CV OF TARUN KANTI DAS FOR Principal Economist

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Summary: Dr. Tarun Kanti Das is internationally acknowledged Macroeconomist and Public
Financial Management (PFM) Expert with mre than 40 years working experiences and
specialization in macro-fiscal modeling, macroeconomic forecasting, formulation of moneraty-
fiscal policies, project appraisal and monitoring and evaluation, and management of public and
external debt. He worked in 24 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA as PFM Consultant
for ADB, AfDB, World Bank, IMF, Commonwealth Secretariat, UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-ECA, UN-
ESCAP, UNITAR and UN-SIAP. He possesses diversity of skills in research, training, teaching,
economic modeling and policy planning. He has various publications on macro-economic
forecasting, public debt management and policy, monetary-fiscal pocies, strategic planning and
program budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, and financial and economic cost-benefit
analysis of development projects and policies.

1. Post Applied For: Economics Principal Specialist- Strategic Planning and

Development Effectiveness
2. Name of Expert: Tarun Kanti Das (ADB-CMS No. 022519)

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:
 Ph.D. (Applied Econometrics), University of East Anglia, England, 1977
 MA (Quantitative Economics), First Class, Presidency College, Calcutta University, 1969
 BA Hons. (Economics), First Class, Presidency College, Calcutta University, 1967

6. Membership in Professional Associations:

(a) Life Member, Indian Economic Assocation,
(b) Member. Indian Econometric Service
(c) Life Member. Indian Association for Research on Income and Wealth,
(d) Life Member. Indian Econometric Society

7. Other Trainings and Qualifications::

(a) Received training and very efficient in working with MSWORD, MS-EXCEL, MS-POWER
POINT, SPSS and EVIEWS for Econometric Analysis.
(b) Workshop on External Debt Management, IMF Reg. Training Inst., Singapore, 21-25 Mar 2000.
(c) Forum on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 1-3 Nov. 1999.
(d) Workshop on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 28 Mar-4 April 2000.
(e) Visits to Public Debt Offices of England and Ireland, 16-20 October 2000.
(f) Workshop on Contingent Liabilities, World Bank, Washington D.C., 9-11 Nov 2000.
(g) Expert Group Meeting on Revised GFS, IMF, Washington, 5-9 February 2001.
(h) Investors Role for Mitigation of Financial Crisis, IMF, Washington, 5-7 Nov 2001.
(i) Workshop on Budgeting & Planning, IMF Regional Training Inst., Singapore, 15-30 Aug 1998.
(j) UNDP and Harvard Institute Workshop on Population Growth and Economic Development, at
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22-26 April 1998.
(k) UNDP and UNICEF Regional Workshop on the Public Expenditure on Basic Social Services, at
Bangkok, Thailand, 30 July-3 Aug 1998.
(l) Study Team on Economic Crisis, APC, Tokyo, 15-18 Dec 1998.

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8. Countries of Work Experience: [List countries where expert has worked]:

Worked as Public Finance Management/ Public Debt 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, Switzerland, 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 Public Financial Management (PFM) with specialisation in:
 Macro-Fiscal Modeling and Revenue Forecasting;
 Preparation of Medium Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF), Medium Term Expenditure Framework
(MTEF) and Medium Term Budget Framework (MTBF)
 Preparation of Medium Term Strategic Planning and Program Budgeting for Line Ministries;
 Preparation of Medium Term Macro-Economic Framework, Medium Term Budget Strategy Paper
and Medium Term Fiscal Policy Paper;
 Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies and Programs;
 Development of PFM Reforms and Programs financed by Budget Support from Donors;
 Management of Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent Liabilities; and
 Conducting capacity development training programs and .organizing multi-stakeholders’
workshops on the above mentioned subjects.

