teaching,

training, capacity building, policy dialogues with donors and consultation with multi-stakeholers.

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11. Countries of Work Experience: [List countries where expert has worked]:
Worked as Public Finance/ Public Debt Management Expert in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Central
Asia Regional Economic Co-operation (CAREC) Countries (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), Dubai (UAE),
Ethiopia, the Gambia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa,
Senegal, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and USA.

12. 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)
27 March to Asian Development Bank, South Asia ADB Research Specilist (Economic
30 June 2017 Region Department (SARD), Phillipines, Assessment of Transport Sector
Manila Development in Sri Lanka)
Dec 2016 to World Bank Funded Project on Resource Person for capacity building
Jan 2017 Financial, Economic and Social Cost on Project Appraisal and Financial,
Beneft Analsis of Hydropower Proects Economic and Social Cost Beneft
in Laos PDR through PWC India Analsis of Hydropower Proects in
Limited Laos PDR
Sep 2016 to ADB Funded Project on Sub-Regional Public Resource Manageent Expert
Nov 2016 Road Map for Bhutan Power Sector (Macro-economic Forecasting and
Developmnent through PWC India Public and External Debt
Limited Sustainability Analysis for Bhutan)
April 2015, ADB funded project on Power Sector Public Finance Expert (Medium Term
and Road Map for CAREC Countries (viz. Macro-Fiscal Projections for
Nov 2015 to Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Assessment of Macroeconomic
June 2016 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Stability, Fiscal/ Financial Viability and
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and and Debt Sustainability) for each of
Uzbekistan) through PWC India Limited CAREC Countries
May 2015 Ministry of Finance, Government of Medium Term Fiscal Framework,
to Oct 2015 Dubai, Dubai, UAE Macro-Fiscal Policy, Program Budget,
Revenue Forecasting Expert
January World Bank Administered and Multi- Technical Adviser (Medium Term
2011 to Donor (DFID, EU, Netherlands, Budget Framework, Strategic
June 2014 Canada) Funded Project on MTBF and Planning and Program Budgeting,
Project Appraisal, Result-Based
Strengthening Financial Accountability, Monitoring and Evaluation, Macro-
Min of Finance, and Planning Fiscal Modeling and Macroeconomic
Commission, Govt. of Bangladesh, Forecasting, Public Debt Management
Dhaka. and Policy)
Dec 2008 to African Development Bank Institutional Macroeconomic Adviser (Macro
Nov 2010 Support Project on Financial and Economic Modeling, Medium Term
(Intermittent Economic Reforms, Ministry of Finance Fiscal / Expenditure Framework,
for 20 and Economic Affairs, The Gambia, Strategic Planning and Program
months) Banjul, Africa. Budgeting, Public Debt Management)
Sep-Oct 2009 ADB Program on Macroeconomic ADB Macroeconomic Modeling
and Apr-May Management, Nepal Rastra Bank and Specialist & Team Leader (Upgrading
2010 ADB Nepal Resident Office, Nepal, Nepal Macro-economic Model for
Kathmandu. Medium Term Planning, Budgeting
and Policy Formulation)
01 June 2007 ADB Capacity Building Project on ADB Strategic Planning Expert
to 08 July Governance Reforms, Ministry of (Macro Economic Modeling, Medium
2008 Finance, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar Term Fiscal/ Expenditure Framework,
Strategic Planning and Program
Budgeting, Result Based Monitoring
and Evaluation, and Public Debt
Management)
Mar 2006 to Institute for Integrated Lerarning for Professor (Public Policy, Research
May 2007 Management (IILM), New Delhi, India Methodology, Project Appraisal)

