Rate My Professor Nasir Iqbal

Dr. Iqbal's research interests encompass public policy, governance, social protection, economic modelling, political economy, digital inclusion, poverty dynamics, regional economies, and climate economics. His work has appeared in journals such as Economic Inquiry, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Economic Modelling, Economics and Human Biology, and The Pakistan Development Review. Key publications include "Do unconditional cash transfers increase fertility? Lessons from a large-scale program" (Economic Inquiry, 2024), "Unconditional Cash Transfers, Health and Savings" (Economics and Human Biology, 2024), "Unconditional cash transfers, child labour and education: theory and evidence" (Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021), "Rent seeking opportunities and economic growth in transitional economies" (Economic Modelling, 2014), and "The Poverty Illusion: When Numbers Distort Reality" (PIDE Knowledge Brief, 2025). He has mentored over 15 PhD students, pioneered experiential learning approaches, led institutional reforms at PIDE, and shaped national policy debates on social protection and public finance. Awards include Postdoctoral Fellowship at Duke University (2022), Policy Pak award for "Policy Framework for Vaccinating All" (2022), and Best Paper award at the 1st International Conference on Energy, Regional Integration and Socio-Economic Development (2013).