VITAE CURRICULUM DR. ZAFAR MAHMOOD

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1 VITAE CURRICULUM DR. ZAFAR MAHMOOD PERSONAL Date of Birth: November 1, 1953 Nationality: Pakistan Current Position: Professor of Economics and HOD Research, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan. Mailing Address: House No. 137, Street 23, G-10/2, Islamabad, Pakistan. Tel: (M) EDUCATION Ph. D. (Economics): Columbia University, New York, USA, M. Phil. (Economics): Columbia University, New York, USA, M. A. (Economics): Waterloo University, Canada, M. Sc. (Economics): Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, B. Sc. (Economics, Mathematics and Statistics): Punjab University, Lahore, RESEARCH INTERESTS International Economics, Regionalism, Development Economics, Industrial Economics POSITIONS July 2013 todate: Professor, Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad.

2 August 2008 June 2013: HEC Foreign Professor (FP-I), Higher Education Commission and Pakistan Institute of Development Economics June 2008: Research Scientist (Senior Economist), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait : Chief of Research, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics : Senior Research Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics : Research Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. Oct. Nov. 1979: Research Fellow, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. April August 1978: Staff Economist, Punjab Economic Research Institute, Lahore. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS and 2008 June 2013: Visiting Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad June 2013: Visiting Professor, National University of Science and Technology (NUST) University, Islamabad todate: Adjunct Professor, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad June 2013: Visiting Professor, Iqra University, Islamabad : Adjunct Professor, American University of Kuwait, Kuwait and : Visiting Faculty, Foreign Service Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad : Visiting Faculty, Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development, Islamabad : Preceptor, Columbia University, New York, USA. 1987: Recitation Instructor, Baruch College, Economics Department, City University of New York, New York, USA. Administrative Duties: Head of Research, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, NUST 2014-todate. Acting Head of Department of Development Studies, NUST, 2016-todate. Member NUST Research Committee,

3 Chairman Discipline Committee, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, NUST 2014-todate. Member Blue Ribbon Committee, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Courses Taught (PhD/MS): Topics in Advanced International Trade Topics in International Finance Trade Theory and Policy International Finance WTO, Globalization and Regional Integration Trade and Development Environment and International Economics Topics in Development Economics CONSULTANT TO INTERNATIONAL BODIES o Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines. o Economic and Social Commission of Asia and Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok, Thailand. o International Development Center of Japan, Tokyo, Japan. o Institute of Social Studies, Hague, Netherlands. o DRI/McGraw-Hill, USA. o Ministry of Planning, State of Kuwait. o Public Authority for Industry, State of Kuwait. o Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), Kuwait. o The World Bank, Islamabad, Pakistan. o United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Islamabad, Pakistan. o United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Islamabad, Pakistan. o British Council, Islamabad, Pakistan. o SAARC Human Resource Development Center, Pakistan. AWARDS AND HONOURS 1. Government Merit Fellowship during B.Sc. studies (1974 and 1975). 2. Waterloo University Fellowship (1978 and 1979). 3

4 3. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Ph.D. Fellowship ( ). 4. Florence and Alfred Naumbury Fellowship, Columbia University (1987). 5. Secretary General, Pakistan Society of Development Economist ( ). 6. Leader of the Best Research Project during Strategic Research Plan. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (2001). 7. HEC Approved Supervisor 2009 todate. 8. Best Teacher Award 2015, S3H NUST. EDITORIAL MEMBERSHIP 1. Co-Editor: Pakistan Development Review (1995 to 1999). 2. Convener: PIDE Research Report Series (1998 to 1999). 3. Foreign Referee: Pakistan Development Review ( ). 4. National Referee: Pakistan Development Review (2008 todate). 5. External Referee: Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2001 todate). 6. Member Editorial Board: NUST Journal of Business and Economics ( ). 7. Member Editorial Board: Journal of Business & Economics (2010-todate). 8. External Referee: Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), (2012-todate). 9. Member Editorial/Advisory Board: NICE Education Research Journal, (2012-todate). 10. Head Faculty Editorial Committee: S3H Working Papers Series (2014-todate). 11. Managing Editor: NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (2014 todate). 12. Member Editorial Board: Business & Economic Review, 2016 todate. 13. Member Editorial Board: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JOSSH), 2016 todate. 14. Member Editorial Board: Pakistan Economic Review: International Journal of Social Economics, 2018 (Emerald Publishing). PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP 1. Pakistan Society of Development Economist, Founding Member. 2. Pakistan Economic Forum, Founding Member. 4

