Muhammad Zeshan

Muhammad Zeshan

Research Fellow

About Me 

Dr. Muhammad Zeshan heads the research group on Trade, Industry, and Productivity at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad, Pakistan.

Previously, he was working as a full-time Consultant at the Macroeconomics and Debt unit, the World Bank, USA, where he maintained and implemented Social Accounting Matrices and Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models for various countries.

He was the lead researcher to develop the Pakistan Input-Output Table 2010-11 based on the most recent 2008 System of National Accounts. Muhammad is also the main contributor of various Pakistan input-output tables to the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) research center, Purdue University, USA. These input-output tables are now part of the GTAP’s Multiregional Input-Output Tables.

Contact Me 

0519248040

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Social Links 

Contribution to PIDE Research

Cost of a Non-Competitive Economy

August 2024
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/rrc-cost-of-a-non-competitive-economy.pdf

Made in Pakistan?

August 2024
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideinpress/pip-made-in-pakistan.pdf

How Elite Capture is Choking Pakistan’s Economic Potential

QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/discourse-2024-3-13-how-elite-capture-is-choking-pakistans-economic-potential.pdf

Path to trade prosperity

July 2024
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A tax to transform the auto sector

February 2024
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The Need for Trade Policy Reforms in Pakistan

QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpideresearch/discourse-2023-06-54-the-need-for-trade-policy-reforms-in-pakistan.pdf

Trade, Industry and Competition in Pakistan

December 2023
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How to reform trade

November 2023
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Unveiling the Myth of Import Substitution Policy in Pakistan (Policy)

October 2023
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Tariff Reforms

October 2023
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New approach to investment

July 2023
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Rethinking trade

June 2023
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The age of GVCs

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Path to competitive trade policy

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Empowering SMEs for Global Success

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Ranking of Industrial Protection in Pakistan

May 2023
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The political is all personal

April 2023
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Investment Exports and Governance

April 2023
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SMEs and Economic Development

April 2023
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E-commerce and its potential in Pakistan

March 2023
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The holy month with unholy prices

March 2023
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Achieving Exports Goal: Challenges And Opportunities

February 2023
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The Effective Rate of Protection in an Input-Output Framework

December 2022
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/uploads/wp-0229-the-effective-rate-of-protection-in-an-input-output-framework.pdf

Unveiling The Myth Of Import Substitution Policy In Pakistan

December 2022
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Import Tariffs And Trade Balance In Pakistan

December 2022
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Is a multilateral full trade liberalization policy effective in Pakistan?

October 2022
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Pakistan Input-Output Table 2010-11

March 2019
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Oil Price Shocks, Systematic Monetary Policy and Economic Activity

March 2019
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpdr/2019/65-81.pdf

An Analysis of Adaption Policies to Climate Change: Gdyn-W Model

January 2019
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Would Cpec Spur Economic Growth?

January 2019
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