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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)
(From To)
Mar 1989 to Ministry of Finance, Government of Economic Adviser (Macro-Economic
Jan 2006 India, New Delhi Forecasting ad Budgeting, Medium
Term Fiscal and Expenditure
Framework, Formulation of Structural
Reforms and Macro-Fiscal Policies,
Project Appraisal and Result-Based
Monitoring and Evaluation, and Public
Debt Management and Policy)
Jan 1987 to Planning Commission, Govt. of India, Adviser (Transport Modelling,Policy
Feb 1989 New Delhi. Planning, Project Appraisal),
Oct 1984 to Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt. of Chief Economist and Head of the
Dec 1986 India, New Delhi. Economic Research Unit (Project
Appraisal for iron and steel products
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, Policy Planning, Project Apraisal)
Delhi.
July 1973 to Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry Research Officer (Public Finance and
May 1978 of Finance, Govt of India, New Delhi. Fiscal and Monetary Policy)
Nov 1971 to Indian Economic Service, Department of Assistant Director (On-the-job training
June 1973 Personnel &Training, Govt of India, Delhi on Public Finance, Project Appraisal
and Applied econometrics)
June 1970 to Center of Advanced studies for Research Fellow (Decompositions of
Oct 1971 Economics, 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, Min of
Finance &Treasury, Maldives, Male
Sept 2008 World Bank Resident Office, & Minstry World Bank Consultant (External Debt
to Nov 2008 of Finance, Uzbekistan, Tashkent Management)
15 July to Commonwealth Secretariat, Special COMSEC Consultant (Macro
31 Aug Advisory Services on Debt Economic Forecasting and Debt
2008 Management, UK, England Sustainability Modeling and Analysis)
Oct 2007 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok Consultant (Interlinkages of MDG with
PRSP Reports and National
Development Plans)
Aug 2007 United Nations Statistical Institute for Resource Person for Inter-Govt.
Asia and Pacific, Japan, Chiba Training on BOP, Govt. Finance,
Monetary and Financial Statistics
December Malaysian Institute for Economic Consultant (Role of Mergers and
2006 Research, Malaysia, Kula Lumpur Acquisitions for FDI)
Oct 2006 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok Consultant (Infrastructure Financing in
ESCAP Economies)
May 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt UN-ESCAP Consultant (Medium Term
Management, Minmistry of Finance, Macro-Economic framework and
Nepal, Kathmandu External Debt Management)
Feb 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt Management, UN-ESCAP Consultant (Medium Term
Min of Finance, Laos PDR,Viantiane & Min Macro-Economic framework and
of Finance, Phnom Penh External Debt Management)

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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)
(From To)
Dec 2005 UNITAR Program on Public Law and UNITAR Consultant (Law, Regulation
Legal System for debt Management, and Legal System for Debt
MOF, Govt. of Indonesia, Jakarta Management)
Nov 2005 Office of Development Studies, UNDP, UNDP Consultant (Financing
UN Plaza, New York, USA International Co-operation Behind
National Borders)
Sept 2005 UNESCAP Debt Management Project, UN-ESCAP Consultant (Medium Term
MOF, Govt. of Samoa, Apia Macro-Economic framework and
External Debt Management)
Jan 2005 Global Development Network, GDN Consultant, Bridging Research
University of Senegal, Dakar and Policy- A Case Study on
Economic Reforms in India
Oct 2004 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok Consultant (Social Security and
Provident Funds in ESCAP)
Oct 2003 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok Consultant (Role of Resource Based
SMEs for Poverty Reduction and
Export Promotion in ESCAP)
Jan-March World Bank Resident Office and World Bank Consultant (Management
2003 Ministry of Finance, Govt. Of of contingent liabilities of the
Philippines, Manila government)
Feb 2002 International Monetary Fund (IMF), Member, IMF Expert Group
USA, Washington (Government Finance Statistics)
Sept-Nov UN Economic Commission for Africa Consultant (Role of Private Sector &
1998 (UN-ECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Privatization in Africa)
Sep-Nov UN-ESCAP, Bangkok. Consultant (Nexus among FDI,
1997 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 UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of FDI
Technical Exchanges for Industrialization and Technology
Transfer)
July 1993, 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 ADB, Manila, Philippines ADB Consultant for preparation of
weeks every Country Report of India, as inputs to
year in 1990- prepare Asian Development Outlook
1995
For two UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok ESCAP Consultant for preparation of
weeks every Country Report on India, as inputs for
year in preparation of the Economic & Social
1991 to 2005 Survey for Asia and Pacific

13. Certification: I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that:
(i) this CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experience
(ii) I am neither disqualified nor inelligible for appointment by any donors;
(iii) I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification..
Signature of expert:
Date:

07 January 2018

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 Annex-Major Publications of Tarun Das

