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

Taming the Leviathan Towards Public Sector Resource Efficiency in Pakistan: Fiscal Federalism or Fiscal Decentralization.

Theme/Relevant Ministry: PUBLIC EXPENDITURE FBR, M/o Finance Project Brief: The project aims to study the Leviathan Hypothesis of Fiscal centralization and decentralization on Pakistan’s fiscal health. It would draw from past data publications starting from 1981. Firstly, we would measure how much fiscal autonomy has existed over the years and be able to class in […]

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FIRMS FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND EXPORT PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM MANUFACTURING SECTOR FIRMS IN PAKISTAN

Theme/Relevant Ministry: INDUSTY/ COMMERCE: M/o Industries and Production; M/o Commerce and Textile Industry Project Brief: The current study is motivated to evaluate the firm Export performance and financial inclusion nexus. To best of our knowledge, there is scant literature concerning the firm export performance & financial inclusion with special focus on Pakistan. Unlike prior studies on

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ENHANCING GOAT PRODUCTIVITY AND ASSOCIATED BUSINESS VALUE CHAIN IN DISTRICT LASBELA BALOCHISTAN

Theme/Relevant Ministry: AGRICULTURE MARKET: M/o Food Security; Agricultural Department Balochistan Project Brief: This project studies small ruminant production practices(nomadic, transhumant, and sedentary) with the goal of commercializing it. In addition, the current study focuses on goat production enhancement and the business value chain associated with it. This research is being carried out in Lasbela with the

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Nadeem Javed

PhD (Economics), University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France Nadeem Javed is currently working for the Government of Pakistan as the Chief Economist. Mr. Javed earlier served as chief economist from 2014 to 2018 and worked for the State Bank of Pakistan too. Mr. Javed has also worked as the Associate Dean of Karachi School of

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Saeed ul Riaz 

MBA (Finance) Al-Khair University, Peshawar | MA (Economics) University of Peshawar Saeed ul Riaz has worked with local and international development sector institutions. His area of specialization includes admin support, grant management, budgeting and accounts preparation. He has served in the USAID Pakistan mission in the financial management office. He also worked as Program Manager

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Nazam Maqbool

M.Phil. (Economics), Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad | M.A. (Economics), University of the Punjab, Lahore | Post Graduate Diploma (Information Technology), AIOU, Islamabad Nazam Maqbool is the Social Scientist/Project Manager at RASTA CGP – an initiative of the Planning Commission of Pakistan and PIDE. He worked as the Senior Research Fellow at the Lahore University of Management

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