5 3. Sustainable International Development, Islamabad, Executive Member. 4. TED/KISR International Conference on Challenges of Economic Development for the GCC Countries. ( ), Chairman Scientific Committee. DISERTATION, Ph. D. Emigration, Wages, and Labour Displacement in Pakistan (A Trade-Theoretic Model) submitted to Columbia University, New York, (Supervisor: Jagdish N. Bhagwati). RESEARCH WORK IN PROGRESS Effective Protection and Industrial Efficiency in Pakistan Pakistani Diaspora: Creating Allegiance with the Home Country Economics of Special Economic Zones under CPEC General Equilibrium Effects of Bilateral Free Trade Areas PUBLICATIONS Books 1. Regional Economic Cooperation in Asia, with Charn Wadhva and others, New Delhi: Allied Publishers Private Ltd., pages 352, Labour Absorption in the Informal Sector and Economic Growth in Pakistan, with A. R. Kemal, Islamabad: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Pakistan Office, pages 237, Emerging Global Trading Environment and Developing Asia: The Case of Pakistan, with Ashfaque H. Khan, Lahore: Vanguard Publications, pages 218, Kuwaiti Industries: Development Strategy for 2010, with others, Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences, pages 405, 2002 (in Arabic). 5. Impact of WTO's Agreement on Trade in Services for the Banking Sector in the State of Kuwait, with others, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, pages 143, 2004 (First Edition). 6. Challenges of Economic Development for the GCC Countries. International Conference Proceedings, edited with M. Hajeeh and M. Ramadhan, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, pages 324, Impact of Trade Liberalization on Human Resource Development. SAARC Human Resource Development Centre, pages 172, Role of Microfinance Services in Poverty Alleviation and Human Resource Development in the SAARC Region. SAARC Human Resource Development Centre, pages 76, Perspective on Pakistan s Trade and Development. National University of Sciences and Technology, pages 239,

6 Journal Articles Published 1. Changes in Export Shares and Competitive Strength in Pakistan. Pakistan Development Review 20(4): , Income Inequality in Pakistan: An Analysis of Existing Evidence. Pakistan Development Review, 23(2&3): , Also in E. A. Qureshi (ed.) Development Planning in Pakistan, (Chapter 28, pp ) Lahore: Ferozsons (Pvt.) Ltd. 3. Derived Demand for Factors in the Large-scale Manufacturing Sector of Pakistan. Pakistan Development Review 28(4): , Interface between Population and Development Models, Plans and Policies: A Comment. Pakistan Development Review 28(4): , The Substitutability of Emigrants and Non-migrants in the Construction Sector of Pakistan. Pakistan Development Review 29(2): , Emigration and Wages in an Open Economy: Some Evidence from Pakistan. Pakistan Development Review, 30(3): , Performance of Foreign-owned and Local Firms in Pakistan: A Comparison, with J. Hussain, Pakistan Development Review, 30(4): , Trade Opportunities in the ESCAP Region: Pakistan's Experience in the 1970s and 1980s. South Asia Journal, 4(4): (April-June) International Migration and the "Moral" Economy of the "Barani" Peasantry: A Comment. Pakistan Development Review, 30(4): , The Effects of Migration and Remittances on Inequality in Rural Pakistan: A Comment. Pakistan Development Review, 31(4): , Factor Price Shocks, Factor Substitution and their Implications for Policy. International Economic Journal 6(4): 63-73, Foreign Trade Regime and Savings in Pakistan, with M. A. Qasim, Pakistan Development Review 31(4): , Under-invoicing of Imports in Pakistan, with R. Mahmood, Pakistan Development Review 32(4): , Foreign aid, Domestic Savings and Economic Growth (Pakistan: 1960 to 1988). Pakistan Development Review, 32(4): , External Shocks, and Private and Public Savings. Savings and Development, 18(1): 53-62, Wages vs. Fringe Benefits in the Large-scale Manufacturing Sector of Pakistan, with M. A. Qasim, Pakistan Development Review, 33(4): , National Income Accounting and Environment: A Case Study of Water-logging and Salinity in Pakistan, with A. R. Kemal and F. Bilquees, Pakistan Development Review, 34(4): , Exchange Rate Determination in Pakistan: A Simultaneous Equation Model, with R. Siddiqui and U. Afridi, Pakistan Development Review, 35(4): , Emerging Global Trading Environment: Challenges for Pakistan, with A. H. Khan, Asian Development Review, 14(2): , Globalization, Liberalization, and Employment Strategies in Pakistan, with S. N. H. Naqvi, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 39(3): , Determinants of Under-invoicing in Pakistan. Journal of International Development, 9(1): 85-96,

