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

Abdul Salam Lodhi

PhD (Economics) Bonn Graduate School of Development Economics, University of Bonn, Germany Abdul Salam Lodhi is a professor of Economics at BUITEMS. Presently he is working as Director University College of Zhob, BUITEMS, earlier to that he also served as Dean Faculty of Management Sciences and Chairman Department of Economics, from September 2014 to May […]

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Mohsin Mushtaq Chandna

Masters of Public Policy, University of Chicago, USA | Masters in Business Administration, Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi Mohsin Mushtaq Chandna is an officer of Pakistan Administrator Service with blend of experience in Government service as well as Development Sector. He has worked for the Government of Pakistan for over 30 years while he

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Ather Maqsood Ahmed

Ph.D. (Economics) The Johns Hopkins University, USA. | MA (Economics) University of Waterloo, Canada | M.Sc. (Economics) Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Ather Maqsood Ahmed is one of Pakistan’s eminent economists. He is the founder of renowned Department of Economics at NUST. Prior to joining NUST, Professor Ahmed testified before the Standing Committees of Senate of Pakistan

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Sultan Mehmood

PhD (Economics), University of Paris | Masters (Public Policy and Development), University of Paris | MSc (Economics & Econometrics), Tilburg University, The Netherlands Sultan Mehmood is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the New Economic School, Moscow. He is also a faculty research fellow at Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP), Pakistan Institute of

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David Orden

PhD (Economics), University of Minnesota, USA | MS (Agricultural Economic), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA | BS (Agricultural Economics), Cornell University, USA David Orden is known for his research and policy programs on the economics and political economy of agricultural domestic support, international trade negotiations, and technical barriers to trade. He was Deputy

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Khalid Chauhan

PhD (Gender and Development Studies) Australian National University, Australia | Post Doctorate (Roads and Politics of Thought) SOAS, University of London | MSc (Crime, Deviance and Control) London School of Economics and Political Science | MA (English Literature) University of the Punjab Khalid Chauhan has an extensive and distinguished police and public service experience of

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Hafeez Ahmed Jamali

Ph.D. (Socio-cultural Anthropology) UT Austin | Masters (Public Administration) University of Victoria Hafeez Jamali is a scholar and civil servant whose research focuses on the effects of globalization and development on the livelihoods of marginalized communities. His research interests include anthropology of infrastructure, globalization and trade, politics of identity, Indian Ocean cultures, and the politics

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Zafar ul Hassan

Mr. Zafar ul Hassan is a distinguished Pakistani economist and a former civil servant. He plays a pivotal role in shaping and implementing macroeconomic policies that drive the nation’s economic growth. Mr. Hassan has previously held key positions, including Chief of the Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Section from 2014 to 2018, where

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The Ongoing Crisis In The Sugar Industry

Theme/Relevant Ministry: AGRICULTRE POLICY/ SUGAR:Federal Cabinet; Provincial Cabinet; M/o Finance; CCP Project Brief: This paper adopts a multidisciplinary approach to analyse the law governing the sugar industry in Pakistan and its implications. Focusing on the current market operation within Pakistan, the paper critically contrasts this with models implemented within different jurisdictions for the effective market operation

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Revisiting Urban Immovable Property Valuation: An Appraisal Of Spatial Heterogeneities Using Big Data In Punjab

Theme/Relevant Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT/ LAND USE/ REAL ESTATE:M/o Finance; Finance department Punjab; FBR; Punjab Excise & Taxation department Project Brief: This study undertook the urban immovable property valuation in Lahore and Faisalabad, using big data and advanced spatial analysis techniques to explore the significant impact of location-specific parameters on the urban immovable property prices. To compute the

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