1st RASTA Conference
I. Energy Issues
Techno-Economic Analysis of Widespread Microgrids’ Deployment in Pakistan’s Electrical Power Sector
Danial Saleem, Deputy Manager-Technical, NTDC
Paper, Policy Brief
Reducing Weighted Average Cost of Generation in Pakistan Through Time of Use Pricing Models of Flexible Electric Loads
Naveed Arshad, Associate Professor, LUMS
Paper, Policy Brief
Household Energy Poverty in Pakistan
Fouzia Sohail, Research Economist, Aercdiscussant: Afia Malik, Senior Research Economist, PIDE
Paper, Policy Brief
II. Urban Development
Adoption of A Performance Evaluation Technique for the Development of a Framework for the Climatic Responsive Urban Design
Salma Sherbaz, Assistant Professor, NUST
Paper, Policy Brief
Prospects for the Development of Solid Waste Management System: A Case Study of Metropolitan City Karachi
Ambreen Fatima, Research Economist, AERC
Paper, Policy Brief
Choice Modelling of Public Transport to Design Transport Policies for Urban Mobility in Pakistan
Ajaz Ahmed, Assistant Professor, IBA Karachi
Paper, Policy Brief
Discussant: Murtaza Haider, Professor, Ryerson University, Canada
PIDE Citypedia
PIDE Citypedia: Defining City Boundary
Faheem Jehangir, Senior Research Economist, PIDE
III. Technology & Public Service Delivery
Electronic Voting Machines for Pakistan: Opportunities, Challenges, And the Way forward
Hina Binte Haq, Phd Candidate, NUST
Paper, Policy Brief
Transforming Public Sector Through Digital Governance initiatives in KP: Bureaucratic Conduct, Transparency in Service Delivery and Citizen Centric E-Governance
Shagufta Aman, Phd Candidate, University of Peshawar
Paper, Policy Brief
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Parallel Education Streams in the Public Sector
Muhammad Jehangir Khan, Assistant Professor, PIDE
Paper, Policy Brief
Discussant: Zahid Asghar, Professor, School of Economics, QAU
The RAC & RASTA Consultative Meeting
Review of RASTA CGP Model Suggestions for CGP 4.0 ‘Call for Research Proposals’
IV. Social Sector Development
Improving Public Sector Development Programme Allocations in Clientelistic Environment of Balochistan: A Political Economy Analysis
Mir Sadaat Baloch, President BCPP Quetta
Paper, Policy Brief
Public-Private Partnerships in Education: Evaluating the Education Management Organisations Program in Sindh, Pakistan
Gul Muhammad Rind, Lecturer, IBA Sukkur
Paper, Policy Brief
An Impact Evaluation of Government Scholarship On Students Success: A Case Study of University of Turbat
Riaz Ahmed, Assistant Professor, University of Turbat
Paper, Policy Brief
Skill Mapping & Human Resource Planning for Special Economic Zones: Job Creation for Unemployed Youth of Balochistan
Aziz Ahmed, Lecturer, BUITEMS Quetta
Paper, Policy Brief
Discussant: Zafar Ul Hasan, Joint Chief Economist, M/o PD&SI
V. Markets & Regulations
Regulatory Framework And Behavioral Issues in the informal Khokhas’ Markets in Pakistan
Anwar Shah, Associate Professor, Quaid-I-Azam University
Paper, Policy Brief
Revitalization of Street Economy in Pakistan: The Case of Islamabad
Nasir Iqbal, Associate Professor, PIDE
Paper, Policy Brief
Regulatory Environment of the “Professions” in Pakistan: Outline & Proposals for Reform
Umer Ijaz Gilani, Lawyer, IHC
Paper, Policy Brief
Discussant: Idrees Khawaja, Chief of Research, PIDE
Sludge: the Administrative Burden
PIDE Sludge Series: Estimating the Cost of Regulations
Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Senior Research Economist, PIDE
VI. Political Economy of Development & Reform
Political Dynasties and Local Economic Development in Pakistan
Faiz Ur Rehman, Associate Professor, IBA Karachi
Paper, Policy Brief
The Political Economy of Non-Tariff Protection in Pakistan
Adeel Malik, Associate Professor, University of Oxford UK
Paper
The Perspective of Native People Regarding Developmental Projects of CPEC in Gwadar
Zahid Ali, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Peshawar
Paper, Policy Brief
Exploring Water Governance Policy Framework for Enriching Participatory Irrigation Management Reforms
Muhammad Arfan, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Jamshoro
Paper, Policy Brief
Discussant: Sultan Mahmood, Asst Professor, New School, Moscow
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