7 22. WTO and Pakistan: Opportunities and Policy Challenges. Pakistan Development Review, 37(4): , Estimates of Unrecorded Private Capital Movements, with H. Nazli, Economia Internazionale, 52(1): 79-90, February State of Technology and Productivity in Pakistan s Manufacturing Industries: Some Strategic Directions to Build Technological Competence, with R. Siddiqui, Pakistan Development Review, 39(1): 1-21, On Overinvoicing of Export in Pakistan, with M. Azhar, Pakistan Development Review, 40(3): , Industrial Sector Development Strategy for Kuwait, with O. Mohammed, Economia Internazionale 58(2): , May Structural Adjustment Programme and Real Wages in Pakistan s Manufacturing Industries. The Indian Journal of Economics 80(350): , Structure of Effective Protection to Manufacturing Industries in Kuwait. With Mohammad S. Al-Enezi. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences 16(1): 33-50, Revealed Comparative Advantage of Non-Petroleum Products in Kuwait. With Reem Al- Hajji, the NUST Journal of Business and Economics, 2(1): 32-41, 2009 (June). 30. Inter-relationship between Labour Market and Macroeconomic Policies: Pakistani Industries under the Structural Adjustment Programme. Journal of Business & Economics, 2(1): 1-17, Competitiveness and Market Contestability: An Empirical Assessment of the Banking Industry in Kuwait. With Abdulhameed A. Hussain, Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, 18(1): , How do Wages and Employment Adjust to Trade Liberalization: A Case Study of Pakistan. With Javaid Iqbal and Misbah Noushin. Journal of Business & Economics, 4(1): 1-29, Determinants of Intra-Industry Trade between Pakistan and Selected SAARC Countries. With Adnan Akram, The Pakistan Development Review, 51(1): 47-59, Exchange Rate Depreciation and Export Price Competitiveness: The Case of Pakistani Manufacturing Industries. With Uzma Zia, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 18(4): , Reverse Capital Flight to Pakistan: Analysis of Evidence. The Pakistan Development Review, 52(1): 1-15, Benefits and Impediments to Trade Cooperation between Pakistan and India. Margalla Papers, 27(1): 1-20, The Effects of Volatility and Shocks on Export Price Competitiveness. NUST Journal of Business and Economics, with Uzma Zia (in process). 38. Unexplored Export Potential of Medical, Surgical and Veterinary Instruments of Pakistan: A Comparative Econometric Analysis. Journal of Business & Economics, 6(2): , July-December, 2014, with Muhammad Saif ur Rehman and Atiq ur Rehman. 39. Women at Frontline during Flood Catastrophe. Pakistan Journal of Women Studies, 22(2): , 2015, with Asma Hyder. 40. Factors Transforming High-Tech Exports from OICs. Journal of Business & Economics, 7(2): , July-December, 2015, with Uzma Iqbal. 7

