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Working Papers

2020

1. Moving Up The Energy Ladder: The Impact Of Bisp Cash Transfers On Fuel Choices
   PIDE Knowledge Brief, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

2017

2. Democracy in Transitional Economies and Sustainable Development
   EcoMod2017, EcoMod

2015

3. Do Institutions Shape Fiscal Policy? Panel Evidence
   EY International Congress on Economics II (EYC2015), November 5-6, 2015, Ankara, Turkey, Ekonomik Yaklasim Association
4. Fiscal Policy and Growth
   EcoMod2015, EcoMod

2011

5. The Institutions-Growth Nexus: Stages of Development
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2010

6. Fiscal Decentralization and Macroeconomic Stability: Theory and Evidence from Pakistan
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
7. Investment, inflation and economic growth nexus
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Investment, Inflation and Economic Growth Nexus, The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (2009) View citations (14) (2009)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Do unconditional cash transfers increase fertility? Lessons from a large‐scale program
   Economic Inquiry, 2024, 62, (1), 74-96 View citations (1)
2. Unconditional cash transfers, health and savings
   Economics & Human Biology, 2024, 53, (C)
3. Unveiling effects of cash transfers on poverty and social cohesion in conflict-affected zones: Insights from ex-FATA, Pakistan
   World Development Perspectives, 2024, 33, (C) View citations (1)

2022

4. The Socio-economic Analysis of the Street Economy in the Twin Cities of Pakistan (Article)
   The Pakistan Development Review, 2022, 61, (3), 335–363

2021

5. Energy poverty, climate shocks, and health deprivations
   Energy Economics, 2021, 100, (C) View citations (53)
6. How cash transfers program affects environmental poverty among ultra-poor? Insights from the BISP in Pakistan
   Energy Policy, 2021, 148, (PB) View citations (9)
7. The Spatial Effects of Road Infrastructure on Employment in Pakistan: Quantifying the Role of Complementary Factors
   The Pakistan Development Review, 2021, 60, (3), 309-330 View citations (1)
8. The economic geography of infrastructure in Asia: The role of institutions and regional integration
   Research in Transportation Economics, 2021, 88, (C) View citations (5)
9. Unconditional cash transfers, child labour and education: theory and evidence
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 186, (C), 437-457 View citations (23)

2020

10. Institutions, Regional Integration and Bilateral Trade in South Asia: PPML Based Evidence
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2020, 59, (2), 221-242 View citations (1)
11. The Impact of Political Regime and Institutions on Government Size in Middle-Income Countries
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2020, 59, (2), 199-220
12. The impact of unconditional cash transfer on fuel choices among ultra-poor in Pakistan: Quasi-experimental evidence from the Benazir Income Support Program
    Energy Policy, 2020, 142, (C) View citations (16)

2019

13. FISCAL POLICY, INSTITUTIONS AND GROWTH: NEW INSIGHTS
    The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2019, 64, (05), 1251-1278 View citations (10)

2018

14. Does Pak-Rupee Exchange Rate Respond to Monetary Fundamentals? A Structural Analysis
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2018, 57, (2), 175-202

2017

15. Pakistan’s Bilateral Trade under MFN and SAFTA: Do Institutional and Non-Institutional Arrangements Matter?
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2017, 56, (1), 59-78 View citations (3)
16. Spatial Differences and Socioeconomic Determinants of Health Poverty
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2017, 56, (3), 221-248 View citations (16)

2016

17. Education Poverty in Pakistan: A Spatial Analysis at District Level
    Indian Journal of Human Development, 2016, 10, (2), 270-287 View citations (11)

2015

18. Growth effects of institutions: A disaggregated analysis
    Economic Modelling, 2015, 45, (C), 118-126 View citations (54)

2014

19. Modelling electricity demand using the STAR (Smooth Transition Auto-Regressive) model in Pakistan
    Energy, 2014, 78, (C), 535-542 View citations (21)
20. The Impact of Institutional Quality on Economic Growth: Panel Evidence
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2014, 53, (1), 15-31 View citations (24)

2013

21. Electricity Demand in Pakistan: A Nonlinear Estimation
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2013, 52, (4), 479-492 View citations (20)

2009

22. Investment, Inflation and Economic Growth Nexus
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2009, 48, (4), 863–874 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Investment, inflation and economic growth nexus, MPRA Paper (2010) View citations (6) (2010)