Growth in Pakistan has been surprisingly sustainable. GDP growth of 5% p.a. since independence and no recession since (at least) 1960 according to World Bank data represents a creditable performance when compared to all ...
(Paper co-authored with Anam Yusaf and Namra Awais)
The paper reviews Pakistan’s productivity performance over the last thirty five years (1980-2015) and identifies factors which can help explain the declining trend in ...
Labour productivity growth has receive scant attention in Pakistan even though it provides the foundation for rising living standards and a country’s ability to compete in the world market. Productivity rises when producers ...
Indigenous scientific research is crucial for long-term economic growth and simple transference of technology or buying of expertise has its ultimate developmental limitations. Examples from the hydrocarbon industry clearly ...