Annex-1: Major Publications by Tarun Kanti Das

Most of the publications are accessible in: www.scribd.com

1. Medium Term Fiscal/ Expenditure/ Budget Framework, Macroeconomic

Modelling, Medium Term Strategic Planning & Budgeting, Economic Reforms

1.1 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, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of
Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 20 May 2014.
1.2 An Operational Guide to Prepare Medium Term Strategic Business Plans (MTSBP) for Line
Ministries/ Divisions, pp.1-38, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, January 15, 2012.
1.3 An Operational Macro-econometric 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 and Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu, October 2009.
1.4 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.
1.5 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.
1.6 Identification of Core and Non-core Functions for the Government of Mongolia and Exploring
Public Private Partnership for supply of public goods and services, pp.1-55, ADB-CBPGR,
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, February 2008.
1.7 Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line
Ministries, pp.1-74, ADB-CBPGR, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Sep 2007.
1.8 Role of services production and trade in Asia and Pacific- Problems and prospects, pp.842-
849, Proceedings of Indian Economic Association Annual Conference 2004, Dec 2004.
1.9 Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80,
Bank of Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.
1.10 Preparation of Indices for Services Production, jointly with R. Dasgupta, pp.1-250, National
Institute for Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
1.11 Impact of reforms on productivity of the public sector enterprises in India, pp. 1-35, Asian
productivity Council, Tokyo, Sept 1994.
1.12 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.
1.13 Role of private sector including privatization in selected Asian countries and lessons for
Africa, pp.1-110, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
1.14 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian economies, pp.1-158,
ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
1.15 Policies and Strategies for Promoting the Role of the Private Sector in Industrial and
Technological Development, including Privatization in South Asian Economies, pp.1-171,
ST/ESCAP/1696, UN, NY, 1996.
1.16 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.
1.17 Structural Reforms and Stabilization Policies in India – Rationale and Medium Term Outlook,
pp.20-56, in Economic Liberalization and its Impact, edited by SP Gupta, Macmillan India
Limited, Delhi, 1993.
1.18 Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian
Industrialization, ed. Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.
1.19 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.
1.20 Multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India– database and calibration
techniques, pp.391-403, Environment and Planning (London), 15-A, 1983.
1.21 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.

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1.22 An economic evaluation of investment on roads and road transport in India, WP No.18, pp.1-
50, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning Commission, Delhi, May 1980.

2. Development Project Appraisal, Project Implementation and

Result Based Monitoring & Evaluation and Management

2.1 Framework for Project Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques and
Methodology, pp.1-50, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF
and Strengthening Financial Accountability, Min of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, June 2012.
2.2 GED Capacity Building Activity-Result Based Monitoring & Evaluation, pp.1-12, World
Bank Administered and Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dec 2011.
2.3 Public Investment Management in Bangladesh- Methodology, Institutional and Legal
Systems, Procedures, Regulations and Processes And Suggestions for Improvement, pp.1-40,
World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, Min of Finance,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, October 2011.
2.4 Medium Term Strategic Business plans for the Ministries of Agriculture, Education,
Social welfare, Energy, Transport and Communications, Local Governments, Women and Child
Development, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded project on DMTBF, Ministry
of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2012-13.
2.5 An Operational Guide for Preparation of the Medium Term Strategic Business plans for
the Line Ministries, pp.1-60, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on
DMTBF, Min of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, April 2012.
2.6 Framework for Project Appraisal of Development Projects and Programs and Strategic
Planning for Line Ministries, pp.1-40, African Development Bank Institutional Support Project
on Economic and Financial Governance (AfDB-ISPEFG), the Gambia, Banjul, September 2010.
2.7 Interlinkages between development research, policy planning and outcome in the post
reforms period in India, jointly with Arvind Virmani, pp.1-115, NCAER, New Delhi and East Asian
Bureau for Economic Research (EABER), Australia, April 2008.
2.8 Framework, Methodology and Procedures for Project Appraisal of Development Projects,
Strategic Planning and Program Budgeting for Line Ministries, pp.1-50, ADB Capacity Building
Projects on Governance Reforms (ADB-CBPGR), Ministry of Finance, Mongolia,
Ulaanbaatar, Sept 2007.
2.9 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
2.10 Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB
Capacity Building Projects on Governance Reforms, Mongolia, January 2008.
2.11 Strengthening Budget Preparation Information System (BPIS) in Mongolia- Basic codes
and chart of accounts for the general ledger, pp.1-100, ADB Capacity Building Projects on
Governance Reforms, Mongolia, November 2007.
2.12 Output Costing and Output Budgeting – Basic Concepts and Methodology, pp.1-51, ADB
Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Mongolia, Sept 2007.
2.13 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), pp.1-65, UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific,
Chiba, Japan, Aug 2007.
2.14 Strategic Business Plans for the Ministries of Finance, Agriculture, Education, Health,
Employment and Social Welfare, Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework
and Guidelines to Line Ministries, pp.1-74, ADB-CBPGR, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Sep 2007.
2.15 An Evaluation of the Implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme (NREGA) in the Raebareli District of Uttar Pradesh, Institute for Integrated Learning
and Management (IILM), New Delhi, India, February 2007.
2.16 A Techno-Economic-Financial Appraisal on New Railway Lines for the North-Eastern
States of India, pp.1-60, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning Commission, New
Delhi, May 1979.
2.17 An economic evaluation of investment on roads and road transport in India, WP No.18,
pp.1-50, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning Commission, New Delhi, May 1980.

