Planning: In the early years of Pakistan, PIDE’s renowned economists (Gustav Ranis, Wouter Tims, Anisur Rahman) significantly contributed in the early plans for Pakistan’s economy.

22 Families: Khadija Haq developed a debate on 22 industrial family groups that had come to control a majority of industrial, banking and insurance sectors in the country.

Rawalpindi Survey: The precursor to the PSLM was built by De Tray, D. N. (1979).

Protection and Input-Output Tables: A. R. Kemal built the first PIDE input-output model in the 1980s and also did research on trade liberalizations.

Macro-model: First macro model was made by Nawab H Naqvi and Ashfaque H. Khan in 1983.

Agricultural Taxation: Sarfraz Qureshi and his team developed a series of papers on Agricultural taxation in 1987.

Regional Distribution: There was a series of research on emerging regional disparities and privatization in Pakistan.

Demographic dividend and Middle Class: Durr-e-Nayab developed research on the demographic dividend in 2006 and she also quantified the rise of the middle class in Pakistan.

Civil Service Reform: Nadeem Ul Haque developed a debate on civil service reform.

Cities-Engine of Growth: Nadeem Ul Haque and his team worked on “Cities-Engine of Growth” and this research was used in the Framework of Economic Growth of the Planning commission that was approved by the NEC in 2011-12.

Domestic Commerce: In 2006, PIDE explained that domestic commerce is an important growth pole of the country.

Modern Monetary Theory and Islamic Economics: There is a healthy research on Modern Monetary Theory and Islamic Economics.

Center for Environment and Climate Change: Efficient use and conservation of environmental resources are critical for long term sustainable economic development and for the survival of mankind.

Research on CPEC: The Institute is focal point of research on CPEC in Pakistan.