Policy
I translate economic research into policies for long-run growth. My policy work is grounded in sustained collaboration with governments and researchers rather than one-off commentary.
Selected policy work
Making Cities Work for Business
How infrastructure, services, regulation, and labour-market access allow cities to become platforms for firm growth.
Smart Meters for Firms in Ethiopia: Evidence from a Randomised Experiment
Baseline evidence and policy lessons from an ongoing trial with 1,583 firms and the Ethiopian Electricity Utility.
Climate and Environment: What We Know and What We Need to Know
An evidence-led agenda for sustainable growth, climate resilience, innovation, and the research still needed by policymakers.
Sustainable Pakistan: Addressing Climate-Driven Demands and Fiscal Challenges for Electricity
Why affordability, fiscal sustainability, and renewable energy must be addressed together in Pakistan’s power sector.
A Framework for Productivity and Export-Led Growth in Pakistan
A cross-sector strategy centred on productive jobs, competitiveness, tax and state-owned-enterprise reform, trade, cities, and skills.
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How mineral-rich countries can build domestic value, diversify supply chains, and manage the environmental costs of extraction.
Innovation, Growth, and the Environment
A research and policy framework for raising living standards while protecting the natural environment.
Earlier briefs and reports
Government engagement
Pakistan. Advice to senior federal decision-makers on electricity tariffs, power purchase agreements, industrial competitiveness, tax proposals, and macroeconomic reform.
Ethiopia. National energy policy, diffusion of solar, and utility reforms, including the evidence base for smart-meter deployment.
Ghana. Electricity sector losses, outages, and industrial activity, and their effects on firm productivity and agglomeration.
Jordan. Water and electricity tariff reforms.
India. Policies for climate adaptation and structural transformation.
Myanmar. Research and policy support on the National Electrification Plan, energy pricing, infrastructure constraints, and the development of Yangon.