8 41. Factors Shaping Exports of Cultural Goods from Pakistan. NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, volume 1 (July-December): 73-85, 2015, with Saba Salim. 42. External Financial Liberalization & Economic Growth: The Evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Business & Economics, 8(1): 68-98, January-June, 2016, with Samina Naveed. 43. The Magnitude of Trade Misinvoicing and Resulting Revenue Loss in Pakistan. The Lahore Journal of Economics, 21(2): 1-30, 2016, with Tehseen Ahmed Qureshi. 44. Global Economic Dynamics: Prospects for Pakistan s Economy. Pakistan Army Green Book, pages 65-79, Explaining Trends and Factors Affecting Export Diversification in ASEAN and SAARC Regions. NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2(1): 1-28, 2016, with Shabana Noureen. 46. Impact of Domestic Financial Liberalization on Economic Growth in Pakistan. Journal of Economic Policy Reform. With Samina Naveed. 2017, The Impact of Investment in Human Capital on the Exports of Goods and Services. NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2(2): , 2016, with Samina Siddique and Shabana Noureen. 48. Technology Transfer, Development, and Deployment and Productivity Performance in Pakistan. NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 3(1): , 2017, with Irfan Ali. 49. Dilemma of Direct Rebound Effect and Climate Change on Residential Electricity Consumption in Pakistan. Cambridge Conference Series: 4th Academic International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, 7-9 December With Shahzad Alvi and Shahzada M. Naeem Nawaz. Available at: file:///c:/users/s3h/ Downloads/ Conference%20proceeding-%20Papaer.pdf. 50. Trade Costs of Pakistan with its Major Trading Partners: Measurement and its Determinants. NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 3(2): , 2017, with Saba Altaf and Shabana Noureen. 51. The Impact of Capital Inflows on Competitiveness of Pakistan s Economy. NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 4(1): 61-94, 2018, with Shabana Kishwar. Publications in Other Volumes 52. Pakistan. In Economic Policies for Sustainable Development. With Others. Asian Development Bank, Philippines, The Country Study on International Trade Research in Pakistan, with N. H. Naqvi. In Interregional Trade Research in Asian and the Pacific and the Role of Research Institutions: An Overview of the Issues and Case Studies, ESCAP/UNDP New York: United Nations, Private Sector Trade Cooperation in the Textile Sector. In V. Kanesalingam (ed.) Private Sector and Regional Cooperation in South Asia, New Delhi: Macmillan, The Informal Sector of Pakistan: Some Neglected Issues. In S. Ghayur (ed.) The Informal Sector of Pakistan: Problems and Policies. Fredrich Ebert Stiftung, Islamabad,

9 56. Privatization and Employment: Evidence from other Countries. In S. Ghayur (ed.) "Privatization Policy of Government and its Impact on Employment and Productivity", Fredric Ebert Stiftung, Islamabad, Industrial Cooperation in Textile Sector in South Asia. In Arif A. Waqif (ed.) Industrial Cooperation in South Asia: Opportunities and Strategies in Selected Products, Delhi: Macmillan India Limited, Intraregional Trade in the ESCAP Region. In Assessing the Potential and Direction of Agricultural Trade within the ESCAP Region. Studies in Trade and Investment No. 10, (ST/ESCAP/1517) New York: United Nations, Conditions Necessary for the Liberalization of Trade and Investment to Reduce Poverty in Pakistan, with S. R. Khan. In Liberalization and Poverty: Is there a virtuous Circle? Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment, India, Trade Liberalization in Services: Prospects for Pakistan. In Abid Qaiyum Suleri and Vaqar Ahmed (eds.) Making Growth Inclusive, Just and Sustainable in South Asia, Islamabad: Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2015.pp Research Reports 61. Human Development Report for Pakistan, with N. A. Burney and T. Shabbir, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, PIDE Research Report No. 157, Characteristics of the Workers in the Urban Informal Sector of Pakistan, with A. R. Kemal, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, PIDE Research Report No. 160, The Urban Informal Sector of Pakistan: Some Stylized Facts, with A. R. Kemal, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, PIDE Research Report No. 161, A Social Sector Strategy for Pakistan. PIDE Research Report No. 163, A Study of Smuggling on Pak-Afghan Border. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, PIDE Research Report No. 164, Growth Potential of Small and Medium Industries in Pakistan. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, PIDE Research Report No. 169, Pakistan: The Impact of Economic Liberalization on Poverty. Working Paper Series #43, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Macro-Econometric Model. Technical Report No. 6, KISR7430. Developing Quantitative Planning Tools (Project Code: TQ003C), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, November Macro-Econometric Model: Fiscal Policy Simulation. Technical Report No. 7, KISR7510. Developing Quantitative Planning Tools (Project Code: TQ003C), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, January Key Policy Issues and Challenges of the Kuwaiti Economy. Technical Report No. 9, KISR7693. Developing Quantitative Planning Tools (Project Code: TQ003C), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, May A Critical Review of International Experience Concerning Industrial Strategies and Kuwait s International Trade Agreements. Technical Report No. 1, KISR