 Prepared Manuals for preparation of Medium Term Fiscal and Expenditure Framework. And
Guidelines for Management of Public and External Debt and Contingent Liabilities;
 Prepared Guide Books on Medium Term Strategic Plans and Program Budgets, and also prepared
Operational Medium Term Plans and Program Budgets for selected Ministries in Bangladesh, India,
Mongolia and 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 Macro-Fiscal Modeling, Revenue Forecasting, Medium Term Strategic
Plans ,Program Budgets, PFM reforms, Result Based M&E methodology, macroeconomic forecasting,
management of public and external debt.
 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)
March 2017 to Asian Development Bank, Manila, ADB Senior Research Specialist
June 2017 Philippines (Assessment of Transport Sector
Investment and Program in Sri Lanka)
Dec 2016 to World Bank Funded Project on Financial, Resource Person for capacity
Jan 2017 Economic and Social Cost Beneft Analsis building for project appraisal and
of Hydropower Proects in Laos PDR Financial, Economic and Social Cost

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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)

(From To)
through PWC India Limited Benefit Analsis of Hydropower
Projects in Laos PDR

Sep 2016 to ADB Funded Project on Sub-Regional Public Resource Manageent Expert
Nov 2016 Road Map fo Bhutan Power Sector (Public and External Debt
Developmnent through PWC India Sustainability Analysis for Bhutan)
Limited
April 2015, ADB funded project on Power Sector Public Finance Expert (Medium Term
Nov 2015 to Road Map for CAREC Countries through Macro-Fiscal Projections and Public
June 2016 PWC India Limited Debt Management)

May 2015 to Ministry of Finance, Government of Medium Term Fiscal Framework,

Oct 2015 Dubai, Dubai, UAE Macro-Fiscal Policy, Program
Budget, Revenue Forecasting Exper,
and formulation of policies for Public
Debt Managementt
January 2011 World Bank Administered and Multi- Technical Adviser (Medium Term
to June 2014 Donor (DFID, EU, Netherlands, Canada) Budget Framework, Strategic
Funded Project on MTBF and Planning and Program Budgeting,
Macro-Fiscal Modeling, Public Debt
Strengthening Financial Accountability, Management and Policy)
Min of Finance & Planning Commission,
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 Reforms, Ministry of Finance Fiscal Framework, Strategic Planning
20 months) and Economic Affairs, The Gambia, and Program Budgeting, Public Debt
Banjul, Africa. Management)
Sep-Oct 2009 ADB Program on Macroeconomic ADB Macroeconomic Modeling
and Management, Nepal Rastra Bank and Specialist & Team Leader (Upgrading
Apr-May 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 Governance Reforms, Ministry of (Macro Economic Modeling, Medium
08 July 2008 Finance, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar Term Fiscal Framework, Strategic
Planning and Program Budgeting,
and Public Debt Management)
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 Fiscal and Expenditure
Framework, Macro-Fiscal Policy
Formulation and Public Debt
Management and Policy)
Jan 1987 to Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Adviser (Transport Modelling and
Feb 1989 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

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Period Employng Organization
(From To)
Oct 1982 to Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices,
Sep 1984 Ministry of Industry, Govt. of India, New
Delhi.
May 1978 to UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project,
Sep 1982 Planning Commission, Govt of India, Delhi.
July 1973 to Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of
May 1978 Finance, Govt of India, New Delhi.
Nov 1971 to Indian Economic Service, Department of
June 1973 Personnel &Training, Govt of India, Delhi
June 1970 to Center of Advanced studies for Economics,
Oct 1971 Presidency College, Calcutta, India.
Short Term External Consultancies
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
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
15-28 Feb 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt Management,
Ministry of Finance, Laos PDR,Viantiane
01 – 14 Feb UNESCAP Program on Debt
2006 Management, Ministry of Finance, 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
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Position Held (Major Taasks)
Chief (Economic Division)
(Pricing of goods and services under
govt control & administered pricing)
Deputy Adviser (Transport Modelling
and Policy Planning)
Research Officer (Public Finance and
Fiscal and Monetary Policy)
Assistant Director (On-the-job
training on Public Finance, Project
Appraisal and Applied econometrics)
Research Fellow (Decompositions of
Poverty and Inequality Measures)
Public Debt Management Specialist
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)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Medium
Term Macro-Economic framework
and External Debt Management)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Medium
Term Macro-Economic framework
and External Debt Management)
UNITAR Consultant (Law, Regulation
and Legal System for Debt
Management)
UNDP Consultant (Financing
International Co-operation Behind
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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)

