Important Notice This is to notify that the Application Deadline for Admission in MS / M.Phil. and PhD Programme: 2025-26 (Morning) is January 13, 2025.

Announcement International Conference 2024-25 dates has been extended to 11th-12th February 2025 Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics (PJAE): Call for Papers New

Activities at the AERC

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SEMINAR ON

“Promoting Inclusive Growth in the Middle East And North Africa Challenges and Opportunities in a Pandemic World by IMF”- March 17, 2023

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A TALK ON

“Mounting Challenges, Decisive Times Middle East and Central Asia- December 08, 2022”

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INAUGURATION OF

SDG Research & Resource Centre

at

AERC University of Karachi

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A PANEL DISCUSSION ON

“Policy Choices During Economic Crises and Beyond”

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SEMINAR ON

“The State of Pakistan’s Economy and Federal Budget 2023-24

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GUEST SPEAKER SESSION

By

Taha Saleem

Deputy Commissioner Karachi Central

Governing Karachi : Case Study of District Central

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A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION FOR ECONOMIC POLICY REFORMS IN PAKISTAN

“Reforms for a Brighter Future:Time to Decide”

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GUEST SPEAKER SESSION

By

Dr. Naeem uz Zafar (S.I)

Chief Statistician Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Digitalization of Population Census: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward

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FIRST POSTER PRESENTATION

Organized By

AERC

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YOUNG ECONOMIST CONFERENCE on Sustainable Development Goals

Organized By

AERC

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Workshop on “Pakistan: Fisheries Value Chain Assessment for its Improvement”

Organized By

AERC

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Book Launch “Econometrics Application with EViews”

By Prof. Dr. Abdul Waheed

at AERC Auditorium

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A SEMINAR ON

“BRIDGING THE GAP”

“Data Visualization for Effective Policy-Exploring Tools and Technologies”

MUHAMMAD MUBASHIR MUKHTAR

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PHILOSOPHY COURSE SERIES

“Divine Economics & Multidisciplinary Social Sciences”

DR. NISAR HUSSAIN HAMDANI

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WEBINAR ON

“Building Resilience and Fostering Sustainable Growth.”

IMF Resident Representative in Pakistan Ms. Esther Perez Ruiz

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LECTURE SESSION

By

Dr. Faisal Sultan

Sharia’h Compliant Trade and Financing Course

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MAS/Mphil & PhD Orientation 2024-25

At

AERC

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Workshop on Preparation of Citizen Budget or Participatory budgeting for the Next Financial Year 2024-25

Organized By AERC

Mr. Muhammad Afzal Channa

Director-ERU,Finance Department

Government of Sindh

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A WORKSHOP ON

“Youth Universities Network on SDG’s (YOUNGs)”

AT AERC

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AERC Alumni

“AERC Alumni Meet Dinner 2024”

AT AERC

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Seminar on

“Charter of Economy for Sindh By Dr. Kaiser Bengali”

AT AERC

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A Book Talk on

“Development Pathways By Dr. Ishrat Husain”

AT AERC

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A Seminar on

“INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE PATH TO ECONOMY PROSPERITY” BUDGET 2024”

IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN AERC AND UMMAT FORUM AT AERC

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A Seminar/Talk and Workshop for M.Phil/PhD students on

“Sustainable Development and Climate Change Impacts-Nexus: Synergies and Trade-Offs”

And

“Imperatives of Road to Climate Action and Resilience to Pakistan”

by Prof. Dr. Samina Khalil

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MAS/Mphil Orientation Fall Programme 2024-25

At

AERC

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Signing of MoU between AERC and Ataleeq Foundation

At

AERC

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A Talk on

“World’s Lucrative Economies By Mr. Tahir Jamal”

AT AERC

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Seminar/Discussion on

“The Challenges and Solutions regarding the Country’s Energy crisis”

AT AERC

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Seminar on

“Breaking the Debt Cycle: Exploring Viable Solutions”

AT AERC

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Seminar on

“The role of leadership in shaping the economy”

AT AERC

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Signing of MoU between AERC and Meezan Bank Limited

At

AERC

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Welcome to the AERC

The Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC), University of Karachi, was established in 1973. The major functions of the Centre are policy oriented Core/academic Research, Contract Research for clients, post-graduate teaching and providing advisory services to the government. The Centre undertakes research on issues in applied economics with a focus on urban and regional economics, agriculture economics, human resource development,public finance, poverty, health and nutrition, industrial economics, trade, environment and gender issues.Research is based on primary data collection carried out by AERC through surveys and analysis of secondary data from published sources. With subsequent growth of the Centre, its activities have broadened to include advance training of economists from all parts of Pakistan.

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Director's Message:

Prof. Dr. Nooreen Mujahid
Director
Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC)
University of Karachi
Karachi, Pakistan
92-21- 99261541 – 43
92-21- 99261547 – 49

Direct contact to director:
92-21-99261546
[email protected]

Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC), University of Karachi, is a unique research institute devoted to imparting post graduate level education on one hand and conducting, supporting and encouraging academic and policy oriented research in applied economics and related disciplines on the other. We are performing research on various topics. We publish academic journal, research reports, opinion pieces, and newsletters to the public, and we also seek to exchange opinions with people from various fields through conferences, seminars, and workshops.

As Director of the AERC, I envision our Institute as part of a vital strategy to invest in emerging research fields in applied economics and social sciences that may defy today’s traditional academic classification …

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PJAE

Development Plan

Prospectus 2021

Research Report

Review of Current Sharecropping Arrangements in Sindh

Booklet

“On the Elusive Search for Social Justice under Democratic Capitalism since Adam Smith”
by Prof. Dr. Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi