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

Members From PIDE

Madiha Riaz

PhD (Economics) Universiti Sains Malaysia | MA (Applied Econometrics) Monash University, Australia | M.Phil. (Economics) Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Dr. Madiha Riaz is a Professor with more than 15 years of experience in Academia and research. She holds a PhD from Universiti Sains Malaysia and Master in Applied Econometrics from Monash University Australia, MPhil from Quaid.i.Azam University, […]

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Karim Khan

PhD (Economics) University of Siena, Siena, Italy | MPhil (Economics) Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan |MA (Economics), University of Peshawar, Peshawar Dr. Karim Khan is (Dean Academics) and Professor at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad. With a career spanning over two decades at PIDE, he has held various leadership roles, including Dean of the Faculty

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Shujaat Farooq

PhD (Economics) PIDE, Islamabad | MA (Economics) University of the Punjab, Lahore Dr. Shujaat Farooq is an accomplished economist with extensive expertise in research and policy development across key areas including poverty alleviation, labor markets, education, health, rural economy, and social protection. With a Ph.D. from the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, he brings over

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Nasir Iqbal

Post-Doctorate, Duke University | Ph.D. (Economics) PIDE, Islamabad | M.A. (Economics) University of the Punjab, Lahore Dr. Nasir Iqbal is a distinguished economist and academic leader with over 17 years of experience in economic policy research, institutional governance, and social protection program design. He is the Associate Professor and Registrar at the Pakistan Institute of

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Faheem Jehangir Khan

PhD (Public Policy), University of Bristol, UK | MSc (Development Policy), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany | BSc Hons (Ag. Economics), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan Dr. Faheem Jehangir Khan is Dean (Policy), and Project Director of the RASTA Program at PIDE. He is a public policy expert with over 20 years of experience in policy research, training,

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