Dr Aadil Nakhoda
Assistant Professor of Economics, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi
Dr Aadil Nakhoda is Assistant Professor of Economics and Research Fellow at the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, where he has served since July 2014. He also chairs the independent Economic Advisory Group and brings over a decade of experience in teaching, research and consultancy.
Previously, he served as a Research Fellow at the State Bank of Pakistan (2013–2014), held a part-time teaching appointment at the Karachi Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship, and undertook teaching and research roles at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Pennsylvania State University.
Dr Nakhoda contributed to the development of the joint State Bank of Pakistan–IBA Business Confidence Index and was awarded the Zahid Hussain Memorial Fellowship in 2013. His research has appeared in national and international academic journals, as well as publications of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), and Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE). He also regularly contributes to newspaper discussions and podcasts on trade and economic policy.
His research interests include international trade, development economics and business strategies, with particular emphasis on non-tariff measures, industrial competitiveness and firms’ participation in international markets. He holds a PhD and an MA in International Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Pennsylvania State University, USA.