EJAZ GHANI Chief of Research & Head, Department of Economics Pakistan Institute of Development Economics P.O. Box 1091, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus Islamabad, Pakistan Phone:92-51-9248092 E-mail:ejazg@yahoo.com Education Ph.D. Ag. Economics (with major in Applied and Resource Economics, International Trade and Finance, Business Administration and Industrial Organization) University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, 1995. M.A. Economics University of the Punjab, Lahore, 1979 M.A. Political Science University of the Punjab, Lahore, 1981 Training Courses: 1. Mathematics for Economists, PIDE, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, December 1986 to July 1987. 2. Introduction to Econometrics, PIDE, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad February 1986 to July 1986. 3. Database Designing and Modeling course in Senaca @ York University, Toronto, Canada, January 2000 to April 2000. 4. SQL/PLSQL using Oracle, Institute of Computer Studies Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, January 2001 to February 2001. 5. Data Analysis Using SAS, York University Toronto, Canada, February 2002 to March 2002. 6. Capacity Building on Trade Research, WTO/ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand, April 2006. Computer Skills: Experience: QUATTRO PRO, LOTUS, TSP, SPSS, SAS, SHAZAM 1) Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan, Chief of Research, 2008 till-todate. 2) Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan, Senior Research Economist, June 1998 to 2008 1
3) Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan, Research Economist, June 1996 to May 1998. 4) Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan, Staff Economist, June 1986 to May 1996. 5) Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan, Associate Staff Economist, February 1985 to May 1986. 6) World Bank/State Bank joint study on the Rural Financial Markets in Pakistan, Research Assistant, 1983-1984. 7) Fakharudin Yousaf Ali & Co. Chartered Accountants, Lahore, Audit/Accounts Assistant, January 1982 to September 1982. 8) United Nations: Consultant to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 1997. 9) Canadian International Development Agency, Hull, Quebec, Canada, Consultant to the Economic Development, Poverty Reduction and Policy Section, April 1999 to June 1999. 10) INTRIA-HP (A joint venture of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CIBC and Hewlett Packard HP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Analyst, July-December, 2001. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 13 YEARS SINCE 1996 Taught Ph.D Courses in Industrial Organization AND International Economics at PIDE, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus, Islamabad. Taught International Economics to Mid-career Overseas Diplomats at Foreign Service Academy, Islamabad. Taught International Trade and WTO Courses to Foreign Service Probationers at Foreign Service Academy, Islamabad. PUBLICATIONS: Journal Articles 1. Recent Experience and Future Prospects of Pakistan s Trade with China. Lahore Journal of Economics, (Forthcoming Issues) with Musleh-ud Din and Usman Qadir. 2. Technical Efficiency of Pakistan s Manufacturing Sector: A Stochastic Frontier and Data Envelopment Analyss. Pakistan Development Review, Vol.46, No.1, 2007 with Musleh-ud Din and Tariq Mahmood. 2
3. The Impact of Public Investment on Economic Growth in Pakistan, Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 45 No.1, 2006, with Musleh-ud Din. 4. The Wheat Pricing Policies in Pakistan: Some Alternative Options. Pakistan Development Review, 37:2 (Summer 1998). 5. Scale and Scope Economies in Banking: A Case Study of the Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 35, No. 3, (Autumn) 1996, with Musleh-ud Din and S. K. Qureshi. 6. Efficiency of Large Scale Manufacturing in Pakistan. The Pakistan Development Review, 45 (4), 2006, with Tariq Mahmood and Musleh-ud Din. 7. Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA): A South Asian Perspective. Pakistan Development Review, Vol. XXXXIV, No.4, Part-II, 2005, with A. R. Kemal and Musleh-ud Din. 8. Openness and Economic Growth in Pakistan, Pakistan Development Review, Vol.XXXXII, No.4, Part II, 2003, with Musleh-ud Din and Omer Siddique. 9. Domestic Resource Mobilization for Development in Pakistan, Pakistan Development Review, vol. 36, 1997, with S. K. Qureshi and Musleh-ud Din. 10. Impact of Infrastructure and Agro-climate on the Location of Rural Bank Branches in Pakistan: A Preliminary Assessment, Pakistan Development Review, vol. 35, 1996, with S. K. Qureshi and Musleh-ud Din. 11. Employment Generation in Rural Pakistan with a special focus on Rural Industrialization, Pakistan Development Review, Vol.XXXVIII, No.4, Winter 1989, with S. K. Qureshi. 12. Consumption Patterns of Major Food Items in Pakistan: Provincial, Sectoral, and Inter-temporal Differences, Pakistan Development Review, Vol.XXVII, No.4, winter 1988, with S. J. Malik and M. Mushtaq. 13. Taxes and Subsidies on Agricultural Producers as Elements of Intersectoral Transfer of Resources: Magnitude of the Transfer and Search for Policy Options. Pakistan Development Review, Vol.XXVII, No.4, winter 1988, with S. K. Qureshi and M. Mushtaq. 14. Rural Urban Differences and the Stability of Consumption Behaviour: An Intertemporal Analysis of the Household Income and Expenditure Survey Data, Pakistan Development Review, Vol.XXVI, No.4, winter 1987, with S. J. Malik and K. Abbas. 15. Rural Credit and Rural Development: Some Issues, Pakistan Development Review, VOL.XXIII, Nos, 2&3, Summer-Autumn, 1984, with S. K. Qureshi and K. Abbas. 3
Books 16. Agricultural Pricing and Taxation in Pakistan: Some Policy Issues, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan: 1987, with S. K. Qureshi, S. J. Malik, K. Abbas and A. N. Siddiqui. 17. Science and Technology-based Industrial Vision of Pakistan s Economy and Prospects for Growth. PIDE/HEC. 2005, with A. R. Kemal, Rehana Siddiqui, Musleh-ud Din, Munir Ahmad and Muhammad Iqbal. Chapters in Books 18. National Strategies For Regional Integration: South and East Asian Case Studies, with Nadeem Ul Haque, Edited by Joseph Francois, Pradumna B. Rana and Ganeshan Wignaraja, Asian Development Bank, Anthem Press, 2009. 19 Non-Agricultural Market Access: Priorities for South Asia, in South Asian Perspectives in the WTO Doha Round: In Search of a True Development Agenda, CUTS International: Jaipur, 2005. 20. Science and Technology based Industrial Vision of Pakistan s Economy and Prospects of Growth: Chemicals Process Industry. PIDE/HEC, Islamabad 2005. 21. Science and Technology based Industrial Vision of Pakistan s Economy and Prospects of Growth: The Pakistan Leather Industry. PIDE/HEC, Islamabad 2005. 22. Agricultural Diversification in Pakistan: Status and Opportunities, Chapter in the book by IFPRI (2006), Washington D.C. 23. Agricultural Marketing and International Trade in Human Development in South Asia 2002, Oxford University Press. 24. Economic Cooperation between East-Asia and South-Asia: Pakistan s Case, forthcoming in Asian Development Bank Publication. Research Reports/Studies/PIDE Working Papers 25. The Study on Trade and Investment Policies in Developing Countries. Tokyo, Institute of Developing Economies, 1997. 26. Economic Performance, Cost Structure, and Program Placement of Bank Branches in Pakistan. PIDE Research Report No. 165, 1998, with S. K. Qureshi and Musleh-ud Din. 27. Domestic Resource Mobilization for Development: An Analysis of Past Trends and Future Options. PIDE Research Report No. 167, with Musleh-ud Din and S. K. Qureshi. 4
