Uzma Zia

Senior Research Economist

About Me 

“I have been working with the public sector, academia, and a research institution since last 20 years. My current research and policy work focuses on Macro economic issues, trade & industrial organization, Policy & Development concerns (including key aspects of Agriculture, Project management & policy based project planning, investment, retail and commerce). I have an understanding of complexities involved in policy making and macro-economic issues. Having knowledge of different data sets I can work on market dynamics. Time to time I have been involved in teaching various subjects of Economics and trained students in research. I have supervised various MPhil level thesis. I contribute regularly to journals, conferences, policy briefs , knowledge briefs and blogs. I have rich experience of using/teaching statistical soft-wares and mentoring students. ”

Areas of interest
Trade, Markets, Policy & Competitiveness issues and Macroeconomic issues

Education:

“M.Sc Economics, 1997
International Islamic University Islamabad.

M.Phil Economics, 2010
PIDE, Islamabad.

Ph.D Economics
FUUAST, Islamabad Campus.

Contact Me 

0519248081

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Social Links 

Contribution to PIDE Research

Energy Efficiency Prospects in the Textile Sector

September 2024
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Cost of Protectionism

August 2024
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The Costly Addiction of Foreign Aid

Author : Uzma Zia
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Strategy for sustainable growth: Energy-efficient textile industry

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Impact of Export Financing Schemes on Export Performance Qualitative Approach

September 2023
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Adoption of IPRs In Industrial Sector

January 2023
Author : Uzma Zia
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From Imports to Exports—An Achievement of Mobile Phone Industry (Policy)

December 2022
Author : Uzma Zia
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From Imports To Exports – An Achievement Of Mobile Phone Industry

August 2022
Author : Uzma Zia
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Business and Investment Issues in Pakistan

April 2022
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LSM – Pakistan Steel Industry Outlook

November 2021
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Interview with Dr Paul Dorosh

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Water Use Efficiency: Comparing Water Use Efficiency in Sugarcane and Cotton Production

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Pakistan Agriculture Crisis: Pakistan’s Agriculture Sector & COVID-19

Author : Uzma Zia
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Pakistan Agriculture Crisis: Locust Outbreak & Rising Food Insecurity

Author : Uzma Zia
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The Sugar Industry Of Pakistan – Understanding Structural And Regulatory Underpinnings Of The Current Sugar Crisis

April 2021

Why SROs Seem Quite the Brainteaser for Pakistan’s External Sector (P & R Vol.2 Issue 2)

February 2021
Author : Uzma Zia
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Import and export policy orders and amendments through statutory regulatory orders (P & R Vol.2 Issue 2)

February 2021
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Facilitating Pakistan’S Trade: TFA & National Trade Facilitation Bodies The Pakistan Nttfc

January 2021
Author : Uzma Zia
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Grand National Dialogue For Reforms

January 2021
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DOES GOVERNANCE CONTRIBUTE TO PRO-POOR GROWTH? EVIDENCE FROM PAKISTAN

December 2020
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Why SROs Seem Quite the Brainteaser for Pakistan’s External Sector (Blog)

November 2020
Author : Uzma Zia

Sugar Coated Sugar Crisis and Cartelization

November 2020
Author : Uzma Zia
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Retail Sector – Shared Growth through E Commerce

November 2020
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Regulatory Structure of Key Markets in Pakistan

November 2020
Author : Uzma Zia
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Non-Tariff Measures in Pakistan

November 2020
Author : Uzma Zia
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Fact Sheet: A Glimpse of Tariffs in Pakistan

November 2020
Author : Uzma Zia
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Unravelling Water Use Efficiency in Sugarcane and Cotton Production in Pakistan (Vol. 59 No.2-2020)

October 2020
QR Code https://file.pide.org.pk/pdfpdr/2020/321-326.pdf

Import And Export Policy Orders And Amendments Through Statutory Regulatory Orders (PIDE Knowledge Brief No. 15:2020)

September 2020
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The Sugar Industry Of Pakistan—Understanding Structural And Regulatory Underpinnings Of The Current Sugar Crisis

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Pakistan’s New Tariff Policy – Long Overdue Strategy for the Future

February 2020
Author : Uzma Zia

An Evidence of Diverging SAARC Economies

October 2019
Author : Uzma Zia
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Unravelling Water Use Efficiency In Sugarcane And Cotton Production In Pakistan (PIDE Policy Viewpoint 19:2020)

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Michael K. Connors, Rémy Davison, and Jörn Dosch. The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific. (Second edition). London and New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 2012. 274 pages. Price not given.

September 2011
Author : Uzma Zia
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Kemal Dervis, Masahiro Kawai, and Domenico Lombardi (eds.). Asia and Policymaking for the Global Economy. Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2011. 200 pages, USD 19.95.

May 2011
Author : Uzma Zia
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Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi. The Evolution of Development Policy: A Reinterpretation. Oxford University Press, 2010. 442 pages. Hardbound. Pak. Rs 995.00.

February 2010
Author : Uzma Zia
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Does Governance Contribute to Pro-poor Growth? Evidence from Pakistan (PIDE Working Papers 2009:52)

January 2009
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Dimensions of Well-being and the Millennium Development Goals

December 2008
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Governance and Pro-poor Growth: Evidence from Pakistan

December 2007
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Noureddine Berrah, Fei Feng, Roland Priddle, and Leiping Wang. Sustainable Energy in China: The Closing Window of Opportunity. (Shorter Notices-2007-2)

May 2007
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International Competitiveness— Where Pakistan Stands? 

January 2007
Author : Uzma Zia
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