Abdur Chowdhury United Nations Economic Commission for Europe   Economic Analysis Division United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Palais des Nations Geneva, 1211 Switzerland   abdur.chowdhury@unece.org   http://www.unece.com   Biographical Sketch: Director, Economic Analysis Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and Professor of Economics at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. Previous positions include Senior Researcher, Institute for Economies in Transition, Bank of Finland; Senior Fulbright Scholar in Thailand and Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins University.   Primary Research Focus: Open Economy Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Finance, Transition Economies   JEL Areas: F4 : Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance: General P5 : Comparative Economic Systems: General