Important Notice: Date Extended This is to notify that the Application Deadline for Admission in MS / M.Phil: 2025-26 (Morning) is February 17, 2025.

New Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics: Call for Papers submission deadline is 10 March 2025

Activities at the AERC

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SEMINAR

“Promoting Inclusive Growth in the Middle East And North Africa Challenges and Opportunities in a Pandemic World by IMF”

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A TALK ON

“Mounting Challenges, Decisive Times Middle East and Central Asia”

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INAUGURATION

of

SDG Research & Resource Centre

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A PANEL DISCUSSION ON

“Policy Choices During Economic Crises and Beyond”

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SEMINAR

“The State of Pakistan’s Economy and Federal Budget 2023-24”

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GUEST SPEAKER SESSION

By

Taha Saleem  (Deputy Commissioner Karachi Central)

“Governing Karachi : Case Study of District Central”

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A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

For Economic Policy Reforms in Pakistan

“Reforms for a Brighter Future:Time to Decide”

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GUEST SPEAKER SESSION

By

Dr. Naeem uz Zafar (S.I) (Chief Statistician Pakistan Bureau of Statistics)

“Digitalization of Population Census: Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward”

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FIRST POSTER PRESENTATION

Organized by AERC

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YOUNG ECONOMIST CONFERENCE

“Sustainable Development Goals”

Organized by AERC

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WORKSHOP

“Pakistan: Fisheries Value Chain Assessment for its Improvement”

Organized by AERC

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BOOK LAUNCH

“Econometrics Application with EViews”

By

Prof. Dr. Abdul Waheed

at AERC Auditorium

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SEMINAR

“BRIDGING THE GAP: Data Visualization for Effective Policy-Exploring Tools and Technologies”

M. Mubashir Mukhtar

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PHILOSOPHY COURSE SERIES

“Divine Economics & Multidisciplinary Social Sciences”

Dr. Nisar Hussain Hamdani

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WEBINAR

“Building Resilience and Fostering Sustainable Growth”

IMF Resident Representative in Pakistan Ms. Esther Perez Ruiz

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LECTURE SESSION

By

Dr. Faisal Sultan

“Sharia’h Compliant Trade and Financing Course”

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MAS/Mphil & PhD Orientation 2024-25

at AERC Auditorium

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WORKSHOP

“Preparation of Citizen Budget or Participatory budgeting for the Next Financial Year 2024-25”

Organized by AERC

Mr. Muhammad Afzal Channa  (Director-ERU,Finance Department Govt. of Sindh)

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WORKSHOP

“Youth Universities Network on SDG’s (YOUNGs)”

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AERC ALUMNI

“AERC Alumni Meet Dinner 2024”

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SEMINAR

“Charter of Economy for Sindh”

By Dr. Kaiser Bengali

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A BOOK TALK ON

“Development Pathways”

By Dr. Ishrat Husain”

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SEMINAR

“INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE PATH TO ECONOMY PROSPERITY” BUDGET 2024”

In Collaboration between AERC and UMMAT FORUM

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SEMINAR/TALK & WORKSHOP

“Sustainable Development & Climate Change Impacts-Nexus”

“Imperatives of Road to Climate Action & Resilience to Pakistan”

By Prof. Dr. Samina Khalil

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MAS/Mphil Orientation

Fall Programme 2024-25

At AERC Auditorium

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SIGNING OF MOU

Between AERC and Ataleeq Foundation

At AERC

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A TALK ON

“World’s Lucrative Economies”

By Mr. Tahir Jamal

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SEMINAR/DISCUSSION

“The Challenges and Solutions regarding the Country’s Energy crisis”

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SEMINAR

“Breaking the Debt Cycle: Exploring Viable Solutions”

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SEMINAR

“The role of leadership in shaping the economy”

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SIGNING OF MOU

Between AERC and Meezan Bank Limited

At AERC

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Tribute to

Prof. Dr. Hafiz A. Pasha

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GUEST SPEAKER SESSION

By

Dr. Asad Shahzad (Assistant Professor & HoD Institute of Business Management)

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BOOK LAUNCH

“Quantitative Research Methods”

By

Prof. Dr. Abdul Waheed

At AERC Auditorium

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POSTER PRESENTATION

Organized by AERC

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Welcome to the AERC

The Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC), University of Karachi, was established in 1973. The major functions of the Centre are policy oriented Core/academic Research, Contract Research for clients, post-graduate teaching and providing advisory services to the government. The Centre undertakes research on issues in applied economics with a focus on urban and regional economics, agriculture economics, human resource development,public finance, poverty, health and nutrition, industrial economics, trade, environment and gender issues.Research is based on primary data collection carried out by AERC through surveys and analysis of secondary data from published sources. With subsequent growth of the Centre, its activities have broadened to include advance training of economists from all parts of Pakistan.

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Director's Message:

Prof. Dr. Nooreen Mujahid
Director
Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC)
University of Karachi
Karachi, Pakistan
92-21- 99261541 – 43
92-21- 99261547 – 49

Direct contact to director:
92-21-99261546
[email protected]

Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC), University of Karachi, is a unique research institute devoted to imparting post graduate level education on one hand and conducting, supporting and encouraging academic and policy oriented research in applied economics and related disciplines on the other. We are performing research on various topics. We publish academic journal, research reports, opinion pieces, and newsletters to the public, and we also seek to exchange opinions with people from various fields through conferences, seminars, and workshops.

As Director of the AERC, I envision our Institute as part of a vital strategy to invest in emerging research fields in applied economics and social sciences that may defy today’s traditional academic classification …

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PJAE

Development Plan

Prospectus 2021

Research Report

Review of Current Sharecropping Arrangements in Sindh

Booklet

“On the Elusive Search for Social Justice under Democratic Capitalism since Adam Smith”
by Prof. Dr. Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi