The narratives of economists on September 18, 2017 Have economists lost an influence on public policies and issues important to everyday life of people? This question is being posed across the world, especially in the post-Brexit scenario and after the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections. Almost every leading economist in the US and UK warned against the proposed […]
Can Gwadar be like Shenzhen? on May 26, 2017 The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is poised to boost development in Pakistan. But CPEC can substitute neither the need for institutional reforms nor the importance of domestic investment. However, amid extreme positions taken by supporters and opponents of CPEC, the space for meaningful dialogue on exploiting the project’s benefits has been squeezed. Henceforth, I […]