Asghar Zaidi () is a

social policy Social policy is a plan or action of government or institutional agencies which aim to improve or reform society. Some professionals and universities consider social policy a subset of public policy, while other practitioners characterize soci ...

analyst and

population ageing Population ageing is an increasing median age in a population because of declining fertility rates and rising life expectancy. Most countries have rising life expectancy and an ageing population, trends that emerged first in developed countries b ...

researcher. He is the 4th and current Vice Chancellor and 31st head of the

Government College University Lahore The Government College University, Lahore (colloquially known as GCU), is a public research university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Opened as Government College, Lahore, in 1864, it became a university in 2002. Overview In 1864, Gov ...

(GCU), serving since October 2019. Previously, he served as the Professor of Social

Gerontology Gerontology ( ) is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging. The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek , ''geron'', "old man" and , ''-logia'', "study of". The fie ...

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

Biography

Asghar Zaidi attended the

Government College University, Lahore The Government College University, Lahore (colloquially known as GCU), is a public research university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Opened as Government College, Lahore, in 1864, it became a university in 2002. Overview In 1864, Gov ...

(1981 to 1984) from where he obtained his bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics (First Division). He did his Master in Economics (1985–1987) from

Quaid-i-Azam University Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad ( ur, ; commonly referred to as QAU), founded as University of Islamabad, is a ranked 1 public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially dedi ...

, Islamabad. In 1988, he moved to

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from where he obtained his master's degree in Development Studies (Economic Policy and Planning) with Distinction in Thesis from the

International Institute of Social Studies The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam is an independent and international graduate school of policy-oriented critical social science. ISS was established in 1952 by Dutch universities and the Neth ...

. He obtained his PhD Degree (1997–2004) in Economics from the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

, UK under the guidance of

Tony Atkinson Sir Anthony Barnes Atkinson (4 September 1944 – 1 January 2017) was a British economist, Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics, and senior research fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. A student of James Meade, Atkinson vir ...

Research, honours and awards

Asghar Zaidi's research interests are

Population ageing Population ageing is an increasing median age in a population because of declining fertility rates and rising life expectancy. Most countries have rising life expectancy and an ageing population, trends that emerged first in developed countries b ...

and its social and economic consequences, pension policy and its impact on fiscal and social sustainability of welfare states, Labour Market status and well-being of persons with disabilities, Poverty and social exclusion among older people and Dynamic microsimulation model. He has worked as a researcher in many top organizations and Institutes across the World including

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

Erasmus University Rotterdam Erasmus University Rotterdam (abbreviated as ''EUR'', nl, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam ) is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century humanist ...

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

and many more. He has received many Awards and Grants to carry out the Research Projects. The Government of Shanghai has awarded him the 1,000 Foreign Experts Scholarship in 2019. Government College University lahore

Publications

Books

* ''Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies Active Ageing Index and its Potential'' with A.O., Harper, S., Howse, K., Lamura, G., Perek-Białas, Basingstoke, UK, 2018. * ''Ageing, Health and Pensions in Europe: An Economic and Social Policy Perspective'' with L. Bovenberg and A. van Soest, Basingstoke, UK, 2010. * ''New Frontiers in Microsimulation Modelling'', with Ann Harding and Paul Williamson, Surrey, UK, 2009. * ''Well-Being of Older People in Ageing Societies'', Surrey, UK, 2008. * ''Mainstreaming Ageing: Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Progress and Policies'' with Bernd Marin, Surrey, UK 2007.

Journalistic articles

* "Dementia challenges in Pakistan: A case study of low and middle-income country", 27 February 2019 * "Which countries make the most of their older people?", 11 May 2015 * "Which is the best country to grow old in?", 26 November 2014

References

External links

Asghar Zaidi Web Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaidi, Asghar Alumni of the University of Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of the Punjab Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Government College University, Lahore alumni Pakistani economists