Ramkishen S. Rajan is Professor of International Economic Policy at the School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, USA. He is also Visiting Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Competitiveness Institute based in Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore.Venkataramana Yanamandra graduated with a PhD in Public Policy from the School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, USA. She is currently employed as a consultant with the World Bank Group in Washington, DC, USA. Previously she was a researcher with the National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi, India.