Pakhtunkhwa Economic Policy Research Institute (PEPRI), Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan invites submission of paper abstracts to the first IDEP Conference that is aimed to strengthen the policy making in the Pakistan in general and in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in particular through applied research in the following mentioned fields/themes.
Conference Main Theme: Informed Decision for Social & Economic Development
Conference Sub Themes:
- Exploring Pakistan’s regional connectivity
- Education at the time of uncertainty: The way forward
- Trade, competitiveness, and globalization
- Political economy, public policy, and governance
- Environment and clean energy
- Sustainable water management
- Agricultural and food security
- Health and social economic welfare
- Tourism as a growth engine
- Real estate and rental economics
- Inequality, poverty and social protection
- Law, human rights, and gender rights
- CEPEC and Pakistan’s readiness
- Recurrence of BOP crisis and optional policy