Wojciech Charemza University of Leicester   Department of Economics University Road Leicester, LE1 7RH U.K.   wch@le.ac.uk   http://www.le.ac.uk/economics/staff/wch.html   Biographical Sketch: Current Post: Professor of Economics, University of Leicester, U.K., since 1991 Offices and honours: Founder and non-executive Director of the Macroeconomic and Financial Data Centre, University of Gdansk (since 1993). Director of the Centre for European Economic Studies, University of Leicester (since 1996). Member of the Executive and Program Committee for the Central and East European Economic Research Center in Warsaw (since 1995). Principal Coordinator of six projects financed by the Commission of the European Communities (ACE Projects, since 1991) Editorial duties: Managing editor of the academic journal Economics of Planning since 1987. Principal fields of interest: Econometric modelling (nonlinear time series modelling, simulation methods), emerging financial markets, East European economies, economic reforms.       JEL Areas: