Description: International Growth Center
Shahrukh Wani is an Economist and Country Manager for Zambia at the International Growth Center at the University of Oxford. He works with researchers and government agencies in developing countries to support evidence-based economic policy. He is particularly interested in taxation (especially of land) and public-sector management with a cross-cutting focus on the role of cities in driving economic growth.
His work has included supporting evidence-based policy reforms in Afghanistan, Uganda, Pakistan, and Zambia — such as decentralisation , informal settlements , public transport , and property taxation .
Shahrukh is also a writer on public and economic policy in Pakistan with articles published in Dawn , Express Tribune , The News , and The Guardian . He has also been quoted by BBC, Al Jazeera, and Financial Times . Shahrukh grew up in Rawalpindi before moving to London to study at the London School of Economics. He has also worked with ActionAid, Innovations for Poverty Action, Grameen Foundation, and the United Nations.