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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…

The Erring Views Of The Economists

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…

Defunct Economists At Work

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

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

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…