Arooj Waheed Dar holds an MS (Economics) degree from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has extensive teaching experience at the top universities in Pakistan, including LUMS and IBA, Karachi. She is equally adept in
data analysis and report writing on sustainable development issues. Her work mainly focuses on inclusive human development, gender equality, economic justice, and disaster risk reduction. She regularly writes for newspapers and research journals.
Publications:
Dar, Arooj Waheed. (2023, Sep 11). “Undoing exclusion” Dawn. Available at https://www.dawn.com/news/1775224/undoing-exclusion
Memon, Junaid Alam and Dar, Arooj Waheed. Flood Responsive Planning and Budgeting for Community Resilience. The State of Pakistan’s Economy 2023-24: Trials and Turmoil, edited by Asma Hyder, IBA Press, 2023, pg. 61-70.
Dar, Arooj Waheed. (2023, Apr 8). “A distant dream?” Dawn. Available at https://www.dawn.com/news/1746541.
Dar, Arooj Waheed & Zaidi, S. Akbar. “Impact of COVID-19 on Inequalities in Pakistan”. Implications of COVID-19 on Economic Inequalities in Asia, edited by Mustafa Talpur, Bloomsbury, 2022, pg. 210-240.
Dar, Arooj Waheed. (2022, Nov 21). “Addressing disparities post-Covid” Dawn. Available at https://www.dawn.com/news/1722187/addressing-disparities-post-covid.
Dar, Arooj Waheed. (2022, Sep 23). “Pakistan’s undocumented economy: Benefit or burden in the face of natural disasters?” Dawn. Available at https://www.dawn.com/news/1709073/pakistans-undocumented-economy-benefit-or- burden-in-the-face-of-natural-disasters.
Dar, Arooj Waheed. “Pakistan’s undocumented economy: Benefit or burden in the face of natural disasters?”. The State of Pakistan’s Economy 2022-23: Struggling with Uncertainty, edited by Junaid Alam Memon and Muhammad Asif Iqbal, IBA Press, 2022, pg. 82-92.
Dar, Arooj Waheed. “Youth Bulge and Opportunities”. State of the Economy and Budget Report 2021-22, edited by Laila Sohail Farooq and Muhammad Asif Iqbal, IBA Press, 2021, pg. 90-95.
