#PoliticalEconomy

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...

Chances are that the fruits and vegetables you ate today have been routed through one of the government-regulated wholesale markets after following a complex supply chain. This may lead us to think...

The ouster of former prime minister Imran Khan through a no-confidence vote in April 2022 divided an already polarized nation. Since then...

Management reform strategies are often steeped in a top-down, command-and-control, incentive-laden theory of change. In my work, I explore when these approaches are useful, and...

How does bureaucracy matter for state capacity and development? Over the last years, enormous interest in this question has created a large body of research, mostly focused around...

What precipitated the political crisis in Pakistan that brought about a change in the government? Will the nation move beyond the crisis any time soon? How can the implicit clash of institutions be avoided?

The regulation of electronic media happens through PEMRA, which is authorized in its watchdog capacity to send notices and directives to channels. But where does PEMRA dedicate most of its time?

Despite the huge amounts of funds dedicated to the program and the repeated applause of the precision and efficacy of drone strikes from policy circles, evidence on the effectiveness of drone strikes as a counter-terrorism strategy is...

What happens when property rights are not secure? In a recent paper, I delve into the role of property rights in explaining the misallocation of land and labor...