Dr Vaqar Ahmed

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Dr Vaqar Ahmed

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Dr Ahmed serves in advisory capacity at many national, regional and international institutions and forums such as Fauji Foundation and Creative Cities project of the British Council Pakistan. He is also a member of steering committee of Southern Voice Think Tanks Network and council member of energy committee of National University of Science & Technology (NUST). An honorary research fellow at Partnership for Economic Policy, University of Laval in Canada, he has earlier worked as an advisor to United Nations Development Program and as the head of macroeconomics section at the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives. He has also done various assignments with Asian Development Bank, World Bank, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific as well as with ministries of finance, planning and commerce. Dr Ahmed has been a part of the government’s Advisory Panel of Economists in 2008, Task Force on Private Sector Development in 2009, Working Group on Macroeconomic Framework for 10th Five Year Plan (2010-15) and Working Group on Social Sector Development for Vision 2025. He is also a visiting faculty member and researcher at different institutions, including University of Le Havre in France, National University of Ireland, IMT Institute of Advanced Studies in Italy, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad and Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development. His research work on inclusive growth, trade, public finance and sustainable development has been published extensively and he has received fellowships from Germany’s Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, France’s Young Leaders Programme and IMF’s Civil Society Organizatins initiative. He holds a PhD in economics.

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Pakistan Biosafety Capacity Building Program

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Advancing Financial Inclusion for Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan

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Anti-Corruption Strategy - A Civil Society Perspective

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Women's Land Rights in Pakistan

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India- Pakistan Trade: Moving Forward With Changing Dimesions And Emerging Scenarios

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Energy Governance in Pakistan

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Central Bank Response to Rising Oil Prices: An ARDL Bounds Testing Approach to Cointegration

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Pakistan Economic Cooperation with Afghanistan and Central Asia

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Educational and Social Transitions in Rural Pakistan

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Informal Flow of Merchandise from India: The Case of Pakistan

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Energy, environment and growth nexus in South Asia

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From Vulnerability to Resilience

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Making Quality Education Accessible in Pakistan: A Social Accountability Perspective

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Food Crises in Developing Countries: The Role of National Governance

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Towards a Stronger, Dynamic and Inclusive South Asia

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Trade Consignment Mapping for Better Regional Connectivity in South Asia

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Monetary Policy Response to Rising Oil Prices

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Aawaz: voice and accountability programme

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Estimating Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) of Stipend Program for the Secondary School Girls of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Alternative Resources of Energy in Pakistan

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Economy of Tomorrow South Asia Forum

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Assessing the Role of the Private Sector in Conflict Prevention in Pakistan

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Assessment of Gender Disparities in Skills Development Opportunities

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Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Pakistan

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Estimating Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) of Workers Welfare Fund

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Estimating Size & Operations Of Public Sector And Its Impact On Wheat Market In Pakistan: A Post-18th Constitutional Amendment Inquiry

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Financial Market Integration of China and Pakistan: Opportunities, Challenges and Suggestions

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Finding the cointegration and causal linkages between the electricity production and economic growth in Pakistan

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India-Pakistan Trade: Perspectives from the Automobile Sector of Pakistan

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National Network of Economic Think Tanks

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Potential Implications of SAFTA on Pakistan

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Poverty and Social Analysis of Expanded Program for Immunization

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Poverty and social Impact Analysis (PSIA) of Chief Minister Initiative of Primary Health Care in District Lodhran

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Promoting Debate on Inclusive Economic Reforms

