Punjab Economic Research Institute

PERI
Punjab, Pakistan

The Punjab Economic Research Institute is a statutory body attached with Planning and Development Board, Government of the Punjab, with a mandate to carry out socio-economic research on issues of provincial and national importance and to support planning and development work of Punjab Government. It is the oldest economic research institution in the country. The Institute was reorganized by the Punjab Government in 1975 in order to reactivate the Board of Economic Inquiry which had an unbroken record of economic research going back to 1919. The Institute became a statutory body in November 1980.

Contact details

Address:
48-Civic Center Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan

Country:
Pakistan

Sub-region:
Southern Asia

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Pakistan
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Government
Institutional affiliations
Government
Year founded
1980
Age (years)
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 44
Pakistan average
 32
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2024): Muhammad Ansar Kamal
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Muhammad Ansar Kamal
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2024
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 7
Pakistan average
 21
Global average
 79
2023
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 7
% Female staff
2024
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 14%
Pakistan average
 29%
Global average
 58%
2023
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 14%
% Female researchers
2024
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 16%
Pakistan average
 45%
Global average
 52%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 3
Pakistan average
 22
Global average
 42

Social

Likes (2022)
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 6,931
Pakistan average
 8,784
Global average
 33,162
Likes (2021)
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 6,529
Likes (2019)
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 5,834
Followers (2024)
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 126
Pakistan average
 12,156
Global average
 21,316
Followers (2022)
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 113
Followers (2021)
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 98
Followers (2021)
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 382
Pakistan average
 382
Global average
 5,466
Followers (2019)
Punjab Economic Research Institute
 202

Data notes

Last updated: 11/05/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website, Suggested by Multilateral Organisation experts
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