Steven Cook Dept. of Economics, University of Wales Swansea   Department of Economics Swansea University Singleton Park Swansea, Swansea SA2 8PP Wales   s.cook@swan.ac.uk   http://www.swan.ac.uk/economics/staff/sc.htm   Biographical Sketch: Steve was awarded a D.Phil. in Economics at the University of Oxford in 1997 under the supervision of Professor David Hendry. Currently a senior lecturer at UWS, Steve's research interests include the econometric analysis of asymmetry and nonlinearity, finite-sample econometrics, and econometric methodology.   Primary Research Focus: Econometric analysis of asymmetry and nonlinearity   JEL Areas: C1 : Econometric and Statistical Methods: General C2 : Single Equation Models; Single Variables: General