Muhammad Shoaib Butt Author

Dr Muhammad Shoaib Butt is an acting Assistant Director at the Policy and Evaluation branch of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australia. He has also worked as an economist in the Macroeconomic Policy Division and the International Economy Division of the Commonwealth Traesury, Australia. His research interests include economic modelling, trade, and banking and finance.

Jayatilleke Semasinghe Bandara is an Associate Professor at the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. He has published extensively in the areas of trade, development and economic modelling, particularly focusing on South Asian countries.