214 CONTRIBUTORS
Gupta’s work has been published in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Fi-
nancial Economics, RAND Journal of Economics, and Eu rope an Economic
Review.
Jan Hanousek is Citigroup Professor of Economics at the Center for Eco-
nomic Research and Graduate Education of Charles University and the
Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
(CERGE- EI), whose research interests include applied economics and
econometrics, international money and fi pe an integra- nance, and Eu ro
tion. He is former director of CERGE- EI, Prague, and he has been a re-
search fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR),
London, the William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, and af-
fi liated faculty at the Center for Or gan i za tion al Dynamics, University of
Pennsylvania. Prior to joining CERGE- EI, Hanousek received a scholar-
ship at Banach Center, Warsawand, and was a visiting research fellow at
Carleton University, Ottawa; the Free University, Amsterdam; Princeton
University; and the University of Pennsylvania.
Hanousek’s principal fi elds of specialization are econometrics, applied
fi nance, and development economics. His work covers various theoretical
and applied econometric problems in both micro and macro areas. During
his professional career, Hanousek has written more than 30 articles and
book chapters that have appeared in numerous professional publications.
Jomo Kwame Sundaram is Assistant Secretary General for Economic
Development in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs. Previously he was a professor of applied economics at the Univer-
sity of Malasiya. His other teaching experience includes Harvard Univer-
sity, Yale University, the National University of Malaysia, the Science
University of Malaysia, Cambridge University, Cornell University, and
the National University of Singapore. Jomo studied at Yale and Harvard,
where he received his Ph.D. He has authored over 35 monographs, edited
over 50 books, and translated 12 volumes, besides writing many academic
papers and articles for the media. He is on the editorial boards of several
academic journals and was found er chair of International Development
Economics Associates. His books include Privatizing Malaysia: Rents,
Rhetoric, Realities (1995).
Evz ˇenda received a Ph.D. in economics from the University ofˇen Koc
Houston, following his early education at the Prague School of Economics