RASTA – PIDE & Planning Commission Competitive Research Grants

Competitive Grants Programme for Policy-oriented Research

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives

CGP

Nature, Causes and Consequences of Youth Unemployment in Balochistan: An Empirical Analysis

Theme/Relevant Ministry: EMPLOYMENT M/o HRD, M/o Education Project Brief: Our project explores and analyzes the nature, causes and consequences of unemployment in Balochistan. Youth unemployment is a key concern for Pakistan—given its budding young population, lack of coherent public policy measures, and neglect of successive provincial and federal governments in tackling the issues faced by […]

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Investigating Engineering Graduates Employability Using Advanced Machine Learning: Aggregate Trends and Determinants

Theme/Relevant Ministry: EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT M/o Education; M/o Commerce; HEC; HED; M/o HRD; PMO Project Brief: Engineering is a very sought-after degree program with an overarching perception that the graduate will most likely be able to secure a suitable job while those from less vocational disciplines may have to struggle more. While youth unemployment is

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Skilled Women’s Self-employability and TVET Programs in Balochistan: An Empirical Study

Theme/Relevant Ministry: EMPLOYMENT M/o Education; M/o HRD; NAVTTC; TEVTA Project Brief: The purpose of this study is to analyse the role of TVET institute’s role in promoting women’s hands on skills. TVET programs have been emerging in recent years across the world. Such program have been considered effective in providing noble skills to women so

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Factors Associated With School Drop-out in Pakistan: An Assessment Using Survival Analysis

Theme/Relevant Ministry: EDUCATION M/o Education; Education Departments Project Brief: Pakistan like many other developing countries is facing a high rate of out-of-school children. Although a major part of it refers to children who never attended school, but it also includes considerable proportion of children who fails to complete a certain minimum credential and leave the

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Prisons as Pathways to Rehabilitation of Criminality? A Case Study of the Prison’s Effect on Long-Term Rehabilitation Outcomes in Haripur Jail

Theme/Relevant Ministry: GOVERNANCE Police Service of Pakistan; Prisons Departments; M/o Interior; Interior Departments Project Brief: A prison is not merely a space for the confinement of criminals and individuals facing criminal trials. More importantly, it provides the correctional and rehabilitation facilities. However, prisons have also been associated with increased criminality. The proposed study asks whether

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Critical Appraisal of Institutional and Legal Infrastructure of Revenue Courts in Pakistan to Minimize Sludge in Agriculture Property Cases

Theme/Relevant Ministry: GOVERNANCE Revenue Departments; FBR; M/o Agriculture; Agri Departments Project Brief: This study aims to bridge a policy gap existing in the current institutional and legal framework of revenue courts by assessing the impact of sludge within revenue courts on agricultural property rights attainment as well as its impact on service delivery of Revenue

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Investigating the Procedural, Institutional and Circumstantial Impediments Leading to Delay in Dispensation of Justice

Theme/Relevant Ministry: JUSTICE Civil Courts; High Court; Supreme Court; Bars; Supreme Judicial Commission of Pakistan; M/o Human Rights Project Brief: The overarching theme of the research paper will pertain to understanding the root causes of the mounting judicial backlog, unnecessary delays in disposal of suits and consequent waning public trust in the formal civil court

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Bottlenecks or inefficiencies: A Critical Analysis of Judicial Efficiency and Court Productivity in the Lower Judiciary System of Punjab

Theme/Relevant Ministry: JUSTICE Civil Courts; High Court; Supreme Court; Bars; Supreme Judicial Commission of Pakistan; M/o Human Rights Project Brief: The importance of sound judicial system cannot be denied as one of the important pillars for economic development. Transparent judiciary builds the confidence and trust of investors as well as promotes efficiency of the social,

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Withholdingisation of Taxation System: Beneficial or Not?

Theme/Relevant Ministry: TAXATION FBR; M/o Finance Project Brief: This research project will cover withholding taxes, its benefits and relevant costs to the economy and recommendation to make withholding taxation system more effective and efficient. It will cover different aspects of withholding taxation system like historical development of withholding taxation, taxability, role of withholding agents and

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