Nicola Viegi University of KwaZulu-Natal   Private bag X20 Private bag X20 Hatfield Pretoria, Gauteng 0028 South Africa   nicola.viegi@up.ac.za     Biographical Sketch: Senior Lecturer in Economics 1992 BCom University of Pisa (Italy) 1995 MSc University of Glasgow (UK) 1999 PhD University of Strathclyde (UK) - title of the thesis "Fiscal and Monetary Policy Interdependence in EMU"   Primary Research Focus: Monetary Policy in Emerging Countries, Economic Integration, Economic Policy Theory   JEL Areas: E5 : Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General F3 : International Finance: General