10 Restructuring of Industrial Incentive System for Kuwait (Project Code: TE032C), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, January Analysis of Industrial Incentive System and Effective Rates of Protection for Kuwaiti Industries. Technical Report No. 2, KISR8088. Restructuring of Industrial Incentive System for Kuwait (Project Code: TE032C), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, February Penetration of Kuwaiti Manufactured Products in the European Markets. Technical Report No. 2, KISR8967. Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, November Inter-linkage between Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Trade in Pakistan: Are they Complements or Substitute? With Unbreen Qayyum, PIDE Working Papers, 2013:91, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. 75. An Investigation into Export Supply Determinants of Selected South Asian Economies. With Aleena Sajjid, S3H Working Paper 02:2014, National University of Science and Technology, Cultural Goods Trade as a Transformative Force in Global Economy: A Case of Pakistan. With Saba Salim, S3H Working Paper 03:2014, National University of Science and Technology, Explaining Trends and Factors Affecting Export Diversification in ASEAN and SAARC Regions: An Empirical Analysis. With Shabana Noureen, S3H Working Paper 04:2014, National University of Science and Technology, Impact of Human Capital Investment on the Exports of Goods and Services: An Analysis of Selected Outsourcing Countries. With Samina Siddique, S3H Working Paper 02:2015, National University of Science and Technology, The size of Trade Misinvoicing in Pakistan. With Tehseen Ahmed Qureshi, S3H Working Paper 04:2015, National University of Science and Technology, Services Sector Liberalization and its Impact on Services GDP Growth in Pakistan. With Maryam Mahfooz, S3H Working Paper 05:2015, National University of Science and Technology, Trade Costs of Pakistan with its Major Trading Partners: Measurement and its Determinants. With Saba Altaf. S3H Working Paper 11: 2015, National University of Science and Technology, Natural Resource Dependence and Human Capital Accumulation An Analysis for the Selected SAARC, ASEAN and OPEC Countries. With Rabia Qaiser. S3H Working Paper 07: 2016, National University of Science and Technology, March Horizontal and Vertical Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Sectoral Productivity in Selected SAARC Countries. With Nourine Kasi. S3H Working Paper 08: 2016, National University of Science and Technology, March Technology Transfer, Development, Deployment, and Productivity Performance in Pakistan. With Irfan Ali. S3H Working Paper 09: 2016, National University of Science and Technology, June Trade Creation vs. Trade Diversion and General Equilibrium Effects of Bilateral and Regional Free Trade Agreements of Pakistan. With Hina Ishaque Khan. S3H Working Paper 03: 2017, National University of Science and Technology, October

11 Mimeographs 86. Input-Output Tables of Pakistan: , with others, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Effective Protection Structure of Pakistan, with others, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Sustainable Development in Pakistan: With a Focus on Environmental Issues, with others, Asian Development Bank and Pakistan Institute of Development Economic, Impact of Smuggling on the Economy, with others, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Structure of Protection, Efficiency, and Profitability, with others, 3 Volumes, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, The Implications of the Uruguay Agreements for Pakistan and the National Strategy Response, with S. N. H. Naqvi, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics and ESCAP (United Nations), A Case Study of the Economic Valuation of the Salinization and Water-logging as a Result of Inappropriate Irrigation in Pakistan, with others, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics and Asian Development Bank, Education and Economic Growth, with A. H. Khan, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics and University Grants Commission, Islamabad, Promoting Economic Cooperation between SAARC and ASEAN: Pakistan's Perspective. Institute of Regional Studies and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Islamabad, Pak-India Trade Prospects. Economic Forum, Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Managing Globalization: Issues in Transition. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics and Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistani Division, General Agreement on Services and Pakistan. Paper presented at Pakistan International Commercial Diplomacy Course on WTO Islamabad, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan, WTO and the GCC Countries: Challenges and Opportunities. A Background Paper. Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, Research in Pakistan on Sustainable Human Development, Poverty and Inequality: With Recommendations for Future Research. Paper circulated at HEC s 1st International Conference on Promotion of Social Science Research in Pakistani Universities: Prospects and Challenges from April 2011, Islamabad Opportunities and Challenges of Special Economic Zones under CPEC for Pakistan. S3H Monograph Series-01, National University of Science and Technology, Magazine and Newspaper Articles 101. PAKISTAN 2010: A Road Towards Prosperity, Building Pakistan s Technological Competence. The Nation, Tuesday February 10,

