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Society for Economic &
Regional Policy Interactions
A learned society for economic & regional policy

Where modern economics and regional policy meet.

An independent academic society advancing rigorous research at the intersection of economics and regional policy — and the questions that live between the two.

Founded
2026
Flagship journal
Economic & Regional Policy Interactions
Access
Open access · CC BY 4.0
About the Society

A forum where rigorous research and intellectual engagement advance the discourse on regional and economic policy.


The Society for Economic and Regional Policy Interactions exists to advance research where modern economics and regional economics meet, and to bring that research to bear on real policy questions.

In line with its founding objectives, the Society:

  • Promotes discussion and debate on economic and regional policy issues.
  • Publishes scholarly research on economic and regional policy, with particular attention to Pakistan and developing economies.
  • Advances the integration of modern economics and regional economic theory.
Governance & Leadership

Founder
Ahmad Nawaz
School of Economics, Nanjing University, China
Department of Economics, University of Sahiwal, Pakistan
Co-Founder
Muhammad Shoaib Asghar
Shandong University, China

Executive Members

Members of the Society's executive, guiding its academic direction and standards.

  • Muhammad Mujahid Iqbal, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, PakistanSocial safety nets, Fiscal & monetary policy
  • Hongru Sha, Business School, Nanjing University, ChinaInnovation networks, Regional development
  • Muhammad Ayyoub, Government College Women University & University of Sahiwal, PakistanMacroeconomics, Monetary policy
  • [Executive member]Trade & regional integration · [University, Country]

Executive appointments in progress.

Resources for Economists

The data economists rely on, in one place.


A curated, annotated gateway to the data sources economists rely on, alongside the Society's own interactive economic dashboard. Each link opens an external database maintained by its respective institution.

Featured · SERPI Economic Team Pakistan Economy Dashboard Interactive charts of Pakistan's key macroeconomic indicators, compiled by the SERPI Economic Team. Open the dashboard
External databases & data sources
Macro & time seriesFRED — Federal Reserve Economic DataOver 800,000 U.S. and international economic time series from 100+ sources — GDP, inflation, employment and rates — with charting and a full API.Open database → DevelopmentWorld Bank Open DataFree, comprehensive development indicators for nearly every country, including the World Development Indicators (WDI) and Global Economic Monitor.Open database → International financeIMF DataInternational Financial Statistics, World Economic Outlook, Balance of Payments, Government Finance Statistics and Direction of Trade.Open database → Cross-countryOECD Data ExplorerHarmonised indicators across OECD member and partner economies — productivity, labour, trade, taxation and well-being.Open database → Working papersNBERWorking papers and public datasets from the National Bureau of Economic Research, including TAXSIM and macro-history files.Open database → Comparable accountsPenn World TablePurchasing-power-parity national accounts for 180+ countries since 1950 — the standard for cross-country income and productivity comparisons.Open database → Europe & regionsEurostatOfficial EU statistics — regional (NUTS) accounts, demography, labour markets and trade at fine geographic resolution.Open database → MicrodataIPUMSHarmonised census and survey microdata from the U.S. and 100+ countries — individual-level records for labour, demography and migration.Open database → Long-run historyMaddison Project DatabaseHistorical estimates of GDP per capita across the world economy — the reference for long-run growth and divergence studies.Open database → InequalityWorld Inequality Database (WID)The most extensive series on the historical evolution of income and wealth inequality, within and between countries.Open database → TradeUN ComtradeDetailed bilateral international trade statistics by commodity and partner — the backbone of gravity and trade-policy research.Open database → Pakistan EconomyEasyData / SBPExplore the Pakistan's macroeconomic database, search and visualize a variable or download datasets of your interest.Open database →
Our flagship journal

Economic and Regional Policy Interactions


A peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing theoretical and empirical research that bridges modern economics and regional economics to answer policy-relevant questions. Published and governed by the Society.

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Published by the Society
Economic & Regional Policy Interactions

Bridging the pillars of modern economics and regional economics for better policy.

Peer reviewDouble-anonymized
AccessOpen (CC BY 4.0)
IndexingRePEc · EconLit
News & Announcements

Latest from the Society.


24 June 2026
Dashboard

Pakistan Economy Dashboard now live

The SERPI Economic Team has launched an interactive Pakistan Economy Dashboard — visualising the country's key macroeconomic indicators, including inflation, the exchange rate, real GDP growth, the external balance, and federal government financing, drawn from the IMF International Financial Statistics and the State Bank of Pakistan.

Open the dashboard →
[Month 2026]
Editorial Board

Applications open: editorial & advisory board

We welcome expressions of interest from scholars wishing to contribute as editorial board members, advisory board members, or reviewers for the journal.

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[Month 2026]
Society

The Society is established

SERPI is founded to advance research at the intersection of economics and regional policy, and to publish a transparent, peer-reviewed, open-access journal.

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Membership

Become part of the community.

Membership connects researchers working across economics and regional policy — with updates, participation in Society activities, and reduced fees for events.