Advancing Financial Inclusion for Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan
Empowering Women in Trade: A South Asian perspective
Responding to the economic consequences of COVID 19 in Pakistan: lessons learnt
Reducing Industrially Produced Trans Fatty Acids in Pakistan
From Debt Crisis to Solvency: Mid-Term Outlook for Pakistan (Main Analysis)
Transforming Plastic Consumption: Fostering Business Engagement for a Circular Economy Paradigm Shift
Role of National Trade Policies in Mitigating Climate Challenge: An Overview Pb-95
Do Export Facilitation Schemes Deliver for Pakistan’s SMEs?
Does Tariff Rationalization Deliver for Pakistan’s SMEs (Pb-90)
Gender Analysis of Education Budgets in Pakistan: Case Studies of Punjab and Sindh
Digital Financial Services in Pakistan: Opportunities, Challenges and Suggestions
Supporting Small Businesses in Tourism Sector: Learnings from COVID-19 experience (W-198)
Chapter 2: Population, Sustainable Economic Growth and Productive Employment
Chapter 8: Knowledge Systems in International Perspective, Experiences from the SEDI Program
Global Pakistan: Pakistan’s Role in the International System
Pakistan’s Economic Outlook
Renewable Energy, Renewed Growth
Status and determinants of other gainful activities by farmers in mountainous rural regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Using stakeholders for dialogues for strengthening evidence use to inform government decision-making during COVID-19
National Study on Digital Trade Integration of Pakistan
Impact of school facilities and teachers’ training on child education: Evidence from Balochistan and KP
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Pitfalls and the Way Forward Dr Huma Baqai and Dr Nausheen Wasi (Eds.)
Using stakeholder dialogues for strengthening evidence use to inform government decision-making during COVID-19: SEDI Learning Brief 4
Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies: Creative and Social Enterprise in Pakistan
Supporting export competitiveness amid COVID-19 in Pakistan
The role of evidence in policymaking in Pakistan
Socio-economic Inclusion of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
Federal Budget 2020-2021
Review of Export Development Fund and Analysis based on Private Sector Experiences
Addressing non-tariff measures to promote Pakistan’s textile sector (W -189)
Reform Priorities for Pakistan’s Energy Sector: Perspectives in the Backdrop of Paris Agreement, 202
Quality of Foreign Capital: Perspectives from Pakistan’s Private Sector
A REVIEW OF EXPORT PROMOTION & EXEMPTION SCHEMES
NFC Award: Devising formula for horizontal distribution (W - 173)
Measuring Institutional Performance in Pakistan Can governance indices help? (WP - 172)
Vol. 26 NO 1-2 (January-June 2019)
Integrating Gender into Educational Planning and Budgeting (WP - 171)
Pakistan-China Financial Market Integration (W-165)
Economic Contribution of Copyright-based Industries in Pakistan
Boosting Pakistan’s Export Competitiveness: Private Sector Perspectives
Vol. 25 NO 3 (July - September 2018)
Contours of a programme with IMF Choosing between approaching or not approaching IMF
Journal of International Trade Law and Policy
Vol. 25 No. 1-2(January-June 2018)
Health Services Trade between India and Pakistan
Activist to Entrepreneur
Vol 24 no. 3 (July - Sept 2017)
25th Anniversary Silver Jubilee Publication
Vol 24 no. 1 & 2 (Jan - June 2017)
Internal Migration and Labour Mobility in Pakistan
Competition and Intellectual Property in Pakistan
Trade Winds of change Women Entrepreneurs on the Rise in South Asia
Challenges to Social Accountability and Service Delivery in Pakistan
Commissioned Paper The role of youth in sustainable development - perspectives from South Asia
Exchange Rate and External Competitiveness: A Case of Pakistan (P-42)
India- Pakistan Trade: Perspectives from the Automobile Sector in Pakistan
India – Pakistan Trade: A Case study of the Pharmaceutical Sector
Trade & Transit Cooperation with Afghanistan: Results from a Firm-level survey from Pakistan (W - 153)
Vol. 23 No. 3 (July - September 2016)
Political Economy of Exchange Rate Misalignment - A Synthesis of Lessons For Pakistan (PB - 55)
Social Enterprise Landscape in Pakistan
Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges - Towards Sustainable Development in Pakistan
Tax Reforms in Sindh (PB - 54)
Tax Reforms in Punjab (PB - 53)
Demystifying Exchange Rate (PB - 52)
National Study on Agriculture Investment in Pakistan (W - 157)
CUTS-SDIP Report Rethinking Perceptions
Legislative Gaps in Implementation of Health related Millennium Development Goals: a case study from Pakistan
Vol. 23 No. 1 (January - March 2016)
Corporate Tax Reforms in Pakistan (W - 155)
Chapter 6: Towards Sustainable Economic Development in Pakistan
Improving the environmental performance of Pakistan’s textile sector (PB*)-(The Paper was published by SANDEE)
