Pakistan’s Imperative for a Pro-Poor Stabilization Framework Balancing Price Stability with Social Protection
Dr. Muhammad Shahid In Pakistan's volatile macroeconomic landscape, recurrent inflationary pressures, fiscal deficits, and external…
A Reversal in Poverty Reduction in Pakistan: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Response
Dr. Muhammad Shahid Pakistan is witnessing a deeply concerning reversal in its poverty trajectory. According…
How Artificial Intelligence Could Unlock Productivity-Led Growth in Pakistan
Executive SummaryPakistan’s growth challenge is fundamentally a productivity challenge. Despite a large labor force and…
The Economics Behind the Chaos
Dr. Muhammad Shahid Pakistan stands at an economic crossroads again. The country’s recurring financial crises…
The Politics of Fundamentals
DR. MUHAMMAD SHAHID Pakistan’s economy, long defined by boom-and-bust cycles, is once again at a…
Growth Amidst Fault Lines
DR. MUHAMMAD SHAHID Pakistan’s economy, so often teetering on the edge of collapse, has finally…
Pakistan’s Fragile Recovery
DR. MUHAMMAD SHAHID Pakistan’s economy, long synonymous with boom-and-bust cycles, is showing tentative signs of…
POLICY PULSE: The Political Economy of Pakistan’s National Finance Commission
DR. MUHAMMAD SHAHID Few institutions in Pakistan embody the tensions of federalism and fiscal policy…
Revenue Woes Meet IMF Realities
DR. MUHAMMAD SHAHID Pakistan’s Fraught Dance with the IMFThe much-anticipated talks between Pakistan and the…