Mohsin Gulzar s/o Gulzar Hussain

mohsingulzar31@gmail.com
Contact #: +92-347 -6297691
Address: Room# B-18, Elma Boys Hostel, Street 4, Royal Avenue, Park Road, Islamabad

Career Objectives:
Intend to build career with a leading research organization of creative environment with professionally
committed & dedicated people to apply parts of my theoretical and practical knowledge and to get my
mental abilities tested. Want to work as a development practitioner on key policy decisions/areas
through evidence based research.
Education Background:
M.Phil. Economics
Session: 2013-2015
From Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad
M.Sc. Economics
Session: 2010-2012
From University of Gujrat (UOG), Gujrat
Bachelor of Arts (Economics)
Session: 2008-2010
From Punjab University (PU), Lahore
Specialization:
Economic Development & Growth, Governance & Institutions
Poverty & Inequality, Public Policy,
International Trade, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics
Quantitative and Qualitative Research in Social/Development Sector
Labor Market Dynamics: Occupational Polarization
Research Projects/Reports:

Crime and Economy. Relation between crime and Economics in Pakistan: A time series
approach (Journal of Asian Development Studies)
Failure of Public Sector Enterprises. Study of SAARC countries: Panel Data Analysis
(Journal of Global and Scientific Issues)
Performance of economic indicators under different political regimes in Pakistan:
Governance perspective
Increasing Crime and youth unemployment in SAARC countries: Panel Data Analysis
Benazir Income Support Program, National Poverty Targeting Survey ( NPTS) with NRSP
Matching Industrial Needs with University Graduates: Study of Golden Triangle (Gujrat,
Gujranwala, Sialkot)

Informal Writings / Blogs:

The Irrational Mercenary: Pakistan war against Terrorism

Human Disability or Human Diversity: Inclusive Education and Social System
Developing, Developed and Development: The confused Ds
Forget the push, Accelerate yourself

Conferences/Presentations:

Infrastructure Quality and Growth in Pakistan: Paper Presentation

1st International Conference on Management and Economics (ICME2012), Sahiwal
Annual General Meeting of Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE)
AGM-PSDE 2013-2014, at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
PATHWAYS to Sustainable Development,

Seventeenth Sustainable Development Conference (SDC), SDPI

Tax policy and Enterprises Development -Pakistan Report: Presentation
Tax Policy Engagement Workshop, Governance Institutes N e t w o r k International
Pre-Budget Seminars 2013-2014-2015.
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, I s l a m a b a d

(GINI)

Professional Experience:

Research Associate
November 2015-Present
Centre of Gender and Policy Studies (CGaPS), Islamabad
Research Associate
2015-October 2015
Governance Institutes Network International (GINI), Islamabad
Data analyst consultant
2014-2015
Community Uplift Program (CUP), Islamabad
Punjab Youth Internship Program
2013-2014
Punjab Education Department, Gujrat
Research Intern
2011-2012
Economics department, University of Gujrat (UOG), Gujrat
Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator
2010-2011
National Rural Support Program - Benazir Income
Support Program (NRSP-BISP), Kharian

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Thesis Writing, literature review and End note writing workshop.

By Dr. Asad Zaman, at Pakistan Institute of D e v e l o p m e n t Economics, Islamabad
Monitoring and evaluation techniques and skills during field survey
National Rural Support Program - Benazir Income Support Program, at Kharian
Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys
Frederick Conrad, Frauke Kreuter at University of Michigan
Exploratory Data Analysis,
By Roger D. Peng, Jeff Leek and Brian Caffo, at J o h n s Hopkins University
Training of Trainers (TOT)
National Rural Support Program - Benazir Income Support Program, at Kharian
Emerging discourses in development studies: case studies from Pakistan and Asia
By Dr. Feriyal Amal Aslam, at Pakistan Institute of D e v e l o p m e n t Economics, Islamabad
Getting and Cleaning Data
By Jeffery Leek, at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School for public health.
Data analysis and Statistical Inferences
By Dr.Mine C.Rundal, at Duke University
Regression Models
By Brian Caf and, jeffery leek, at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg school of public health

Statistical Software/SAS:

STATA 10
SPSS
E-Views

MS excel
GIS( Basic)

References:
Dr. Idrees Khawaja
HOD, PIDE School of Public Policy
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
(PIDE), Islamabad.
Contact: + 92 51 924 8037,
idreeskhawaja@pide.org.pk

Dr. Shujaat Farooq

Director M & E
Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP),
Islamabad.
Contact: +92 332 8306825,
shujaat@pide.org.pk