Hasan Mohsin, Chief, Plan Coordination

Hasan Mohsin

Chief, Plan Coordination

Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform

Location
Pakistan - Islamabad
Education
Doctorate, Economics
Experience
23 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 11 Months

Chief, Plan Coordination at Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • My current job since April 2018

To coordinate among Economics and Technical sections to formulate Economic Vision, 5 Year Plans, Annual Plans etc and to conduct various important ministerial meetings including, APCC, IPCC, Advisory Committe meetings. To coordinate for Economic Coordination Committe meeting headed by Minister of Finance, National Economic Council meeting headed by Prime Minister and Council of Common Interest head by Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Senior Research Economist at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • December 2015 to March 2018

1. To carry out applied and theoretic research pertaining to monetary, macro and financial issues related to Pakistan economy.
2. To teach and work as trainer for various courses offered by the institute.
3. To organize seminars and conferences on national issues with the advice and cooperation of government of Pakistan.
4. To work as administrative head of Economics and Finance, an academic department which offers M.Phil in Economics and Finance degree.

Senior Research Fellow at Center for Stragic and Policy Studies
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • December 2014 to November 2015

To work as Head of Project ' Development Analysis and Strategic Policy'. The main role was to write an Economic and Finance Report on the progress of Brunei's Economic Vision 2035.

Senior Research Economist at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • March 2013 to November 2014

To carryout applied and theoretical research pertaining to monetary, macro and financial sectors of the economy particularly but may not be limited to Pakistan.
Teaching Graduate Economics courses and students' research supervision (since PIDE has dual role now, a think tank as well as a university)
To organize seminars and workshops on relevant issues pertaning to Pakistan economy.

Research Economist at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • November 2004 to July 2012
Staff Economist at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • August 2001 to November 2004
Associate Staff Economist at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • November 1999 to August 2001

Education

Doctorate, Economics
  • at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • August 2010

PhD Dissertation "Essays on Money and Finance: The case of selected South Asian countries"

Master's degree, MSc Financial and Industrial Economics
  • at Royal Holloway University of London
  • September 2004

MSc Thesis on " Measuring tax elasticity and buoyancy of federal taxes in Pakistan."

Specialties & Skills

Coordination
Policy Writing
Financial Economics
Applied Econometrics
Monetary Policy
Monetary and Financial Economics
Applied Econometrics
Applied Econometrics

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Punjabi
Expert

Memberships

Pakistan Society of Development Economists
  • Joint Secretary for three years (Now member)
  • November 1999
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
  • Member
  • April 2010

Training and Certifications

Computer Applications (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
Date Attended:
March 2000
Duration:
40 hours
Measurement of Poverty (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics/World Bank
Date Attended:
July 2001
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • reading news papers, poetry, having long walk
    Fulbright Fellowship 2006-2010 for PhD Economics British Chevening Scholarship for Masters 2003-2004 Publications in peer reviewed journals