
Research


Protection Without Competition: Rethinking Industrial Strategy in Pakistan

Trade, Exports, and Integration: Pathways to Sustainable Economic Growth

How Does State Capacity Affect Industrial Performance in Pakistan?

Does Pakistan’s Economy Offer a Level Playing Field?

Pakistan’s Regulatory Quagmire: An Analysis of the World Bank’s B-READY Assessment

Industrial Policy at a Crossroads Why Pakistan: Must Shift from Protection to Comparative Advantage

The Industrial Imperative in Pakistan: Choosing Between a ‘Trading Shop’ and a ‘Global Factory’

Why Pakistani Industry Does Not Upgrade: Lessons from the Firm-Level Evidence

Gresham’s Law of Scholarship and the Political Economy of R&D in Pakistan

Productivity: The Missing Link in Pakistan’s Export Ambitions

When Revenuecracy Out-Taxes Export Growth

The Energy Trap: How Pricing, Reliability, and Volatility Are Stalling Industrial Expansion

Energy Economy Nexus for Industrialization in the Age of Geopolitical Crisis

Why Does Our Trade Not Grow? How Pakistan and Vietnam Diverged in Participation in Global Value Chains
