Seminar on “Preparation of Citizens Budget FY 2025-26” at Rangoonwala Conference Hall, Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi held on Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.
Munazah NAZEER* and Uzma TABASSUM**
Ateeb Akhter Shah SYED*, Mohsin WAHEED** and Sarah SALEH***
The Applied Economics Research Centre, organized a two-day long International Conference on “Shaping the Economic Future of the Country: Trends and Insights for Tomorrow” at the AERC Auditorium on February 11th and 12th, 2025.
The Poster Presentation held on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at the Applied Economics Research Center. This exciting event showcases the hard work and dedication of our students and offers an opportunity for you to encourage and provide valuable inputs to our budding researchers.
In a guest speaker session, organized by AERC, Dr. Asad Shahz (Assistant Professor & HoD Institute of Business Management), elaborated his perspective concerning about the Some Key Ideas of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Milton Friedman on Human Nature, Government, and Economy.
Applied Economics Research Centre is pleased to pay tribute to Prof. Dr. Hafiz A. Pasha, in appreciation of outstanding contribution, dedication and excellent services in the AERC.
Yasir Zada Khan* and Saima Sarwar**
Muhammad SHAFIQ-UR-REHMAN* and Mohammed NISHAT**
Mehak EJAZ* and Qadeer KHALID**
Talha Ahmed SIDDIQUI*, Syed Faizan IFTIKHAR** and Khurram IFTIKHAR***
Applied Economics Research Centre is pleased to announce the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Meezan Bank Limited. The MoU promises mutual benefits for AERC, a renowned research institute of Karachi University, and our new partners, to equip the full-time faculty members of AERC with basic and advance level of Islamic Banking and finance […]
Mehak EJAZ* and Qadeer KHALID**
Yasir Zada Khan* and Saima Sarwar**
Muhammad SHAFIQ-UR-REHMAN* and Mohammed NISHAT**
Applied Economics Research Center, University of Karachi arranged a seminar on: The role of leadership in shaping the economy, at the AERC Rangoonwala Conference Hall, on August 22, 2024.
Applied Economics Research Center, University of Karachi arranged a seminar on Breaking the debt cycle: Exploring viable solutions, at the AERC Rangoonwala Conference Hall, on August 21, 2024.
Applied Economics Research Center, University of Karachi in collaboration with Ataleeq Foundation arranged a discussion on the challenges and solutions regarding the Country’s Energy crisis at the AERC Rangoonwala Conference Hall, on August 01, 2024.
The Talk by Mr. Tahir Jamal on the topic of “World’s Lucrative Economies”, were held at the AERC, University of Karachi, on July 25, 2024.
Applied Economics Research Centre is pleased to announce the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ataleeq Foundation. The MoU promises mutual benefits for AERC, a renowned research institute of Karachi University, and our new partners, to support and enhance research and development in the field of economics, particularly focusing on educational and economic development […]
The seminar / talk by Prof. Dr. Samina Khalil on the topic of ‘Sustainable Development and Climate Change Impacts – Nexus: Synergies and Trade-Offs and Workshop on, ` Imperatives of Road to Climate Action and Resilience to Pakistan’ for research students, were held at the AERC (Under the auspices of Center for Sustainable Development Goals, […]
Glimpses of Yesterday’s talk on “Charter of Economy for Sindh”
A few glimpses from the AERC Alumni Meet Dinner 2024
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Applied Economics Research Centre, organized a Workshop on “Pakistan: Fisheries Value Chain Assessment for its Improvement”. The workshop marks the completion of a project, funded by the World Bank. The purpose of the workshop was to take the endorsement on the recommendations and the action plans forwarded in the research report. The workshop was attended […]
Congratulations to the AERC team for successful execution of the Young Economist Conference. The AERC team has done a wonderful job in coordinating various academic events, such as the poster conference and the Young Economist Conference, as part of the 50-year celebration of AERC over the past few weeks. Thanks to all members of organizing […]
The very first Poster Seminar at the Applied Economics Research Center. This exciting event showcases the hard work and dedication of our students and offers an opportunity for you to encourage and provide valuable inputs to our budding researchers .
It was a privilege to have Dr. Naeem uz Zafar, the Chief Statistician of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), for an informative session on the topic of “Population census: Issues, Challenges and the way forward”. During his presentation, Dr. Naeem uz Zafar addressed several critical aspects, including the census objectives, controversies associated with earliear censuses, […]
A roundtable discussion held on August 29, 2023, at the University of Karachi, jointly organized by the Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC) World Bank and Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and. The objective of the discussion was to engage with the relevant policy experts and stakeholders at the provincial level to discuss the way […]
In a guest speaker session, organized by AERC, Deputy Commissioner District Central, Mr. Taha Saleem elaborated his perspective concerning the involvement of Civil administration in urban development. He emphasized the significance of collaboration between Universities and Civil administration in jointly formulating city development plans and effectively executing them. Additionally, he underscored the crucial role played […]
Fiscal and monetary policies are in contradiction with each other which has negative implications for achieving the macroeconomic and fiscal targets presented by the government in the Federal Budget 2023-24. The budget portrays a weak resource mobilization strategy where net revenue receipts of the federal government are not enough to cover even the interest payments. […]
CONFLICT BETWEEN POLITICAL ELITES, EXTERNAL IMBALACES AND CORRUPTION A ROOT CAUSE OF ECONOMIC CRISIS Conflict between political elites, external debt burden and corruption is identified as the main reasons of economic slowdown, which implies very limited policy options for economic progress. This was concluded in the panel discussion at the University of Karachi, which was […]
Director AERC, Prof. Dr. Nooreen Mujahid, at the inauguration ceremony of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Research and Resource Centre, at the AERC. The SDGs are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. Achieving these goals requires the collective effort of governments, […]
Department of Economics, University of Karachi in collaboration with Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC) hosted International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Resident Represented, Ms. Esther Perez Ruiz, on 8th December, 2022 at AERC auditorium. Vice Chancellor University of Karachi, Dr. Khalid Mahmood Iraqi graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Professor Dr. Abdul Waheed, Registrar, University of Karachi […]
Department of Economics, University of Karachi in collaboration with Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC) hosted International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Resident Represented, Ms. Esther Perez Ruiz, on 8th December, 2022 at AERC auditorium. Vice Chancellor University of Karachi, Dr. Khalid Mahmood Iraqi graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Professor Dr. Abdul Waheed, Registrar, University of Karachi […]
Authors: Mudassar RASHID*, Javeria SARWAR**, Muhammad Abeer FAROOQ***
Nadeem Hussain IBA Had an amazing time interacting with the graduate students and faculty members of the Applied Economics Research Centre here in Karachi. Talked about our book Agents of Change (Oxford University Press, 2021). The research center is headed by a brilliant academic leader, Dr. Samina Khalil
Applied Economics Research Center (AERC), University of Karachi Invited lecture/Seminar on, Accountability; A Measuring Instrument Leading to Economic and Social Development By Mr. Zahir Shah, Deputy Chairman NAB Pakistan. Mr. Zahir Shah, Deputy Chairman National Accountability Bureau visited his Alma Mater, that is Applied Economic Research Centre, University of Karachi on Friday 11th February, 2022, […]
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