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

Single Sub-National Revenue Collecting Authority: A Case of Baluchistan

Team Details: NOOR-UL-HAQ BALOCH Chairperson Balochistan Revenue Authority, Quetta (PI)    ZIA-UR-REHMAN Independent Scholar Quetta (Co PI)   IMRAN ULLAH MPhil Scholar University Of Balochistan (RA)   Theme/Relevant Ministry: FISCAL MANAGEMENT: Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan Project Brief: This study aims to assess the feasibility of transferring Capital Gains Tax on immovable property, Urban […]

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Evaluation of Balochistan’s Kachhi Canal Project

Team Details: IRFAN ALI Lecturer Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Khuzdar (PI)   VERDA SALMAN Associate Professor National University of Science & Technology (NUST), Islamabad (Co PI)   Theme/Relevant Ministry: FISCAL MANAGEMENT: Planning and Development (P&D) Department, Government of Balochistan Project Brief: Kacchi Canal Project (KCP) is a PSDP Project, conceived in 2002,

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Will Broadening of the Tax Base Broaden Tax Revenue Base? A Case Study of Pakistan

Team Details: ZEHRA FAROOQ PhD Candidate Tulane University, US (PI)   MUZAMMAL RASHEED CEO/Senior Partner Enfoque Consulting, Islamabad (Co PI)    Theme/Relevant Ministry: TAXATION/ FISCAL MANAGEMENT: Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan Project Brief: Policy makers in Pakistan are focusing on broadening of the tax base (BTB) and the purpose is twofold: to decrease informality within

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Tech Index Pakistan: A Statistical Approach to Understanding the Relationship Between Technology, Competition, and Growth

Team Details: MUHAMMAD HARIS HANIF MPhil Student Government College University Lahore (PI)   MUBEEN AHMED B.S (Hons.) Student Government College University Lahore (Co PI)    Theme/Relevant Ministry: BUSINESS, INVESTMENT AND EXPORTS: Board of Investment Project Brief: Technology irrefutably plays a significant role in economic growth and development. Thus, embracing technological advancements is paramount for Pakistan

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Comprehensive Baseline Assessment and Sustainable Pathways for Solid Waste Management: Integrating Perspectives, Practices and Environmental Impact

Team Details: SHOAIB MUHAMMAD Lecturer University of Wah, Wah Cantt. Rawalpindi (PI)   TAIMUR MAZHAR SHEIKH Assistant Professor University of Wah, Wah Cantt. Rawalpindi (Co PI)   MUSHARIB KHAN Assistant Professor National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad (Co PI)   WAJIHA AHMED Research Assistant University of Wah, Wah Cantt. Rawalpindi (RA)   Theme/Relevant

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Impact of the Land Record Management Information System (LRMIS) on Land Related Corruption in Government Administration and Management Departments: A Quasi-Natural Experiment in Punjab, Pakistan

Team Details: SAQIB HUSSAIN Researcher KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea (PI)   Theme/Relevant Ministry: PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT: Agriculture Department, Government of Punjab Project Brief: Does the digitization of land records reduce corruption in the land administration department? is a main question that I aim to answer through this research. Employing a

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The Effects of a Tax -Financed Government Spending

Team Details: SYED ZAHID ALI Professor Lahore university of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore (PI)    Theme/Relevant Ministry: TAXATION/ FISCAL MANAGEMENT: Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan/State Bank of Pakistan Project Brief: In this paper, I developed a closed economy DSGE model which features Ricardian and Non-Ricardian consumers, supply side effects of both government expenditures and taxes,

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A Study on Implications of Gender Gap in Digital Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion for Women Entrepreneurs in Punjab, Pakistan

Team Details: TAHIRA SADAF Assistant Professor University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (PI)   ASGHAR ALI Associate Professor University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Co PI)   NAZIA TABASAM Lecturer University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Co PI)   Theme/Relevant Ministry: BUSINESS, INVESTMENT AND EXPORTS: Board of Investment Project Brief: Financial inclusion of women and men using digital literacy may help

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A Dynamic CGE-SLUDGE Framework for Pakistan

Team Details: MUHAMMAD ZESHAN Research Fellow Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad (PI)   HADIA RAFIQUE Researcher PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (Research Associate)   Theme/Relevant Ministry: PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT: Board of Investment Project Brief: In the absence of a general equilibrium framework, the sectorial costs of the sludge economy might be underestimated because they

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Effect of Firm’s Big Data Analytics Capability on Competitive Advantage: Mediating Effect of Business Model Innovation and Moderating Effect of Environmental Uncertainty

Team Details:   BILAL AHMAD KHAN Assistant Professor Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad (PI)   FIZZA KHAN Assistant Professor National University of Science & Technology (NUST), Islamabad (Co PI)   MEHWISH IFTIKHAR Assistant Professor National University of Science & Technology (NUST), Islamabad (Co PI)   MUHAMMAD IMRAN QURESHI Senior Lecturer Teesside University, UK (Co PI)

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