Dr. Farrukh Mahmood is an econometrician whose work sits at the intersection of economic theory, econometric specification and data visualisation. He believes models should be diagnosed from the data, not imposed by convention, and applies this to labour markets, migration, monetary dynamics and development in Pakistan. He is Assistant Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Economics at Information Technology University (ITU), Lahore, and holds a PhD in Econometrics from PIDE.
This week, an AI assistant built a book chapter for me in 1 hour and 23 minutes. I have taught econometrics for more than a decade. Here is why I am not clearing out my office yet, and what I think my profession must do next.
