A. VasudevanA. Vasudevan  is an economist who has occupied various senior advisory positions in central banks both in India and abroad. He had a long stint in the RBI and retired as an Executive Director of the RBI in 2000. He was also Adviser t the Executive Director for India at the IMF, Washington DC, during 1984–1989. During 2012–2016, he was Special Adviser to the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria; prior to it, during 2006–2009, he was Monetary Operations Adviser on IMF assignment in Nigeria. He was also Visiting Professor (UGC) at Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Pune, in 2004. He has published extensively on Development Economics and Monetary Policy. His recent publications include Central Banking for Emerging Market Economies (2nd edition 2013) and Monetary Governance (2010). Read More Read Less