Policy Writing
Policy Briefs
"State Capacity in Punjab’s Local Governments: Benchmarking Existing Deficits" with Gharad Bryan, Ali Cheema, Adnan Khan, Ameera Jamal and Gerard Padro i Miguel. 2020.
"Women’s Political Participation in Pakistan’s Big Cities: Evidence for Reform", with Ali Cheema, Sarah Khan, Shandana Khan Mohmand & Anam Kureishi. IDS Policy Briefing 166, Brighton: IDS. March 2019. (اردو میں پڑھیں)
"Competing to Deliver? Political Workers and Service Delivery in Pakistan" with Ali Cheema & Shandana Khan Mohmand. Making All Voices Count (MAVC) Research Briefing. September 2017.
"Political Attitudes in Pakistan and the 2018 Election" with Ali Cheema. IDEAS Policy Brief. April 2017.
"The Honesty Puzzle" with Ali Cheema. IDEAS Policy Note. April 2017.
Blogs
"Politicians know little about what citizens prefer. Information changes their behavior." World Bank Development Impact blog. December 2019.
"Pakistan’s Participation Puzzle: A Look at the Voting Gender Gap" with Ali Cheema, Sarah Khan, Shandana Khan Mohmand & Anam Kuraishi. USIP blog. July 2019.
"Women’s votes matter: Unpacking Gender Politics in a Pakistani Mega-City" with Ali Cheema & Mohmand. Shandana MAVC Blog. July 20, 2017.
"The Role of Election Competition in Strengthening Pakistan’s Fledgling Local Democracy", with Michael Callen, Ali Cheema, Adnan Khan, Farooq Naseer & Jacob Shapiro. IGC Blog. March 07, 2017.
Newspaper Articles
"Does Regional Inequality Matter?" with Ali Cheema. Dawn Pakistan. August 22, 2018.
"The Battle of Narratives" with Ali Cheema. Dawn Pakistan. August 22, 2018.
"What is Half of Pakistan Thinking?" with Ali Cheema & Sarah Khan. Dawn Pakistan. August 21, 2018.
"Survey Shows Elections Too Close to Call" with Ali Cheema & Sarah Khan. Dawn Pakistan. August 21, 2018.
"These 3 barriers make it hard for policymakers to use the evidence that development researchers produce" with Michael Callen, Adnan Khan, Asim Khwaja & Emily Myers. Washington Post. August 13, 2017.
"Election in the Balance?" with Ali Cheema. DAWN Pakistan. April 18, 2017.