28. The Challenges of WTO. Senate, 2005, with A.R. Kemal. 29. Efficiency of Large Scale Manufacturing in Pakistan: A Production Frontier Approach. PIDE Working Paper 2007: 27, with Tariq Mahmood and Musleh-ud Din. Project Reports/Papers 30. Rural Financial Markets Study with S. K. Qureshi. 31. Pakistan s Industrial Structure. Industrial Vision and Industrial Policy Parameters. Volume I, with A. R. Kemal and Musleh-ud Din. 32. Industrial Protection and Incentives. Industrial Vision and Industrial Policy Parameters. Volume II, with A. R. Kemal and Musleh-ud Din. 33. Physical and Social Infrastructure for Industrial Development. Industrial Vision and Industrial Policy Parameters. Volume III, with A. R. Kemal and Musleh-ud Din. 34. Policies for Industrial Success. Industrial Vision and Industrial Policy Parameters. Volume IV, with A. R. Kemal and Musleh-ud Din. 35. Cost of Doing Business in Pakistan: A Case Study of OICCI Members. 36. Trade-Related Challenges Facing Exporters in Pakistan, with A. R. Kemal. 37. Economic Cooperation between East-Asia and South-Asia, with Nadeem Ul Haq. 38. The Challenges of WTO for IDB Member Countries, with A. R. Kemal and Mumtaz Ahmed. Review of Books/Articles 39. The Impact of Domestic Policies Towards Agricultural Trade Liberalization and Market Reform on Food Security in Pakistan, New Delhi, India, 2006. 40. Trade Policy Reforms, Dhakar, Senegal. 41. Making Regional Economic Integration Work 42. Openness, Institutions and Policies: Determinants of Globalization and Growth in Developing Countries. 43. WTO regulations and the Audio-Visional Sector: An Analytical Framework for Pakistan. 44. Trade Liberalization, Financial Sector Reforms and Growth. 5
45. Badla Investment in the Karachi Stock Exchange: An Investigation of Causal Relations. 46. X-efficiency, Scale Economies, Technological Progress and Competition of Pakistan s Bank. 47. Policy Induced Inflation: An Analysis of Core Inflation in a Broader Perspective. Thesis Supervised (External Examiner) 48. Income Inequality, Financial Development, and Macroeconomic Fluctuations by Sajjad Hussain, M. Phil student, Department of Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 2007. 49. Determinants of Debt Rescheduling: A Cross Country Analysis, by Nazam Maqbool M.Phil student, Department of Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 2007. 50. Estimating Degree of Sterilization in Selected Sample of Countries by Muhammad Saim Hashmi, M.Phil student, Department of Economics, Quaid-i- Azam University, Islamabad, 2006. 51. Democracy and Economic Growth by Madeha G. Qureshi, M.Phil student, Department of Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 2005. Articles Published in Magazines/PIDE Policy Viewpoint/Newspapers 52. Regional Trade Integration in South Asia: Rationale, Impediments and the Way Forward, ARTNeT Policy Brief No.7, United Nations, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand. PAPERS PRESENTED IN NATIONAL CONFERENCES 1. Science and Technology based Industrial Vision of Pakistan s Economy and Prospects of Growth: The Case of Chemicals Process Industry. Paper presented at the 20 th Annual General Meeting of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists, Islamabad. 2. Science and Technology based Industrial Vision of Pakistan s Economy and Prospects of Growth: The Case of Textile and Leather Industry. With Musleh-ud Din, Paper presented at the 20 th Annual General Meeting of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists, Islamabad. 6
PAPERS PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 1. Non-Agricultural Market Access, The Concept Paper Presented in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2. Trade, Industry and Investment Cooperation: Pakistan s Case, Presented in the SAARC Network of Researchers on Global Financial and Economic Issues: Seventh Meeting, 5-6 May, 2005, Katmandu, Nepal. PAPERS WRITTEN FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN 1. The Challenges of WTO. 2. Industrial Vision and Industry Policy Parameters. 3. Science and Technology based Industrial Vision of Pakistan s Economy. 4. Worked on the Joint study between Pakistan and China with the Ministry of Commerce. 5. Working on the joint study between Pakistan and ASEAN with the Ministry of Commerce. TEACHING INTERESTS 1. International Trade 2. International Finance 3. Industrial Organization 7