(From To)
National Borders)
Sept 2005 UNESCAP Debt Management Project, UN-ESCAP Consultant (Medium
MOF, Govt. of Samoa, Apia Term Macro-Economic framework
and External Debt Management)
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 Ministry World Bank Consultant (Management
2003 of Finance, Govt. Of Philippines, Manila of contingent liabilities of the
government)

Feb 2002 International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA, Member, IMF Expert Group
Washington (Government Finance Statistics
Manual 2001)
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

12. Detailed Professional Experiences required for the Assignment:

13. Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned
[Among the assignments in which the expert was involved, indicate the following information for
those assignments that best illustrate the expert’s capability to handle the tasks listed under 12.]
Name of assignment or project:
Year / Location: / Client:
Main project features:
Positions held:
Activities performed:

Please see the following sections:

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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)

(From To)

13-A. Name of assignment or project: World Bank Financed Project on Improving Hydropower
Independent Power Producers (IPP) Process; Concession Agreement Management and Monitoring and
the Implementation of Policy on Sustainable Hydropower Development (Project ID: P148755, Contract
# C2bcd-CS04)
Year: December 2016 to January 2017
Location: Vientiane
Client: World Bank and Ministry of Finance, Government of Laos PDR
Main Project Features: Financial, Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of Hydropower Projects
Position Held: Financial and Economic Assessment Expert
Activities Performed: Worled as a Resource Person for capacity building on project appraisal and
economic, financial and social cost benefit anaysis of hydropower projects
13-B. Name of assignment or project: ADB TA-9005 BHU: South Asia Subregional Economic
Cooperation Green Power Investment Program (48489-001), Contract No.: 124786-S52800
Year: September 2016 to November 2016
Location: Thimpu, Bhutan
Client: Ministry of Finance, Government of Bhutan
Main Project Features: Public Debt Management for Bhutan
Position Held: Public Resource Management Specialist
Activities Performed:
 Made Macro-economic Forecasting of major macro-economic–fiscal variables for Bhutan,
 Made public debt and external debt sustainability analysis for Bhutan for financing the development
of ongoing and proposed hydropower projects in Bhutan in collaboration with the government of
India and external debt from other sources

13-C. Name of assignment or project: Public Financial Management and Governance Reforms
Year / Location/ Client: April 2015, and Nov 2015-June 2016, Multi-Country (India and CAREC
Countries) ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional Economic Co-operation, through PWC India Limited,
Main project features: Public Financial Management Reforms
Positions held: ADB Public Financial Management and Governance Reforms Expert
Activities Performed:
Prepared Medium Term Macroeconomic Forecasting and Medium Term Fiscal Framework for assessment of
Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal Viability and Debt Sustainability Analysis for CAREC (Central Asia Regional
Economic Cooperation) Countries (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)

13-D. Name of assignment or project: Macro-Fiscal Policy and Macro-economic and Revenue
Forecasting
Year / Location/ Client: May 2015 to Oct 2015, Dubai, UAE
Ministry of Finance, Government of Dubai, Dubai
Main project features: Public Financial Management Reforms
Positions held: Macro-Fiscal Policy and Macro-Economic Forecasting Expert
Activities Performed:
Prepared Medium Term Fiscal Framework and Medium Term Budget, Made Macro-economic and
Revenue Forecasting, Formulated revenue mobilisation policies, prepared medium term macro-
economic framework and fiscal policy papers, conducted capacity development training and multi-
stakeholders workshops on these subjects.

