PHILIP ARESTIS is Professor of Economics at South Bank University, London and Senior Research Fellow at the Levy Institute, New York City. His publications include Introducing Macroeconomic Modelling: An Econometric Study of the United Kingdom and Money, Pricing Distribution and Economic Integration. He has been editor and joint editor, and has served on the editorial board, of a number of journals. ELIAS KARAKITSOS is at Global Economic Research. He has previously acted as an economic and investment advisor to many institutional investors, including Citibank/Citicorp, Opp