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PAKISTAN DIALOGUES
Evidence-based Interventions to Prevent Childhood Undernutrition in Pakistan’s Punjab
Pakistan’s Punjab province has access to rich district-representative household survey data from the Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS). Five…
Disconnected Mobility Infrastructures: Female Domestic Workers & the Perils of Bus Transport in Karachi
In urban Pakistan, limited access to, and the safety of, public transport is estimated to reduce female labor force participation. Minibusses are…
Digital Land Records as a Women Empowerment Policy: Evidence from the Punjab
There is evidence to suggest that the digitization of land records benefits marginalized land-owning groups, such as…
Education Pain Points in Balochistan: Insights from the RISE Diagnostic Framework
Balochistan covers about 44% of Pakistan’s territory and houses about 6% of its population. Huge distances and low population density provide a unique…
Taking Pakistan Out of Economic Crisis: Are We Doing Enough? | The Friday Economist
Post the 1960s, Pakistan’s economic history has not been especially renowned for innovation or excellence. But in 2022…
Helping Firms Learn for Faster Productivity Growth
The average Pakistani worker produces 40 percent more value added today than 30 years ago. The average Polish worker 187 percent more, and the average Vietnamese one …
The 2022 Pakistan Floods: Deepening Vulnerability in Society | Friday Economist
In light of recent adversity, this blog piece aims to address two main concerns. Firstly, how has this natural calamity affected women and children, two of the most vulnerable groups of Pakistani society? Secondly, to what extent…
Can Light-touch Motivational Nudges Motivate Women to Enter the Workforce?
Why aren’t much higher levels of women entering the labour market given the levels of aspiration in the population? Addressing this puzzle is important because…
