The purpose of the South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance is to publish (in English language) peer-reviewed articles, reviews and scholarly comments on issues relating to contemporary global macroeconomics and public finance by which is understood that: · The journal is for all professionals concerned with contemporary Macroeconomics and Public Finance and is a forum for all views on related subjects. The newly expanded, internationally reputed and diverse Editorial Advisory Board welcomes articles of current interest on research and application on the areas mentioned above. · The journal is international in the sense that it seeks research papers from authors with international reputation and focus. The articles are expected to generate interest to an international audience. In pursuit of the above, South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance shall: · draw on and include high-quality work from the international community of scholars including those in Asia, Europe, Asia Pacific, the United States, other parts of the Americas and elsewhere with due representation for considerations of the readership. The journal shall include work representing the major areas of interest in contemporary research on Macroeconomics and Public Finance and on a wide range of issues covering macroeconomics, tax and fiscal issues, banking and finance, international trade, labour economics, computational and mathematical methods and comparative analysis. The journal would particularly engage papers on pure and applied economic theory and econometric methods. · avoid bias in favour of the interests of particular schools or directions of research or particular political or narrow disciplinary objectives to the exclusion of others. The journal also discourages articles with limited regional focus and coverage.