13-E. Name of assignment or project: World Bank Administered and Multi Donor (DFID, EU,
Netherlands) Funded Project on Deepening Medium Term Budgeting Framework (MTBF) and
Strengthening Financial Accountability
Year / Location: Jan 2011 to June 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)

(From To)
Client: Ministry of Finance, and Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh.
Main project features; Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting, result-Based M&E,
Macroeconomic and Fiscal Modelling and forecasting, Public Debt Management and Policy.
Positions held:
Technical Adviser (Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting, Macro-Fiscal Modeling and
Macroeconomic Forecasting, Management of Public Debt and Policy, Result-Based M&E)
Activities performed: Performed various tasks as follow:
(a) Prepared Guide Book and Manuals on, and prepared actual Medium Term Strategic Plans
(MTSP) and outcome based program budgets for selected line ministries such as Agriculture,
Education, Power, Local Governments and Social Welfare;
(b) Linking National Development Plans with Medium term strategic plans and budgets for line
ministries;
(c) Preparation of policy papers and performance reports for various sectors;
(d) Preparation of medium and long term macroeconomic framework, strategies and policies;
(e) Formulation, execution, and result-based monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic policies;
programs and plans and impact of socio-economic policies on macroeconomic performance;
(f) Public debt sustainability modelling and analysis and medium term debt strategy;
(g) Preparing guidelines/ manuals, conducting Training for capacity building of the officers;
(h) Prepared various reports on macroeconomic modelling and forecasting, strategic planning etc.
(see list of papers given in the Annex).

13-F.Name of assignment or project:

African Development Bank (AfDB) Institutional Support Program on Economic and Financial
Governance (ISPEFG)
Year / Location / Client: December 2008 to November 2010, Banjul, the Gambia
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Government of the Gambia, West Africa.
Main project features: Macroeconomic Modelling and Strategic Planning
Macroeconomic Adviser (Macroeconomic Modelling and Strategic Planning and Budgeting)
Activities performed:
(a) Prepared Guide Book and Manuals on Medium Term Strategic Plans (MTSP) and outcome
based program budgets for line ministries
(b) Supported ministry of Finance for macroeconomic forecasting and preparation of medium term
strategic plans and program budgets for selected ministries such as Finance, Agriculture,
Education, Road Development, Health, Trade and Industry,and Labour and Employment;
(c) Supported Ministry of Finance for formulation of macroeconomic policies and fiscal policies for
povery and inequality reduction and accelerating employment and growth;
(d) Supported Economic Monitoring and Planning Unit (EMPU) in the Ministry of Finance for
evaluation of EU funded projects and programs for development of roads and social sectors,
(e) Provided support for preparation of Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) for
IMF and Project Proposals for donors.
(f) Supported ministry of finance for public debt management and the Monetary Policy Committee of
the Gambian Central Bank for formulation of monetary and capital market development policies;
(g) Designed and conducted training programs on these topiccs.
(h)Prepared various reports on macroeconomic forecasting and debt sustainability modeling (see list
of papers given in the Annex).
13-G. Name of assignment or project:
ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms
Year / Location / Client: June 2007- July 2008, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia.
Main project features: Strategic Planning, Financial Planning, Program Budgeting
Positions held: Strategic Planning Expert

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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)

