Dr Monzur Hossain is a Senior Research Fellow at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka. He holds a Ph.D degree in International Economics from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan. He has worked with the Bangladesh Bank, academia and research institutes including the Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo. Dr. Hossain has vast research and professional experience in the fields of macroeconomics, development economics, and banking and financial sector development. He has published extensively in accredited journals and contributed to many edited volumes. Contributors Farhana Rafiq, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, American International University, Bangladesh Iffat Anjum, Senior Research Associate, South Asian Network of Economic Modeling (SANEM) M. A. Baqui Khalily, Professor, Department of Finance, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and former Executive Director, Institute for Inclusive Finance and Development (InM) Mahbubur Rahman, Senior Research Associate, University of Portsmouth, U.K. and former Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Md. Atiqur Rahman, Research Associate, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh and currently a Ph.D candidate at University of New Mexico, USA Md. Wahid Ferdous Ibon, Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka Mansur Ahmed, Economist, World Bank, DC, Washington Mustafa K. Mujeri, Executive Director, Institute for Inclusive Finance and Development (InM), Dhaka, Bangladesh Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo, Japan and Professor, Emeritus, Keio University, Japan Narayan Chandra Nath, Former Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, (BIDS), Dhaka Nella Hendriyetty, Senior Capacity Building and Training Economist, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Saloni Lakhia, Research Associate, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Selim Raihan, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and Executive Director, South Asian Network of Economic Modeling (SANEM) Shubhasish Barua, Assistant Professor, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka Sultan Hafeez Rahman, Professorial Fellow, BRAC Institute of Governance Studies, Dhaka and former Director General, Asian Development Bank Tahreen Tahrima Chowdhury, Research Associate, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh Zahid Hussain, Lead Economist, World Bank, Dhaka office, Dhaka
