Abdul Qayyum Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Pakistan   ,   abdulqayyum@pide.org.pk     Biographical Sketch: Dr. Abdul Qayyum a graduate from the University of Bradford, UK, is working as a head Money, Banking and Finance Division of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Islamabad along with the administrative position of the Registrar at PIDE. His research work covers areas like monetary economics, international finance, banking efficiency and inflation among others. He has been teaching econometrics, time series analysis, monetary theory and policy at post graduate level for several years. He also has experience of doing research on child labour, water and sanitation, food security and efficiency of financial institutions sponsored by the ILO-IPEC, UNICEF, IFPRI and SANEI. He has published a number of research papers in internationally reputable journals. He is ranked among top 10 percent authors of Asia by RePec.   Primary Research Focus: Monetary Economics   JEL Areas: E6 : Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General F2 : International Factor Movements and International Business: General