Shahid Mehmood explains how the Mafioso came to fill a vacuum that existed in Sicily

Shahid Mehmood is sceptical about efficacy of reforms in the bureaucracy by the PTI government

Shahid Mehmood discusses inequality and its causes

Shahid Mehmood shares the findings of a fascinating study of human behaviour

Shahid Mehmood believes Pakistanis do pay taxes, sometimes excessively

Shahid Mehmood argues that a short lived boom is going to be followed by a bigger crisis

Within donor nations, there is a serious debate on the effectiveness of aid and its negative outcomes, writes Shahid Mehmood

DG ISPR’s comments about the economy betray the army’s unease over the economic situation, writes Shahid Mehmood

Shahid Mehmood explains why our urban centres are no longer what they used to be

Shahid Mehmood explains why rural areas sometimes remain unprofitable even for those who seek to transform them

Shahid Mehmood explains why paper currency is likely to remain in use for a very long time

Shahid Mehmood believes things will continue to worsen unless the structure of the economy changes

Shahid Mehmood is frustrated and amused by the discourse around the dollar

New social welfare schemes are unlikely to achieve, much given the economic realities, history and poor governance structure, writes Shahid...

It is impossible for governments to administer lower prices and ensure proper supply and quality at the same time, writes...

Shahid Mehmood believes that the PM, despite good intentions, is surrounded by a lacklustre team

Shahid Mehmood muses on some less-discussed aspects of the recent hostilities along the Line of Control

Pakistan is a poster child for adverse consequences of government-led resource redistribution, writes Shahid Mehmood

It was truly transformative because it allowed for sustained growth in incomes, writes Shahid Mehmood

Does the Pakistani leadership understand the obligations that come with such deals? Shahid Mehmood

If the world economy is to face another challenge, Shahid Mehmood wonders what can be done to mitigate it

The protests are a rebellion against the creeping hopelessness that has come to gradually pervade lives of ordinary French people,...

Shahid Mehmood urges the new government to engage intellectuals to understand the dynamics and workings of the country and its...

The PTI has used income inequality as its rallying cry for years, but its government is doing little to address...

We are failing to rightly price the negative externalities of energy use, writes Shahid Mehmood

Keynes predicted a future in which people would barely have to work to make ends meet. Half a century later,...