Economists do the job
For someone who has forever been sceptical about the capacity of economics, as a subject, to be of any use in the real world, and the ability of economists to…
Lessons for economists
It is widely believed that a deep knowledge of the past is the key to understanding the present. Perhaps this is the reason that the history of scientific ideas is…
Should central bank be run by economists or bankers?
The question as to who should be appointed as central bank governor is not as straightforward and simple as some have argued recently (For instance, Dr Muhammad Yaqub's article titled…
The erring views of the economists
In the course of the last month or so I have seen a number of economists on the media and I am afraid they do not have the foggiest idea…
Too soon to celebrate Irish bailout exit, warn economists
Ireland's bailout exit this weekend is not only of huge importance to the country itself, but also to the rest of the eurozone - the Emerald Isle has been held…
Defunct economists at work
Pakistan is in the throes of a serious dilemma inasmuch as the functional aspects of the economy are not working. This happens when the fundamentals are not sound. The structural…
Irrelevant economists
A large majority of economists in Pakistan are completely irrelevant to issues related to Pakistan’s economy. This is not to deny that they are exceedingly well-trained or well-qualified. They have…
Vulgar economists
Pakistan is what it is but it has been made much worse by borrowed fashionable development suggested by donors-governments or by their surrogate organisations. The measuring of incomes and poverty…
Economists divided over reliability of official data
KARACHI: The official statistics reflect the state of the formal economy, it does not gauge the potential of the informal economy, which according to some independent estimates, is equal to…
Pakistan’s women
TODAY is March 8 — International Women’s Day, an occasion to revisit the women’s movement in Pakistan. Where do they stand 76 years after independence? This question was quite comprehensively…