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2.18 A Social Cost Benefit analysis of Indian Railways, pp.1-30, UNDP Transport Policy
Planning Project, Planning Commission, New Delhi, August 1981.
2.19 A Comprative Cost Benefit Analysis of Road, Rail and Transport System for
Passengers and Goods Traffic in India, pp.1-60, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project,
Planning Commission, New Delhi, August 1982.

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

3.1 A Concept paper on contingent liabilities of the government of Bangladesh- identification,

measurement, policies, procedures, guidelines and legal system, pp.1-69, Multi-Donor project
on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 12 January 2014.
3.2 Guarantee policy and guidelines for the government of Bangladesh, Multi-Donor project
on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 15 February 2014.
3.3 Updated Medium Term Strategy (MTDS) for the government of Bangladesh, pp.1-28, Multi-
Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 24 February 2014.
3.4 A concept paper on the rules, policies and guidelines for public debt management by the
Government of Bangladesh, pp.1-55, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, June 2014.
3.5 Inception report on public debt management in Maldives- systems, processes, data base
and debt strategy, pp.1-55, Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Male, Dec 2010.
3.6 Governance of Public Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-44, Best
Practices series No.10, UNITAR, Geneva, 2006.
3.7 Management of External Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-46, Best
Practices series No.9, UNITAR, Geneva, 2006.
3.8 External Debt Management in Uzbekistan: Policies, Strategies, Techniques, Legal System
and Institutional Set Up and Evaluation of their Processes, pp.1-50, World Bank Country Office
in Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Nov 2008.
3.9 External Debt Sustainability for Gambia- Macroeconomic trends and policy issues, pp.1-30,
Commonwealth Secretariat, London, August 2008.
3.10 Management of external debt in Nepal, Cambodia, Lao PDG and Samoa- legal, institutional
framework and policy issues, pp.1-90, UNESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
3.11 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues,
pp.1-30, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
3.12 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,
ADB and World Bank Philippines Country Office, April 30, 2003.
3.13 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the
Guidelines for Public Debt Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
3.14 External Sector Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, with Raj Kumar, A. Bisen and
M.R. Nair, pp.1-123, Commonwealth Sect, London, Jan 2001.
3.15 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum:
Compilation of Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
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
3.17 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.

4. MDGs, PRSP, Poverty and Inequality Analysis

4.1 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, NCAER, New Delhi and East Asian Bureau for Economic Research
(EABER), Australia, April 2008.
4.2 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.
4.3 Bridging research and policy- a case study of India, pp.14-15, Global Development
Network (GDN) Research Monitor. No.1, September 2006.

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4.4 Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis and Project Review, pp.1-30, Training Material
prepared for the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, Mar 2007.
4.5 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.
4.6 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.
4.7 Poverty and inequality in India–Trends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
Oct. 2002.
4.8 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.
4.9 UNDP Human Development Index – Some Methodological Issues and Alternative
Measures, pp.1-30, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.
4.10 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale di
Scienze Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
4.11 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
4.12 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.
4.13 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
4.14 Decompositions of Atkinson’s measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh, pp.171-
178, Australian Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.
4.15 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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