(From To)
Activities performed:
(i) Prepared Guide Book and Manuals on, and prepared actual Medium Term Strategic Plans
(MTSP) and outcome based program budgets for selected line ministries such as Finance,
Agriculture and Food, Education, Culture and Science, Health and Labour and Social Welfare;
(j) Linking Medium term strategic plans and budgets for line ministries wiyh National Development
Plans, MDGs, PRSPs;
(a) Provided Support and Advice for macroeconomic modelliy and policy formulation, medium term
strategic planning for selected line ministries;
(b) Prepared Macroeconomic Framework, Outlook and Financial Plan for Budget;
(c) Supported preparation of Economic and Technical Memorandum for the donors;
(d) Designed and conducted training programs on macro-econometric and time series forecasting
and simulations models for alternative scenario building for the Mongolian economy;
(e) In October 2007 at UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, presented a Report on Inter-linkages between MDG,
PRSP and National Development Plans;
(f) At UN-SIAP, Chiba, Japan conducted a training program during August 2007 for Measurement
and Analysis of Poverty and Inequality and Govt Finance Statistics.
(g) Prepared various papers on macro-econometric modelling and strategic planning (see list of
papers given in the Annex).
13-H. Name of assignment or project: Public Financial Management Reforms
Year / Location/ Client: March 1989- January 2006, New Delhi, India
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India
Main project features: Macro-Fiscal Projections and Debt Sustainability Modelling
Positions held: Economic Adviser (Macro-Fiscal Projections, Public Finance, Social Sectors
and Public Debt Management)
Activities Performed:
(a) Assisted the Ministry of Finance for fiscal decentralisation and provision of grants and revenue
shares at the sub-national levels;
(b) Macro-fiscal modelling, and formulation of fiscal and budgetary policies;
(c) Preparation of medium term macro-economic framework and policy;
(d) Served as Guest Faculty for the Indian Statistical Service and Indian Economic Service Training
Institutes for conducting training programs on macro-econometric forecasting;
(e) Organised four international conferences on macroeconomic management and debt
sustainability analysis at Delhi, Goa, Kovalumpur in India and Kathmandu in Nepal funded by
the World Bank IDF grant.
(f) Worked as short-term Consultant on development policies to the ADB, Commonwealth
Secretariat, GDN, IMF, UNCTAD, UN-ECA (UN Economic Commission for Africa), UNDP, UN-
ESCAP, UNITAR, World Bank.
(g) Worked as Country Report for the ADB during 1990-1995 for preparation of the Asian
Development Outlook (ADO) ; and Country Reporter for the ESCAP during 1991-2005 for
preparation of the ESCAP Annual Survey;
(h) Prepared and published a number of papers on Macro-Fiscal Forecasting and Debt
Sustainability Modelling (see Annex for the list of publications).

Short Term International Consultancy on Related Subjects

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 Minstry World Bank Consultant (External
Nov 2008 of Finance, Uzbekistan, Tashkent Debt Management)

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Period Employng Organization Position Held (Major Taasks)

(From To)
15 July to Commonwealth Secretariat, Advisory COMSEC Consultant (Debt
31 Aug 2008 Services on Debt Management, 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 Asia Resource Person for Inter-Govt.
and Pacific (UN-SIAP), Japan, Chiba Training on Govt. Finance Statistics
December Malaysian Institute for Economic Consultant (Role of Mergers and
2006 Research (MIER)Malaysia, Kula Lumpur Acquisitions for FDI)
May 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt UN-ESCAP Consultant (External
Management, Minmistry of Finance, Debt Management)
Nepal, Kathmandu
Feb 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt Management, UN-ESCAP Consultant (External
Ministry of Finance, Laos PDR,Viantiane, Debt Management)
and Ministry of Finance, Govt. Of
Cambodia, at Phnom Penh
Dec 2005 UNITAR Program on Public Law and UNITAR Consultant (Law, Regulation
Legal System for debt Management, and Legal System for Debt
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Indonesia, Management)
Jakarta
Nov 2005 Office of Development Studies, UNDP, UNDP Consultant (Financing
UN Plaza, New York, USA International Co-operation Behind
National Borders)
Sept 2005 UNESCAP Program on Debt UN-ESCAP Consultant (External
Management, Ministry of Finance, Govt. Debt Management)
of Samoa, Apia
Oct 2004 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok Consultant (Social Security and
Provident Funds in ESCAP
Economies)
Jan-March World Bank Resident Office and Ministry World Bank Consultant (Management
2003 of Finance, Govt. Of Philippines, Manila of contingent liabilities of the
government)
Feb 2002 International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA, Member, IMF Expert Group
Washington (Government Finance Statistics
Manual 2001)
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

14. Certification: I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief−
(i) this CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experience;
(ii) I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to disqualification or dismissal,
and/or any other disciplinary action being taken by ADB.
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. Management of External Debt, Public Debt and Contingent Liabilities

