PIDE to host 35th AGM and Conference of PSDE in Peshawar

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has announced it will host the 35th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE) on “Opportunities to Excel – Now and The Future” in collaboration with the IMSciences Peshawar from 23 to 25 November 2021 in Peshawar.

The spokesperson of PIDE while talking to a group of journalists here on Sunday stated that the PSDE after holding all but one conferences in Islamabad has decided to take its conferences to different cities of Pakistan.

The objective is to involve the locals of the city and a wider segment of the society in the debates that the PSDE seeks to generate. It is in this spirit that this year’s conference of the PSDE is being held at Peshawar. It is hoped that the local academia, policymakers and the business community will actively participate in the conference.

The Spokesperson further stated that Pakistan is experiencing a youth bulge for over a decade now but has not been able to reap demographic dividend so far because young people lack the opportunity to let their talent flower.

According to the spokesperson, PSDE wants Pakistan to be a place that allows people to, identify, avail, and maximize opportunity. How would this happen? What is the role of the state, markets, and society in identifying, allowing, and maximizing ‘opportunity’? This would be the focus of debate for the 35th AGM and conference of the PSDE.

The PIDE and PSDE also want to examine the society and economy in the context of the 4th Industrial revolution and what opportunities the revolution offers and what the society needs, to let people avail the opportunities and embrace the revolution.

PIDE’s spokesperson further added that the Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE) is the only Pakistani professional association of economists and other social scientists. It provides an institutional framework for professionals to further their research.

The society was formed in 1982 and is housed in the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE).

The Society provides a platform for academics and policy-makers to exchange ideas on the pressing economic and social problems facing Pakistan.

It provides an important forum through the Annual General Meetings and Conferences for professionals from economic and social fields, policymakers, businessmen, and various schools of interested observers to debate emergent issues.