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Ahmed Waqar Qasim

Senior Research Economist

About Me 

I am currently working on regulations and regulatory burdens on the economy. I am also trying the understand the dynamics of the real estate market in Pakistan and how regulations are affecting the market.

Area of Interest:
Regulations and Regulatory Impact Assessment. Lobbying and Special Interest Groups. Sludge

Education:

PhD

Contact Me 

0519248082
[email protected]

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Social Links 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-waqar-qasim-4959b975/
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5547-0267
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Qasim-2
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pQvKF74AAAAJ&hl=en
https://ideas.repec.org/e/pqa24.html

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Contribution to PIDE Research

Land Titles: A Missing Basic Elemental Of The Real Estate Market

August 2024
Knowledge Brief
Author : Azwar Muhammad Aslam, Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/kb-125-land-titles-a-missing-basic-elemental-of-the-real-estate-market.pdf
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Unlocking State-captured Real Estate – The Case Of Islamabad

August 2024
Research Reports
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Azwar Muhammad Aslam, Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/rr-unlocking-state-captured-real-estate–the-case-of-islamabad.pdf
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PIDE Commentary: PM’s Committee on Ease of Doing Business

June 2024
Research Reports
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Azwar Muhammad Aslam, Abbas Moosvi, Usman Qadir, Shahid Mahmood, Mohammad Armughan
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/rr-pide-commentary-pms-committee-on-ease-of-doing-business.pdf
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PIDE SLUDGE AUDIT VOL – 3

April 2024
Sludge Audits
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/pide-sludge-audit-vol-3.pdf
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File Culture: A Crippling Affliction to the Real Estate Market

April 2024
Monograph Series
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Muhammad Nameer Wajahat
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/ms-11-file-culture-a-crippling-affliction-to-the-real-estate-market.pdf
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What Do We Know About The Online Freelancing Market In Pakistan

March 2024
Knowledge Brief
Author : Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Azwar Muhammad Aslam
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/kb-116-what-do-we-know-about-the-online-freelancing-market-in-pakistan.pdf
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Firms and Technology Adoption: The Role of Political Institutions and Market Size (Article)

May 2023
PDR
Author : Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpdr/2023/61-85.pdf
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PIDE SLUDGE AUDIT VOL – 2

March 2023
Sludge Audits
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Faheem Jehangir Khan
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/pide-sludge-audit-vol-2.pdf
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Regulatory Bodies: Hurting Growth And Investment

December 2022
Monograph Series
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/ms-10-regulatory-bodies-hurting-growth-and-investment.pdf
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Build A Real Estate Market: Kill FBR And DC Rates

August 2022
Must Read
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/discourse-vol1i2-09-build-a-real-estate-market-kill-fbr-and-dc-rates.pdf
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Opportunities: The Role of State (Panel Discussion)

August 2022
PDR
Author : Dr. Muhammad Mohsin Khan, Gonzalo Verala, Omar Gilani, Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpdr/2022/128-130.pdf
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Defeating the qabza mafia

July 2022
PIDE in Press
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/pip-0374-defeating-the-qabza-mafia.pdf
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The Real Estate Price Quandary: Issues and Way forward (Discourse Vol 3, Issue 3)

June 2022
Policy and Research
Author : Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/discourse-vol3i3-01-the-real-estate-price-quandary-the-real-estate-price.pdf
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Another Regulatory Authority – RERA

June 2022
Policy and Research
Author : Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Muhammad Mohsin Latif Kiani
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/discourse-vol3i3-04-rera-another-regulatory-authority.pdf
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The Real Estate Price Quandary: Issues and Way forward (PIDE Knowledge Brief No. 72:2022)

June 2022
Knowledge Brief
Author : Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/kb-072-the-real-estate-price-quandary-issues-and-way-forward.pdf
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Availing of the Net-metering Facility: Impact of BOI’s reforms

May 2022
PIDE Analytics
Author : Abdul Haseeb, Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/pa-03-availing-of-the-net-metering-facility-impact-of-bois-reforms.pdf
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PIDE SLUDGE AUDIT VOL – 1

April 2022
Sludge Audits
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Idrees Khawaja
QR Code https://pide.org.pk/rasta/wp-content/uploads/pide-sludge-audit-vol-1.pdf
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Islamabad Real Estate Regulatory Authority: An Evaluation

February 2022
Book
Author : Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Mohsin Kyani
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/book-48-chapter-8-islamabad-real-estate-regulatory-authority-an-evaluation.pdf
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Federal Public Service Commission Recruitment – PIDE Sludge Series

September 2021
Sludge Series
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Idrees Khawaja
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/sludge-series-08-federal-public-service-commision.pdf
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Internet Cable Installation – PIDE Sludge Series

September 2021
Sludge Series
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Idrees Khawaja, Azwar Muhammad Aslam
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/sludge-series-07-internet-cable-installation.pdf
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Setting-Up a Pharmacy in Islamabad – PIDE Sludge Series

September 2021
Sludge Series
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Idrees Khawaja
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/sludge-series-06-setting-up-a-pharmacy-in-islamabad.pdf
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Setting-Up a Private School in Islamabad – PIDE Sludge Series

September 2021
Sludge Series
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Idrees Khawaja
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/sludge-series-05-setting-up-a-private-school-in-islamabad.pdf
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Trade License – PIDE Sludge Series

September 2021
Sludge Series
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Idrees Khawaja
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/sludge-series-04-trade-license.pdf
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Construction Permit For High-Rise From Capital Development Authority, Islamabad

July 2021
Sludge Series
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Idrees Khawaja
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/sludge-series-03-obtaining-construction-permit-for-high-rise-from-cda.pdf
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Housing Finance

July 2021
Sludge Series
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Idrees Khawaja, Azwar Muhammad Aslam
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/sludge-series-02-housing-finance.pdf
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Residential Construction Permit From Capital Development Authority, Islamabad

July 2021
Sludge Series
Author : Nadeem Ul Haque, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Idrees Khawaja
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/sludge-series-01-obtaining-residential-construction-permit-from-cda.pdf
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Resolve to Revive Our Textile Sector

May 2021
Blog
Author : Ahmed Waqar Qasim
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Exploring the Structure and Performance of Petroleum Retail Outlets in Pakistan (P & R Vol.1 Issue 2)

November 2020
Policy and Research
Author : Omer Siddique, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Hafiz Hanzla Jalil
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/par-vol1i2-08-petroleum-retail-outlets-in-pakistan.pdf
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Fiscal Consolidation and Economic Growth: Insights from the Case of Pakistan

November 2017
PDR
Author : Ahmed Waqar Qasim, M Ali Kemal, Omer Siddique
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Exploring the Structure and Performance of Petroleum Retail Outlets in Pakistan (PIDE Working Papers No. 145)

December 2016
Working Paper
Author : Omer Siddique, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Hafiz Hanzla Jalil
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/wp-0145-exploring-the-structure-and-performance-of-petroleum-retail-outlets-in-Pakistan.pdf
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Fiscal Consolidation and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Pakistan

May 2015
Working Paper
Author : Ahmed Waqar Qasim, Muhammad Ali Kemal, Omer Siddique
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/wp-0124-fiscal-consolidation-and-economic-growth-a-case-study-of-Pakistan.pdf
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Human Development Report 2013. The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World. (Shorter Notices-2013-1)

March 2013
PDR
Author : Omer Siddique, Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpdr/2013/95-96.pdf
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Precise Estimates of the Unrecorded Economy

December 2012
PDR
Author : M Ali Kemal, Ahmed Waqar Qasim
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpdr/2012/505-516.pdf