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{{Short description|Research institute of University of Karachi}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Applied Economics Research Centre
 | image                  = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:AERC Logo.JPG|{{pufc|1=AERC Logo.JPG|log=2009 April 9}}]] -->
 | established            = 1973
 | type                   = [[Public University|Public]]
 | director               = Prof. Dr. Nooreen Mujahid
 | city                   = [[Karachi]]
 | province               = [[Sindh]]
 | country                = [[Pakistan]]
 | campus                 = [[University of Karachi]]
 | affiliations           = [[Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)]]
 | website                = {{url|aerc.edu.pk}}
}}

The '''Applied Economics Research Centre''' ('''AERC'''; {{nq|مرکز برائے تحقیق معاشیات اطلاقی}}) is a [[research]] institute of [[University of Karachi]]. It was established in 1973 by the [[Government of Sindh]] and financially assisted by [[Ford Foundation]]. Prof. Dr. Ehsan Rasheed, the distinguished alumni of [[Aligarh University]] and the son of noted scholar Rashid Ahmad Siddiqui, was the first founding Director of the AERC. Prof. Dr. Samina Khalil is the present director of the institute

Initially there was only two-year post-master course of M.A.S. at AERC, but now it offers M.A.S, M.Phil., and Ph.D. courses. It has the largest [[economics]] research library in [[Pakistan]] and hold entire past publications of [[International Monetary Fund]], [[World Bank]], [[Asian Development Bank]] and [[State Bank of Pakistan]].
[[File:Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Applied Economics Research Centre]]
[[File:AERC Library.JPG|thumb|right|250px|AERC Library]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Business and Economics}}
*[[List of universities in Karachi]]
*[[List of universities in Pakistan]]
*[[Economics]]
*[[History of economics]]
*[[List of economics topics]]

==External links==
* [http://aerc.edu.pk AERC Official Website]

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[[Category:Economic research institutes]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Pakistan]]
[[Category:University of Karachi]]
[[Category:Research Centres in Pakistan]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Pakistan]]