Opinion Covid-19 vaccines in a neoliberal world [Who owns the patent on this vaccine?] Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?... Published 13 Nov, 2020 02:57am
Opinion Pandemic's second wave and oil markets 'For an industry still heavily scarred by the events of March and April, when prices went into free-fall as... Published 06 Nov, 2020 02:59am
Opinion Need for ‘green economic recovery’ ‘For a while in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, there were high hopes for a V-shaped recovery. After a... Published 30 Oct, 2020 02:54am
Opinion 'Long Covid' and deep economic recession 'Covid-19 has left many patients with debilitating symptoms after the initial infection has cleared. This is "long... Published 23 Oct, 2020 02:32am
Opinion Reaching and implementing correct prices "Most economists rightly emphasize the role of the state in providing public goods and correcting market failures,... Updated 16 Oct, 2020 03:09am
Markets Avoiding international sovereign debt crisis "The COVID-19 crisis has made painful sovereign-debt restructurings inevitable for many countries... The World Bank... Published 09 Oct, 2020 02:37am
Opinion The missing role of government in markets The extractive institutional design, perpetuated under the garb of neoliberal thought process and created by the... Updated 02 Oct, 2020 03:31am
Markets Reforming agricultural sector Agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan's economy. Unfortunately, for long it has been neglected by successive... Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am
Opinion Serious issues in WB's doing business report 'The World Bank should no longer publish its Doing Business index, owing to its flawed design and vulnerability to... Published 18 Sep, 2020 02:59am
Opinion Reforming energy subsidy ARTICLE: In Pakistan, many households are finding it difficult to access affordable and reliable electricity.... Published 11 Sep, 2020 02:42am
Opinion Wind and solar energy: moving towards a green future ARTICLE: 'Countries across the world are now on the same path - building wind turbines and solar panels to replace... Published 04 Sep, 2020 02:57am
Markets Economy: govt’s misplaced exuberance ARTICLE:Stock markets only are a weak indicator of the overall performance of any economy, especially in terms of ... Published 28 Aug, 2020 02:02am
Opinion Undo neo-liberalism ARTICLE: 'This nation asks for action, and action now' - Franklin D. Roosevelt As a government that came on the... Published 21 Aug, 2020 03:10am
Opinion Global economic growth woes in the midst of pandemic ARTICLE: "The COVID-19 crisis has been a brutal reminder that, for all of our wealth and technological mastery, we... Published 14 Aug, 2020 03:15am
Opinion Investment outlook ARTICLE: In these times of great uncertainty about economic outlook of countries in the wake of the pandemic, at... Published 07 Aug, 2020 02:45am
Opinion Time for 'Great Reset' of political and economic order ARTICLE: 'We are living in an era of multiple crises: Covid-19; a crisis of economic disappointment; a crisis of... Published 31 Jul, 2020 02:42am
Opinion Reforming the power sector: undoing the neoliberal mindset ARTICLE: "Pakistan has continued to suffer from inadequate capacity and other constraints, leading to large and... Published 24 Jul, 2020 02:59am
Opinion Oil market: issues and outlook ARTICLE: From the start of the millennium - to be more precise since 1999 - till around the middle of 2008 when the... Published 17 Jul, 2020 02:53am
Markets Debt, deficits, and welfare during the pandemic ARTICLE: 'The best way to predict your future is to create it' - Abraham Lincoln The global pandemic has pushed the... Published 10 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Opinion Covid-19 and 'disaster capitalism' ARTICLE: Shock and awe are actions that create fears, dangers, and destruction that are incomprehensible to the... Published 03 Jul, 2020 02:59am