12 102. Newspaper interview: BISP and IDPs allocations in Budget Unjustified The Nation (Lahore), June 22, Water the Life-Line of the Pakistani Economy. The Hilal, June Developing the Science and Technological Competence in Pakistan. The Hilal (September and October) (This article was published in two parts) The European Union Models of External Economic Relations: Some Lessons for Pakistan. The Hilal, November Reducing Reliance on Economically-damaging Income Taxes for Job Creation. The Hilal, December Afghan- Pak Transit Trade Agreement and the Pakistan Economy. The Hilal, January Menace of Trade Mis-invoicing in Pakistan. The Hilal, February Return of Debt Crisis Threat to Pakistan? The Hilal, March Smuggling on Afghan-Pak Border: Implications for the Pakistan Economy. The Hilal, April Capital Flight: To and From Pakistan. The Hilal, May The Last Budget ( ): What Was Achieved? The Hilal, June BUDGET ? The Hilal, July A suggestive Policy Package to Enhance Export Competitiveness in Pakistan. The Hilal, August Economic Stability for National Security. The Hilal, September Income Inequality in Pakistan. The Hilal, October Aid for Trade. The Hilal, November Industrializing Pakistan in the Context of the Global Economy. The Hilal, December Pakistan Conferring MFN Status to India. The Hilal, January Alarming Stagflation in Pakistan. The Hilal, February Workers Remittances Are They Any Worth? The Hilal, March A Cluster-based Industrial Development in Pakistan. The Hilal, April Does Exchange Rate Depreciation Pass-through to Inflation in Pakistan. The Hilal, May How the Euro Zone Might Fail? The Hilal, June The Budget: The Hilal, July Europe s Olive Oil Crisis. The Hilal, August Economic and Financial Security of Pakistan. The Hilal, September Politics of Trade Sanctions. The Hilal, October Social Safety Nets in Pakistan. The Hilal, November Quaid s Economic Vision. The Hilal, December Growing Fears for a Rise in Food Prices. The Hilal, January Is the Eurozone Economic Crisis Over? The Hilal, February Resource & Production Potential of Pakistan. The Hilal, March Geneva Consensus. The Hilal, April Macroeconomic and Human Resource Development in Pakistan. The Hilal, April The FATA Economy and Importance of its Trade Routes. The Hilal, May Pakistan Budget : Review and Analysis. The Hilal, July

13 138. Character of Regional Trading Agreements (RTAs). The Hilal, August Economic Security of Pakistan. The Hilal, September Pakistan s Foreign Exchange Rate and Control Regimes. The Hilal, October Explaining On-going Volatility in Pak Exchange Rate. The Hilal, November Jinnah s Economic Vision. The Hilal, December Structural problems of Pakistan: The Way Forward. The Hilal, January The Bali Package. The Hilal, February Argentina s Sovereign Debt Default and Crisis of an Emerging Economy. The Hilal, March Sudden Currency Appreciation of Pak Rupee. The Hilal, April The Myths of Defense Budget. The Hilal, June From Paper Pins to Mega Projects. The Hilal, August National Security-Peace-Economic Growth Nexus. The Hilal, September The Anatomy of Minimum Wages in Pakistan and its Effect on the Workforce. The Hilal, October Making Trade Policy Inclusive. The Hilal, December Effects of Plummeting Oil Prices. The Hilal, February The Heyday of BRICS: Is It Over? The Hilal, November Economics of China-Pak Trade Corridor: How to Efficiently Operate the Corridor? The Hilal, January Current State of Oil Market and Impact on the Pakistan Economy. The Hilal, March Tax Evasion, Tax Avoidance and Inequality. The Hilal, May A Win-Win Proposal to Establish China-Pakistan Special Economic Zones. The Hilal, October Trade in Services, Economic Development and the Role of Aid for Trade. The Hilal, November Substitution of Chinese Yuan with Pakistani Rupee in Gwadar. The Hilal, March Client Funded Research 160. The Financial Management of Secondary and Intermediate Education. In Secondary Education Reform Program Preparation: Pakistan, The World Bank and British Council, Impact Evaluation of Health and Population Project (Loan No. 562-PAK[SF]), Asian Development Bank and Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Study on Opening of Trade with India. With A. H. Khan, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics and Ministry of Industries and Production, Government of Pakistan, Schemes of Regional Economic Cooperation aimed at Fostering Economic Growth in South Asia, International Development Centre of Japan, Tokyo, A Study on the Evolution of an Integrated Policy on the Agreement Concluded under the Uruguay Round: Trade-Related aspects of intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), Government of Pakistan. With Arshad Zaman, Export Promotion Bureau,

