Dr. Azam Amjad Chaudhry, Pro-Rector, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Economics, Lahore School of Economics and World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for Pakistan was invited as a guest lecturer for the 120th National Management Course at the National School of Public Policy for a lecture on “Essential Insights of Economics for Public Policy Formulation and Implementation in Pakistan,” on March, 18th 2024. This was the first lecture on economics given to the course participants and focused on understanding the issue of balance of payments constrained growth in Pakistan. The lecture also touched on other work such as the impact of Pakistan’s free trade agreements, the impact of IMF stabilization policies on growth, and ideas on how to promote sustained and equitable growth in Pakistan.
