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Strengthening Policy Research Through Stronger Think Tanks

Strengthening Policy Research Through Stronger Think Tanks November-30-2018 ..

South Asian Regional Conference on Women, Work and Poverty

South Asian Regional Conference was held in Islamabad in April 2014 on theme of Women, Work and Poverty. The speakers were invited from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan and from within Pakistan. Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms was the Chief Gue ..

The health and economic costs of tobacco use are more than five times the tax receipts. (PIDE Study)

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Consumption of cigarettes per household increased by 27% during 2016 and 2019. (SPDC Policy Brief)

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Poor families in Pakistan spend more on tobacco (3.0%) than education (1.8%). (SPDC Study)

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Cigarette Tax Scorecard: Spotlight on Pakistan

Policy Brief by Tobacconomics: https://www.tobacconomics.org/research/cigarette-tax-scorecard-pakistan/ ..

AERC AND SPDC SIGN MOU FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION

Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC), the University of Karachi and the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct joint research studies on emerging issues related to economic and social development in Pakistan. Prof. Dr. Nooreen Mujahid, D ..

CONDOLENCE

CONDOLENCE - DR. PERVEZ TAHIR 1947 - 2023 ..