14 165. Pakistan: Industry and Trade Sector Study. With Arshad Zaman, Asian Development Bank, Building Pakistan s Technological Competence, with others, DRI/McGraw-Hill and Asian Development Bank, October International Experience of Customs Unions. In "Customs Union of the GCC: Objectives, Requirements and Implementation". (Task Leader) Project Report No. TE021P, Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, Implications of the Uruguay Round Agreement for the Kuwaiti Manufacturing Industries. (Project Leader) Project Report No (TE022C), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, July Industrial Strategy of Kuwait: (Task Leader). In The Industrial Sector in Kuwait: The Present Status and the Future Strategy for the Next Ten Years. Project Report No. TD008C, Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, An Overview of the International Experience on Banking Performance and Reforms: Lessons for the Kuwaiti Banking Industry. (Principal Investigator) Interim Report No. 1 KISR 6286 (TE026C), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, September Implications of the WTO Agreement of Financial Services on the Kuwaiti Banking Sector. (Principal Investigator) Interim Report No. 2 KISR 6452 (TE026C), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, June The State of Commercial Banking Sector in Kuwait. (Principal Investigator) Interim Report No. 3 KISR 6482 (TE026C), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, July Current and Future Impacts of the WTO Agreements on the Banking Sector in Kuwait. (Principal Investigator) Project Final Report No (TE026C), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, Organizational Structure and Functions of the Export Development Center: Structure of Manpower and Departments. (Principal Investigator) Interim Report No. 1 KISR6437 for the project Organizational Structure and Functions of the Export Development Center (TE030C), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, May Operational Plan to Setup Export Development Center and the Structure of Export Development Fund. (Principal Investigator) (Principal Investigator) Interim Report No. 2 KISR6444 for the project Organizational Structure and Functions of the Export Development Center (TE030C), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, May Organizational Structure and Functions of the Export Development Center. (Principal Investigator) Project Final Report KISR6488 (TE030C), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, Data Collection, International Experience and Kuwait s Global Commitments. (Principal Investigator) Interim Report No. 1 KISR6865 for the project Restructuring of the Industrial Incentive System in Kuwait (TE032C), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, July

15 178. Analysis of Current industrial Incentive System and Effective rates of Protection. (Principal Investigator) Interim Report No. 2 KISR7266 for the project Restructuring of the Industrial Incentive System in Kuwait (TE032C), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, August Restructuring of Industrial Incentive System in Kuwait. (Principal Investigator) Project Final Report KISR7836 (TE032C), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, Research Concept for the Roadmap, Review of the International Planning Experience and Benchmarking Analysis. (Principal Investigator) Project Interim Report KISR7951 for the project Roadmap for Industrial Development in Kuwait (TE036C), Techno- Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, April Roadmap for Industrial Development in Kuwait. (Principal Investigator) Project Final Report KISR8629 (TE036C), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, June Development Quantitative Planning Tools (Tasks Leader and Member) Project Final Report (TQ003C), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, October Technological Change and Productivity Growth in Kuwait. (Principal Investigator) Project Final Report (TE038C) (in process), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, Kuwaiti Manufactured Products Penetration in the EU Market. (Principal Investigator) Project Final Report (TE039C) (in process), Techno-Economics Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, Pakistan TRTA-II: Trade and Poverty Nexus. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Impact of Trade Liberalization on Human Resource Development. (Project Leader). SAARC Human Resource Development Centre, Role of Microfinance Services in Poverty Alleviation and Human Resource Development in the SAARC Region. (Project Leader).SAARC Human Resource Development Centre, Feasibility Study for the Establishment of Kuwait Industrial Technology Park (KITP), Al-Shedadiah Industrial Area. Foreign Consultant to write final project report, Uncovering Womenfolk in Coping Monsoon Calamity. (Co-Principal Investigator). SANDEE, Katmandu, Nepal, Dissertation Supervised 1. Export Price Competitiveness in the Manufacturing Sector of Pakistan. M. Phil Thesis, 2010, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (Uzma Zia). 2. Impact of Trade Liberalization on Wages and Employment in the Manufacturing Industries of Pakistan. Co-supervised Ph.D. Dissertation, 2011 (Javed Iqbal). 3. Determinants of Intra-Industry Trade in Final and Intermediate Goods between Pakistan and Other SAARC Countries. M. Phil Thesis, 2011, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (Adnan Akram). 15

16 4. Determinants of Real Exchange Rate in Pakistan. M. Phil Thesis, 2011, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (Shabana Kishwar). 5. Emigration and Export Creation in Pakistan. M. Phil Thesis, 2011, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (Nourine Fatima). 6. Intra-industry Trade and Environment in the SAARC Region (An Application of the New Trade Theory). M. Phil Thesis, 2013, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (Bilal Tariq). 7. Impact of Structural Adjustment Program on Poverty in Pakistan. Co-supervised Ph.D. Dissertation, 2012 (Misbah Noushine). 8. Financial Liberalization and its Impact on Economic Growth of Pakistan. Ph.D. Dissertation, 2013, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (Samina Shabir). 9. Competitiveness of Pakistan s Agricultural Products in International Markets. Ph.D. Dissertation, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, 2015 (Asim Anwar). 10. An Investigation into the Export Supply Determinants of Selected South Asian Nations. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2014 (Aleena Javed). 11. Cultural Goods Exports as a Transformative Force in Global Economy: An Analysis of Pakistan. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2014 (Saba Salim). 12. Explaining Trends and Factors Affecting Export Diversification in ASEAN and SAARC Regions: An Empirical Analysis. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2014 (Shabana Nourine). 13. Impact of Human Capital Investment on the Exports of Goods and Services: An Analysis of Selected Outsourcing Countries. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2014 (Samina Siddique). 14. Measuring Services Sector Liberalization and its Impact on Services GDP in Pakistan. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2014 (Maryam Mahfooz). 15. The Size of Trade Misinvoicing in Pakistan. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2015 (Tehsin Ahmad Qureshi). 16. Trade Costs of Pakistan with Major Trading Partners: Measurement & Determinants. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2015 (Saba Altaf). 17. Sector-wise Productivity and Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in the Selected SAARC Countries. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2015 (Nourine Kasi). 18. Natural Resource Curse and Human Development in Selected SAARC, ASEAN and OPEC Countries. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2015 (Rabia Qaiser). 19. Technological Absorption Capability and TFP Growth in Pakistan. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2016 (Irfan Ali). 20. Unexplored Export Potential of Surgical Instruments of Pakistan to Selected Countries. Ph.D. Dissertation, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, 2017 (Saif ur Rehman). 16

17 21. Determinants of Pakistan s Export Diversification and Market Composition. Ph.D. Dissertation, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, 2018 (Uzma Iqbal). 22. Convergence of Asian Developed and Developing Countries. Ph.D. Dissertation, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, (in progress Uzma Zia). 23. Trade Creation versus Trade Diversion and General Equilibrium Effect in Regional and Bilateral Free Trade Agreements of Pakistan. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2017 (Hina Ishaque Khan). 24. Exploring the Interlinkages Among Government Spending, Foreign Economic Assistance and Trade Openness for their Impacts of Economic Prosperity in Pakistan. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2017 (Mazhar Ghafoor). 25. Aid for Trade and Trade Tax Revenues: A Panel Study for the South Asian Countries. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2017 (Haseeb Ullah Khan). 26. Role of Trade, FDI and IPR in Stimulating Innovation and Economic Growth: A Panel Data Study for the Selected South Asian Economies. MS Thesis S3H, National University of Sciences and Technology, 2018 (Nimra Shahid). 17