Writing
I write research-based essays that translate academic work into applied insights on firm behaviour and adjustment under large shocks. These pieces draw directly on my academic research and are intended as analytical synthesis rather than opinion or advocacy.
My writing has appeared in VoxDev, IGC, IDEAS, Herald and leading international newspapers.
Firms & Misallocation
- “Adapting under uncertainty: How firms misallocate resources after disasters”
VoxDev, August 29, 2025
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Learning, Coordination, and Adjustment under Large Shocks
Titles reflect the context at the time of publication; the analyses focus on coordination, learning, and adjustment mechanisms under large shocks.
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“Countries in South Asia Must Learn from Each Other in the Fight Against COVID”
Indian Express, June 17, 2021
(with A. Mushfiq Mobarak & Satchit Balsari)
(Comparative analysis of coordination and learning across jurisdictions under a common shock)
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(Also published in DAWN, The Daily Star, and Nepali Times) -
“Adapting under uncertainty: How firms misallocate resources after disasters”
VoxDev, August 29, 2025
(Research-based synthesis linking firm adaptation to post-shock learning and coordination)
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Constraints and System Adjustment
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“Interrupted Electricity Access”
DAWN, June 26, 2019
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“Pakistan’s Natural Gas Shortfall: Policy, Politics, and the Future of Energy Security”
Herald Pakistan, December 6, 2019
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“How Data Can Breathe Life into Hundred-Day and Other Electoral Promises”
DAWN, August 6, 2019
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Compliance, Coordination and Observability
Titles reflect the context at the time of publication; the analyses focus on compliance and coordination problems under limited observability and heightened uncertainty.
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“What Can We Do Till Vaccines Arrive?”
Nepali Times, June 17, 2021
(with A. Mushfiq Mobarak & Satchit Balsari)
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“Vaccine Uptake”
DAWN, February 26, 2021
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“COVID-19 in Pakistan: Stemming the Third Wave”
Lakshmi Mittal Harvard South Asia Institute, May 6, 2021
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“COVID-19 in Pakistan: Using Data to Understand the Spread”
DAWN, May 26, 2020
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