Trade with Iran
Environmental Regulations and Compliance in the Textile Processing Sector in Pakistan: Empirical Evidence(w*)-(The Paper was published by SANDEE)
Energy Crisis And Nuclear Safety & Security of Pakistan
Afghanistan-Pakistan Trade & Investment Roadmap
Towards a Fair and Just Fiscal Policy in Pakistan
Fiscal Challenges in Pakistan (Dr. Vaqar Ahmed)
Trade Consignment Mapping in South Asia A Study of Three SAARC Corridors (RR*)-(The Study was published by CUTS)
Chapter 7: Trade Facilitation through Economic Corridors in South Asia: The Pakistan Perspective
Fund-raising-for-Energy-Projects-in-Pakistan (W - 149)
Welfare Impacts of Afghan Trade on the Pakistani Provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (RR*)-(The report was published in stability)
Decomposing Change in Energy Consumption of the Agriculture Sector in Pakistan
India-Pakistan Trade: A case study of the Pharmaceutical Sector (Working Paper *)-(The Paper was published by ICRIER)
Informal Flow of Merchandise from India: The case of Pakistan (ccs)
FDI in India: Prospects for Pakistan
Economy and Energy Security for Pakistan: What Lies Ahead!
Rise of China and India: Implication for Pakistan Economy and Environment [chapter 11th]
India-Pakistan Trade: Perspectives from the Automobile Sector in Pakistan (W*)-(The paper was published by ICRIER)
India-Pakistan Trade: An Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Sector(W*)-(The Paper was published by ICRIER)
Foreign Aid and Pakistan
Trading with India-Lessons Pakistan must learn from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Samavia Batool and Dr Vaqar Ahmed
Foreign Aid in South Asia
Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Human Resource Development in the SAARC Region: Lessons Learnt
Energy and Tax Reforms Household Analysis from Pakistan (W - 147)
Energy and Tax Reforms: Firm-level Analysis from Pakistan (W - 146)
Challenges to Social Accountability And Service Delivery in Pakistan (W - 145)
Assessing the Role of the Private Sector in Conflict Prevention in Pakistan (Research Report*)-(The Study was published in Stability)
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Expanded Program on Immunization in Pakistan (W-143)
Informal trade between India and Pakistan (W - 141)
Afghanistan-Pakistan Trade: Welfare impact on Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
FDI in India : Prospects for Pakistan(W - 140)
Improving Avenues of Assistance for the vulnerable in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Energy and Taxation Reforms - Firm Level Analysis from Pakistan
Energy and Taxation Reforms - Household Analysis from Pakistan
Consultative Meeting on Trade Normalization and FDI Prospects for India & Pakistan
FDI in India-Prospects for Pakistan
Trade Normalization and FDI Prospects for India and Pakistan
Informal trade between India and Pakistan
Policy Symposium on Taxation & Energy Reforms
Pakistan : Energy Sector Appraisal
Draft Study: Reforming Tax System in Pakistan
How to solve Pakistans power crisis ( PB-40)
Tax Reforms in Pakistan (PB-39)
Managing Intra-Country Growth Disparities in South Asia
Social Protection in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PB-38)
Social Protection in Balochistan (PB-37)
Social Protection in Pakistan (PB-36)
RR - Poverty And Social Impact Analysis Of Stipend Program For Secondary School Female Students In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Poverty And Social Impact Analysis Of Workers Welfare Fund
Vol 20 No. 2 (April - June 2013)
Summit Recommendations
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Workers Welfare Fund(PB-33)
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Stipend Program for Secondary School Girls of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(PB-32)
Political Barometer - A study of public opinion - voters’ preferences and political parties popularity across Pakistan Phase-II
Public Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Pakistan: A Dynamic CGE-Microsimulation Analysis
Human Resource Development and Foreign Remittances: The Case of South Asia(W-130)
Vol. 3, No. 11-12 (Regional Connectivity Special - November December,2012)
Environment, Trade and Governance for Sustainable Development
Future of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Perspectives from Pakistan (W-129)
US and EURO Zone Debt Crisis: A Perspective from Developing Countries (PB 30)
Vol. 19, No. 3 (July - September 2012 )
Vol. 3, No. 7-8 (Market Governance Special -July Aug,2012)
Towards a South Asian Model of Inclusive and Sustainable Growth (By Dr Vaqar Ahmed)
Monetary Policy Response to Rising Oil Prices (PB 29)
Experiments With Industrial Policy: The Case Of Pakistan (W-124)
Vol. 3, No. 5-6 (Budget Special -May June,2012)
Vol. 3, No. 3-4 (Fiscal Special -March April,2012)
Vol. 18, No. 3 (July - September, 2011)

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