2nd RASTA Conference
I. Power Sector: An Enigma With no Easy Solution
Tahir Basharat Cheema
Former MD, PEPCO & Research Team
II. Mitigating Traffic Congestion in Islamabad
Idrees Khawaja
Chief of Research, PIDE & Research Team
Policy Brief
RASTA Showcase-I: Social Capital
How Do Pakistanis ‘Bond, Bridge And Link’ With Each Other: Understanding The Country’s Social Capital
Durre Nayab
Director (Research), PIDE Islamabad
III. Public Finance Management
City Development Product: Data Architecture for Sustained Economic Development in Pakistan
Mohammad Ahmad (PhD Candidate, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, USA)
Paper, Policy Brief
Revisiting Urban Immovable Property Valuation: An Appraisal of Spatial Heterogeneities Using Big Data in Punjab
Shoaib Khalid (Assistant Professor, GC University Faisalabad)
Paper, Policy Brief
Estimating the Distributional Burden of Indirect Taxes in Pakistan
Iffat Ara (PhD Candidate, AERC, University of Karachi)
Paper, Policy Brief
Evaluation of Different Tax Reform Proposals
Muhammad Nadeem Sarwar (PhD Candidate, IBA Karachi)
Paper, Policy Brief
Discussants:
(1) Murtaza Haider
Professor, Ryerson University, Toronto Canada
(2) Athar Maqsood Ahmed
Professor of Economics, NUST
IV. Food Security And Agricultural Development
Household Market Participation Access and Farm Productivity in AJK: Evidence from Farm Household Data
Khush Bukhat Zahid (Subject Matter Specialist, Department of Agriculture, AJ&K)
Paper, Policy Brief
Dynamics of Food Prices in Major Cities of Pakistan
Nigar Zehra (Research Economist, AERC, University of Karachi)
Paper, Policy Brief
Impact of Major Public Policies on Cotton Production in Pakistan
Irfan Ahmad Baig (Professor, MNS University of Agriculture, Multan)
Paper, Policy Brief
Enhancing Transboundary Water Cooperation Through Economic Valuation of Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services in Kabul River Basin
Hameed Jamali (Assistant Professor, IMSciences, Peshawar)
Paper, Policy Brief
Discussants:
(1) Izza Aftab
Assistant Professor (Economics),
Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
(2) Abdul Salam Lodhi
Professor/Director University College of Zhob, BUITEMS
V. Regulatory Environment of ‘professions’ in Pakistan
Umer Ijaz Gilani
Partner at The Law and Policy Chambers, Islamabad
Paper, Policy Brief
RASTA Showcase-II: PIDE Citypedia
PIDE Citypedia: Urban Sprawl & Public Services in our Cities
Faheem Jehangir
Senior Research Economist, PIDE Islamabad
VI. Governance & Public Service Delivery
Decentralisation’s Effects on Health: Theory and Evidence from Balochistan, Pakistan
Manzoor Ahmed (Associate Professor, Lasbela University, Uthal, Balochistan)
Paper, Policy Brief
The Political Economy of School Education in Post-18th Amendment in Balochistan
Rafiullah Kakar (Director, P&D, Government of Balochistan, Quetta)
Paper, Policy Brief
Measuring The Accessibility Benefits Of Public Transport: An Evidence From Lahore Orange Line Metro Train
Alvina Sabah Idrees (Assistant Professor, GC University, Lahore)
Paper, Policy Brief
The Ongoing Crisis in the Sugar Industry: The Implications of Legislation and Need for Deregulation
Ahsan Jamal Pirzada (Senior Partner, J&J Advocates & Legal Consultants, Islamabad)
Paper, Policy Brief
Discussants:
(1) Zafar Ul Hasan
Joint Chief Economist, M/o PD&SI
(2) Zahid Asghar
Professor of Economics, QAU Islamabad
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