Macroeconomic Crises and Economic Recovery: the Labor Market Angle

Since 2000-01, Pakistan has negotiated six IMF programs to address balance of payments crises. The programs have resulted in major adjustments that include sharp devaluation of the rupee and cut back in
public expenditure including public investment. However, there has been little discussion on the impact this on the labor market, especially on the wages and factors interlinked with wages. CDPR’s latest Insights for Change article, authored by Dr. Ijaz Nabi and Eiva Arshad, explores the questions pertaining to labor market and the impact of the IMF program.

Exit Strategy from the IMF Programme

CDPR’s latest Insights for Change article, authored by Ishrat Husain, outlines an exit strategy for Pakistan to adopt to leave the IMF programme, by pursuing targeted policy actions, over the course of the next three years.

Using Trade Policy to Achieve Environmental Goals in Pakistan

In recent years, environmental considerations have had a growing impact on Pakistan’s economic development. CDPR’s latest Insights for Change article, authored by Dr. Farrukh Iqbal, considers how trade and policy actions can help Pakistan achieve the target set in its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), to cut the country’s projected 2030 carbon emissions in half. It proposes tariff interventions, non-tariff measures, and industrial policies as solutions.

Women Rising: Navigating Barriers and Biases on the Path to Leadership

Potential of Behavioral Insights to Improve Tax Compliance in Pakistan

In CDPR’s latest Insights for Change article, the author, Sher Afghan Asad, discusses why tax compliance is low, and how behavioral insights can be leveraged to shift social norms and engage citizens. The article also explores how tax compliance can be incentivized through consumer involvement and simplification of tax processes.