1.1 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.
1.2 Guarantee policy and guidelines for the government of Bangladesh, Multi-Donor project
on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 15 February 2014.
1.3 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.
1.4 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.
1.5 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.
1.6 Governance of Public Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-44, Best
Practices series No.10, UNITAR, Geneva, 2006.
1.7 Management of External Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-46,
Best Practices series No.9, UNITAR, Geneva, 2006.
1.8 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.
1.9 External Debt Sustainability for Gambia- Macroeconomic trends and policy issues, pp.1-
30, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, August 2008.
1.10 Utililization of foreign exchange reserves for financing infrastructure development in Asia
and pacific, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, october 2006.
1.11 Management of external debt in Nepal- legal, institutional framework and policy issues,
pp.1-30, UNESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
1.12 Management of external debt in Cambodia- legal, institutional framework and policy
issues, pp.1-30, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Feb. 2006.
1.13 Management of external debt in Lao PDR- legal, institutional framework and policy issues,
pp.1-30, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Feb. 2006.
1.14 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy
issues, pp.1-30, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
1.15 Management of external debt in Samoa- legal, institutional framework and policy issues,
pp.1-30, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Sept 2005.
1.16 Off budget risks and their management, Chapter-3, Public Expenditure, and Financial
Management Review, Report No. 24256-PH, A Joint Document of The Government of the
Philippines, World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank Philippines
Country Office, April 30, 2003.
1.17 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the
Guidelines for Public Debt Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
1.18 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.
1.19 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum:
Compilation of Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
1.20 Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate
External Debt Management, edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999

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1.21 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.

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

Modelling, Medium Term Strategic Planning & Budgeting, Economic Reforms

2.1 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.
2.2 Concept Note on the Preparation of the Medium Term Strategic Business Plan (MTSBP) for
Line Ministries, pp.1-18, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, October 23, 2011.
2.3 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.
2.4 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 and Nepal Rastra Bank,
Kathmandu, October 2009.
2.5 Macroeconomic Analysis, Modelling and Projections- an Inception Report, pp.1-57, African
Development Bank (AfDB) Institutional Support Project on Economic & Financial
Governance (ISPEFG), Gambia, Banjul, 31 Jan 2009.
2.6 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.
2.7 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.
2.8 Macro-economic forecasting and assessment of needs and financing gaps for achieving
MDGs and mobilizing external aid for Mongolia in the near and medium term, pp.1-35, ADB
Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance (ADB-CBPGR),
Mongolia, May 2008.
2.9 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.
2.10 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.
2.11 Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line
Ministries, pp.1-74, ADB-CBPGR, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Sep 2007.
2.12 Dynamics of Population Ageing: How India can Respond, pp.1-18, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
December 2004.
2.13 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.
2.14 Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80,
Bank of Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.
2.15 Preparation of Indices for Services Production, jointly with R. Dasgupta, pp.1-250, National
Institute for Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
2.16 Impact of reforms on productivity of the public sector enterprises in India, pp. 1-35, Asian
productivity Council, Tokyo, Sept 1994.
2.17 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.

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2.18 Role of private sector including privatization in selected Asian countries and lessons for
Africa, pp.1-110, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
2.19 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian economies, pp.1-
158, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
2.20 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.
2.21 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.
2.22 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.
2.23 Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian
Industrialization, ed. Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.
2.24 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.
2.25 Multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India– database and calibration
techniques, pp.391-403, Environment and Planning (London), 15-A, 1983.
2.26 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.
2.27 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.

