Najam Speaks at GDP Center Open House
The Global Development Policy (GDP) Center, an affiliated center of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, hosted an open house on September 25, 2018 featuring a talk by Pardee School Dean Adil Najam on the recent Pakistan National Human Development Report (NHDR) on Youth.
Kevin Gallagher, Director of the Global Development Policy Center and Professor of Global Development Policy at the Pardee School introduced Najam and highlighted Center-wide initiatives including the Land Use and Livelihoods Initiative (LULI), Human Capital Initiative (HCI), Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI), and Global China Initiative (GCI).
Najam, who co-authored the Pakistan National Human Development Report (NHDR) on Youth, discussed the multiple-year research process that was conducted with a Pakistan-based research team.
The research team developed a Pakistan-specific methodology for calculating a district-level human development index (HDI), which was calculated for each district and region in Pakistan over six prior waves spanning a decade. The main focus was on the emerging youth bulge in Pakistan and policy options for utilizing it for a positive youth dividend. 64 percent of Pakistan is aged less than 30 and 29 percent is between 15 and 29 years of age.
The @GDPC_BU Open House is underway! Dean @AdilNajam is discussing his work on the Pakistan Human Development Report on Youth. pic.twitter.com/DKduKvz6W3
— BU Pardee School (@BUPardeeSchool) September 25, 2018
Following the presentations, a question-and-answer session and reception were held for those in attendance.
The GDP Center is a university-wide research center in partnership with the Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Research and the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. The GDP Center’s mission is to advance policy-oriented research for financial stability, human well-being, and environmental sustainability.