A complex interplay of social, cultural, and economic factors have kept an estimated 3.5 million Pakistani women out of the voter rolls.

Hina Shaikh explores these factors and the need for a multifaceted approach to overcome low women voter turnout ➡️ theigc.org/blogs/gender-e…

I was honored to be invited to deliver a policy address and serve as a panelist and a respondent at this important annual conference held at the World Bank and co-convened by the Millennium Challenge Millennium Challenge Corporation - MCC, the International Growth Centre and the Institute for International…

Omar Masud (The Urban Unit) talks about the importance of regional connectivity in bringing cities together to explore the potential of secondary cities.

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In his keynote address, Gilles Duranton (The Wharton School) argues that cities must:

1⃣ Enable urban expansion by expanding the stock of #housing
2⃣ Improve #transport infrastructure
3⃣ Work as part of a system, not as isolated units, to favour skilled mobility across #cities

Join us, we're live at the Urbanisation and Poverty Reduction Conference 🔴

Welcoming remarks now underway, featuring IGC's Jonathan Leape, Bernice Van Bronkhorst (World Bank), and Deon Filmer (@wb_research).

Link to livestream ⤵️
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Distinction between secondary & primary cities must be rethought & may mean little to urban dwellers. Ultimately local governments are closest to urban challenges & hence closest to solutions. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE (mayor of Freetown) shares her thoughts

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Omar Masud (CEO The Urban Unit) talks about role of cities and its nexus with local governments and politics of cities. As cities are expanding, a larger representation of urban populace is seen in parliamentary politics.

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#urbanpoverty conference

So excited to share our new R package for City Spatial Models (and its results!)

Please tune in to our livestreams for the Urbanisation and Poverty Reduction Conference tomorrow: the 7th edition saw 12500 viewers--let's try to top that!

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Don Davis from Columbia University university talks about inequitable outcomes of various urban policies

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Hina Shaikh notes the critical need to improve the knowledge of the tax payers and the necessity to clarify the misunderstandings surrounding tax collection IGC Pakistan Adam Smith Int'l UK aid SEED.Pakistan Hina Shaikh #BehavioralInsights

IGC Pakistan Adam Smith Int'l UK aid SEED.Pakistan Sher Afghan Asad Dr. Sher Afghan discusses how Behavioral Insights have helped Tax Administration around the world
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Dr Mujtaba Piracha discusses property tax collection makes up less than 1% of the GDP #BehavioralInsights UK aid Adam Smith Int'l IGC Pakistan SEED.Pakistan

Javed Iqbal Sheikh from Punjab Revenue Authority believes that behavioral change should be targetted towards those sectors which provide the most revenue and revitalising the reward scheme. UK aid Adam Smith Int'l IGC Pakistan

Chairman Noor Ul Haq Baloch Balochistan Revenue Authority (BRA) discusses organisational behavior, public behavior and spending processes with respect to tax collection. IGC Pakistan Adam Smith Int'l UK aid

DG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority Fouzia Iqbal notes that citizen engagement and participation, consultation and inclusion is necessary for their empowerment to pay taxes Adam Smith Int'l UK aid IGC Pakistan

Sakib Sherani is Setting the Context for provincial distribution, agriculture income tax compliance and RCTs #BehavioralInsights IGC Pakistan Adam Smith Int'l UK aid SEED.Pakistan

Dr. Ijaz Nabi has started off the our workshop by discussing the importance of provincial taxes in raising revenue and leveling the playing field. SEED.Pakistan IGC Pakistan