3. Development Project Appraisal, Project Implementation and

Result Based Monitoring & Evaluation and Management

3.1 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.
3.2 Diagnostic Study on Project Appraisal and Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation
Techniques, Methodology, Systems and Procedures in Bangladesh, pp.1-65, World Bank
Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, Min of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, December 2011.
3.3 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 Medium Term Budgeting, pp.1-98, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor
project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, April 2011.
3.4 Diagnostic study on Public Investment Management, pp.1-40, World Bank
Administered and Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
2 Nov 2011.
3.5 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.
3.6 Institutional arrangements for preparation of Annual Development Plan (PDP) and Multi
Year Public Investment Plan (MYPIP), pp.1-45, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor
project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, January 2012.
3.7 Lessons from experiences of the Indian Planning Commission, pp.1-15, World Bank
Administered and Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
june 2012.
3.8 Manual on Project Appraisal Techniques- An Outline, World Bank Administered and
Multi-Donor Project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 21st Feb 2012.
3.9 Preliminary thoughts on the change of roles of the Bangladesh Planning Commission,
pp.1-12, Multi-Donor Project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, June
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3.10 Project execution, M&E, and development budget, PP.1-25, Multi-Donor project on
DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
3.11 Public investment Management in Bangladesh, pp.45, Multi-Donor project on
DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 2012.
3.12 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.
3.13 Diagnostic Study on Strategic Plans and Integrating Planning with Budgeting in the
Medium Term Budgeting Framework, pp.1-103, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor
project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 2011.
3.14 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.
3.15 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.
3.16 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.
3.17 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.
3.18 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.
3.19 Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) - Basic Concepts, Methodology and
Applications for Mongolia, pp.1-50, ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms,
Ministry of Finance, Govt of Mongolia, July 2008.
3.20 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
3.21 Budget Performance Evaluation- Methodology, Systems and Management, pp.1-55,
ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government
of Mongolia, May 2008.
3.22 Performance Based Budgeting- Methodology, Systems and Management, pp.1-55,
ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government
of Mongolia, March 2008.
3.23 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
Capacity Building Projects on Governance Reforms (ADB-CBPGR), MOF. Mongolia,
Ulaanbaatar, February 2008.
3.24 Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB
Capacity Building Projects on Governance Reforms, Mongolia, January 2008.
3.25 Benchmarks Setting and Best Practices for Output Costing and Output Budgeting-
Part-1: Basic Concepts, pp.1-31, Part-2: Practical Applications for Mongolia, pp.1-36, ADB
Capacity Building Projects on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Mongolia, December 2007.
3.26 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.

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3.27 Accrual Accounting and Accrual Budgeting- Basic Concepts and Methodology, pp.1-43,
ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government
of Mongolia, Oct 2007.
3.28 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.
3.29 Official Economic statistics- Part-1 on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and
Balance of Payments (BOP) Statistics, pp.1-70, UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific,
Chiba, Japan, Aug 2007.
3.30 Official Economic statistics- Part-2 on Monetary and Financial statistics (MFS) and
Multi–Factor Productivity Measures (MFP), UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific, Chiba,
Japan, Aug 2007.
3.31 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.
3.32 Pricing of Environmental Resources and Environmental Cost Benefit Analysis, pp.1-20,
Institute for Integrated Learning and Management (IILM), New Delhi, India, Oct 2006.
3.33 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.
3.34 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.
3.35 Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian
Industrialization, ed. Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.
3.36 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.
3.37 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.
3.38 A Techno-Economic-Financial Appraisal on Inland Water Transport System in India,
pp.1-65, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning Commission, New Delhi, June
1981.
3.39 A Social Cost Benefit analysis of Indian Railways, pp.1-30, UNDP Transport Policy
Planning Project, Planning Commission, New Delhi, August 1981.
3.40 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.

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.
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.

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4.5 Role of services production and trade in Asia and Pacific- Problems and prospects,
pp.842-849, Proceedings of the Indian Economic Association Annual Conference 2004,
December 2004.
4.6 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.
4.7 Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80,
Bank of Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.
4.8 Preparation of Indices for Services Production, jointly with R. Dasgupta, pp1-250,
National Institute for Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
4.9 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.
4.10 Role of private sector including privatization in selected Asian countries and lessons for
Africa, pp.1-110, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
4.11 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian economies, pp.1-
158, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
4.12 Policies and Strategies for Promoting Private Sector’s Role in Industrial and Technological
Development in Asia, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696, UN, NY, 1996.
4.13 Impact of reforms on productivity of the public sector enterprises in India, pp. 1-35, Asian
productivity Council, Tokyo, Sept 1994.
4.14 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.
4.15 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.
4.16 Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian
Industrialization, edited by Dr. Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.
4.17 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.
4.18 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.
4.19 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.
4.20 Poverty and inequality in India–Trends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
Oct. 2002.
4.21 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.
4.22 UNDP Human Development Index – Some Methodological Issues and Alternative
Measures, pp.1-30, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.
4.23 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale
di Scienze Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
4.24 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
4.25 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.
4.26 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
4.27 Decompositions of Atkinson’s measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh,
pp.171-178, Australian Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.
4.28 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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