Why a "3rd best" tax policy would suit Pakistan
In a clear explanation of the three "best" scenarios of tax policy, Stanford Postdoctoral Fellow and CDPR Fellow Michael Best argues in the Express Tribune that "third best" tax policies are a good fit for Pakistan's tax reality of poor information on earnings and weak capacity to collect revenue.
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Pakistan's population pressures are getting too high to ignore
Pakistan is rapidly moving towards becoming the fifth most populous nation on Earth, with a population of 250 million by 2030. What will the implications be? In an op-ed for Dawn, Pakistan Population Council Director and CDPR Fellow Zeba Sathar warns that competition for resources will only get worse if population growth rates are left unchecked, and urges Pakistan's leaders to prioritise family planning.
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Enabling teachers to manage classroom diversity will be vital for improving education quality
School enrollments in Pakistan are up, but quality is still low. In a piece for the Open Society Foundations Voices blog, IDEAS Director and CDPR Fellow Faisal Bari outlines Pakistan's current education situation, and argues that a better understanding of disadvantage will be necessary to improve quality and inclusive learning in schools.
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On Friday, CDPR held its latest Lahore Policy Exchange titled "Pakistan in a Changing Global Economy: Emerging Global Trends and its implications for Pakistan". Speaking at the event was Masood Ahmad, former IMF director and incoming President of the Center for Global Development.
Ahmad discussed the global economic shifts brought on by the election of Donald Trump to the United States presidency, Britain's exit from the European Union, lower global oil prices and rapid technological progress. He argued that Pakistan will likely feel the economic effects of the West adopting increasing protectionism and oil-dependent Middle Eastern nations diversifying their economies, thus changing their demand for Pakistani migrant workers. He concluded that Pakistan's policymakers need to be thinking about these global changes and build Pakistan's capacity to adapt.
For more on Masood Ahmad's views on the global trends, development banks and Pakistan's economy, listen to this podcast.
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