I write research-based essays that translate academic work into applied insights on firm behaviour and adjustment under large shocks. These pieces draw directly on my academic research and are intended as analytical synthesis rather than opinion or advocacy. My writing has appeared in VoxDev, IGC, IDEAS, Herald and leading international newspapers.
M. Rehman, "Adapting under uncertainty: How firms misallocate resources after disasters," VoxDev, August 29, 2025, Link
M. Rehman, "Vaccine uptake," The DAWN Newspaper, February 26, 2021, Link
A.M. Mobarak, M. Rehman, and S. Balsari, “Countries in South Asia must learn from each other in fight against Covid,” The Indian Express, June 17, 2021 Link [simultaneously printed: The Dawn (Pakistan), The Daily Star (Bangladesh), Nepali Times]
A.M. Mobarak, M. Rehman, and S. Balsari, “What can we do till vaccines arrive?” Nepali Times, June 17, 2021 Link [simultaneously printed: The Dawn (Pakistan), The Daily Star (Bangladesh), Nepali Times]
M. Rehman, "COVID-19 in Pakistan: Stemming the Third Wave," Lakshmi Mittal Harvard South Asia Institute, May 6, 2021, Link
M. Rehman, "COVID-19 in Pakistan: Using data to understand the spread," The DAWN Newspaper, May 26, 2020, Link
M. Rehman, "Interrupted Electricity Access," The DAWN Newspaper, June 26, 2019, Link
M. Rehman, "How data can breathe life into hundred-day and other electoral promises," The DAWN Newspaper, August 6, 2019, Link
M. Rehman, "Pakistan’s Natural Gas Shortfall: Policy, Politics, and the Future of Energy Security," Herald Pakistan, December 6, 2019, Link