PROFILE A.S.M. Anis  Chowdhury Professor of Economics University of Western Sydney     PHOTO TO BE PASTED  Curriculum Vitae     Address Campbelltown Campus, 11.29 Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797 AUSTRALIA   Telephone Fax Email (61-2) 4620 3547 (W), (61-2) 4628 2926 (H) (61-2) 4620 3787 a.chowdhury@uws.edu.au   Area of Interest: Asia-Pacific Economies, Macroeconomic Policy Analysis, Public expenditure, Monetary policy, Wage policy, Development Economics, Human Development, Political Economy   Recent Publications: “Macroeconomic Management and Economic Development”, in Huque, Ahmed S and Habib Zafarullah (eds.) Handbook of International Development Governance. New York: Marcel-Dekker, 2005. “How Significant and Effective Has Foreign Aid to Indonesia Been?” (with Sugema), ASEAN Economic Bulletin, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2005, pp 186-216. “Achieving Full Employment: Some Lessons From the Australian Experience”, Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 48, No. 1, 2005, pp 63-81 “Indonesia’s Monetary Policy Dilemma: Constraints of Inflation Targeting” (with Siregar), Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2004, pp 137-154.   Other Papers of Interest: “How Significant and Effective Has Foreign Aid to Indonesia Been?” (with Sugema), ASEAN Economic Bulletin, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2005, pp 186-216 “Achieving Full Employment: Some Lessons From the Australian Experience”, Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 48, No. 1, 2005, pp 63-81 “Indonesia’s Monetary Policy Dilemma: Constraints of Inflation Targeting” (with Siregar), Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2004, pp 137-154. "Politics, Society and Financial Sector Reform in Bangladesh", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 29, No. 12, 2002, pp 963-988 "Does Inflation Affect Economic Growth? The Relevance of the Debate for Indonesia", Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2002, pp20-34 "Democracy, Economic Recovery and Human Development in Indonesia", Journal of East Asian Studies, Dec. 2002, pp1-27 (with Iyanatul Islam) "Inflation, Government Expenditure and Real Income in the Long-run", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2002,  pp 240-250 (with Girija Mallik) "Inflation and Economic Growth: Evidence from Four South Asian Countries" Asia-Pacific Development Journal (UN-ESACAP), vol 8 (1) 2001, PP 123-136 (with Girija Mallik)   Professional Affiliations Founding Chief Editor, Journal of The Asia Pacific Economies, Routledge, London Member (American Economic Association) Member (Economic Society of Australia) Associate Member (Center for Pacific Basin Monetary & Economic Studies, Reserve Bank of San Francisco)