Ayaz Ahmed
Ayaz Ahmed
Ayaz Ahmed
Senior Research Economist
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Qualification

Masters in Economics
1984, B-Grade, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

M.Phil in Economics
1998, A-Grade, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Ph.D. in Economics
In Progress, PIDE, Islamabad.

Area of Expertise

  1. MicroEconomics
  2. Public Sector Economics
  3. Housing economics

Experiences


  • Served Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) as an Associate Staff Economist from October 19, 1986 to July 18, 1988.
  • Served Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) as a Staff Economist from July 19, 1988 to August 30, 1998.
  • Served Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) as a Research Economist from August 31, 1998 to August 31, 2008.
  • Serving Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) as a Senior Research Economist since September 1, 2008 to date. Total Research experience more than 25 (twenty five) years.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Taught course of Business Economics in fall 2008 MBA program at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Islamabad.
  • Taught courses of Managerial Economics in spring 2010 and Microeconomic Theory II in fall 2010 in Masters in Economics at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Islamabad.
  • Taught courses of Microeconomic Theory I and Microeconomic Theory II from fall 2008 to spring 2011 in Masters in Economics at the National University of Modern Languages Islamabad.
  • Taught course of Linear Algebra in BS Economics in School of Economics fall 2011 at Quaid- I- Azam University Islamabad.
  • Currently teaching course of Descriptive Statistics in School of Economics spring 2012 at Quaid- I- Azam University Islamabad.

Publications

1. Ahmad Eatzaz, Ayaz Ahmed and Fayyaz Arshad. (1991).“Learning and Earning Profiles in Pakistan’s Informal Sector”. Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Vol. XXIV, No.2.

2.Shabbir, Tayyeb and Ayaz Ahmed (1994). “Are the Budget Deficit Inflationary? Evidence from Pakistan”. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol.33, No.4.

3. Ahmed, Ayaz (1998). Stock Market Interlinkages in Emerging Markets. Research Report No.159. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.

4. Ahmad, Eatzaz and Ayaz Ahmed (1998). “A Simulation Analysis of Debt Problem in Pakistan” The Pakistan Development Review, Vol.37, No.4.

5. Javed, Attiya and Ayaz Ahmed (1999). “ The Response of Karachi Stock Exchange to Nuclear Detonation”. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol.38, No. 4.

6. Ahmed, Eatzaz and Ayaz Ahmed (2001). “Stock Price co-movement in emerging markets”. Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, Vol. XVII Nos. 1&2.

7. Ahmed, Ayaz (2007). Housing Demand in Islamabad Capital Territory. A Chapter on book “Cities- Engine of Growth” .Edited by Nadeem UI Haque and Durr-e- Nayab. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.

8. Ahmed Ayaz, Henna Iftikhar and G.M. Chaudhry (2007) “ Water Resources and Conservation strategy of Pakistan”. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol.46, No.4.

9. Muhammad Arshad Khan and Ayaz Ahmed (2007), “Foreign Aid- Blessing or Curse: Evidence from Pakistan”. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol.46 No.3. (Published in 2009)

10. Afia Malik, Mir Annice Mahmood and Ayaz Ahmed (2009) “Power Sector Reforms in Pakistan: A Critical Review”. The Middle East Business and Economic Review, Vol. 21, No. 2.

11. Ayaz Ahmed and Heena Ahsan “Contribution of Services Sector in the Economy of Pakistan”. PIDE Working Paper Series No. 2011: 79.