Stories from Dr Fahd Rehman
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Economic stabilisation and disinflation
Stabilisation measures are taken to control excess demand mainly through high policy rate, austerity drive
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Pakistan's economic dilemma
Balancing formal sector growth, luxury consumption in a dualistic economy
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Taxes and impact on aggregate demand
Since poor have high propensity to consume, regressive taxes reduce their level of consumption
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Luxury consumption and agricultural constraints
Mass-producing industrial sector gets squeezed in presence of bottlenecks in agriculture
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Consumer goods industry and farmers' income
If income of growers doesn't improve, consumer goods industry will either stagnate or contract
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Financial globalisation and managed exchange rate
Capital flows increase volatility in financial markets that doesn't bode well for govt, business
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Financial globalisation and carry trade
Capital inflows are temporary as foreign investors invest, withdraw funds swiftly to realize profits
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Financial globalisation and shrinking policy space
Stabilisation measures reduce inflation, but increase real exchange rate
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Financial globalisation and macro model
Real investment falls as large chunk of industrialists pour capital into financial assets
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Financial globalisation and wheat prices
Rebound in global wheat prices will reflect in domestic market in coming months