About the Conference/Objectives

CPEC has emerged as game changer for Pakistan in recent years. The focus of this conference is to highlight the role of institutions in achieving inclusive growth in the context of CPEC. Foundations and linkages between CPEC, institutions and inclusive growth will be discussed in detail among stakeholders. The main themes of the conference (but not limited to) are as follows;
1. Opportunities, Challenges and Threats in CPEC
2. Investment Opportunities and Inclusive Growth
3. Sustainable Development Goals and Pakistan
4. Poverty and Socio-economic Inclusion
5. Political Economy of Institutions and Inclusive Growth
In this conference, scholars from academia, business, private sector, NGO’s and policy making institutions will present their work and suggest framework for future policy design for inclusive growth in Pakistan. We welcome M.Phil/PhD scholars, university faculty members, governance bodies, regulatory and policy making institutions throughout Pakistan for coming up with integrated policy design. All the initiatives of government will be critically analyzed and discussed in detail for achieving inclusive growth in Pakistan.

Main and Sub-Themes for Conference
This conference welcomes scholars and professionals from Economics, Political Science, Development studies, Management Sciences and other disciplines with an interest in CPEC and inclusive growth. We invite theoretical and empirical research papers under following (but not limited to) themes.
1. Opportunities, Challenges and Threats in CPEC

• SWOT Analysis of CPEC
• Business Aspects and Employment Opportunities
• Pakistan-China Cultural Exchange
• Technological Advancements
• CPEC as Game Changer
• Societal Aspects and Urbanization

2. Investment Opportunities and Inclusive Growth

• Human Resource Development and Human Capital Formation
• SMEs in the context of CPEC
• Economic openness and capital mobility
• Macroeconomic models for inclusive growth

3. Sustainable Development Goals and Pakistan

• Energy and Development
• Food Insecurity and Agriculture
• Multi-dimensional Poverty
• Gender Inequality
• Environmental Sustainability
• Water and Nutrition

4. Poverty and Socio-economic Inclusion

• Poverty and Inequality
• Financial markets and socio-economic inclusion
• Pro-poor Strategies
• Health and Educational Opportunities

5. Political Economy of Institutions and Inclusive Growth.

• Peace and Inclusive growth
• Determinants of institutional quality
• Public Policy for Inclusive Growth
• Political Economy Models for Developing Economies
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