Dr. Ashok Mittal is currently serving as Professor in Economics in the Department of Economics, A.M.U. Aligarh. He completed his Ph.D in 1987. His research and teaching areas of interest are Macroeconomics, Public Finance and Econometrics. A number of articles written by him have been published in several national journals namely Economic and Political Weekly and the Indian Economic Journal. He is life member of Indian Economic Association, The Indian Econometric Society, The Jodhana Institute of Economic Research, Bhartiya Arthik Sodh Sansthan, and Uttar Pradesh - Uttrakand Economic Association. Presently, he is the Vice- President of UPUEA. He has participated in several national and international conferences, seminars and workshops. He is also supervising research work leading to the award of the degree of Ph.D/MPhil.