Mita H. Suthar H. L. Institute of Commerce   150 Sunrise Park Drive-in Road Thaltej Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380054 India   mitasuthar@yahoo.com     Biographical Sketch: Head of the Economics Department at H.L. Institute of Commerce, Ahmedabad. Teaching courses in Monetary Economics, Microeconomics, Indian Economy and Development Economics at undergraduate and graduate levels. Research interests include Econometrics, monetary policy functioning, exchange rate determination, price index trends, etc. Author of the book Monetary Policy in Macroeconomic Management: An Indian Perspective (ICFAI Books, July 2009). Published several reaserch articles in journals and edited books as well as presented reseach papers at various national and international conferences.   Primary Research Focus: Econometrics, money and monetary policy, finance   JEL Areas: C5 : Econometric Modeling: General E5 : Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General