The AERC has a fully operational computer/data centre with a large number of
PCs, laser printers and scanners. These are connected through Local Area
Network (LAN) creating an environment that facilitates sharing of resources.
The Computer Centre is intensively utilized for research and training purposes
and internet use. Email and internet access is available to both the staff and the
students on the network. All departments of the AERC are connected with the
main computer centre through the network. A variety of software packages are
available, which enable sophisticated statistical and econometric analysis and
handling of large data sets. The Centre has specialized computer programming,
networking and data base management staff that are an integral part of research
and training activities of the AERC. A number of large international and national
data sets on various aspects of the economy are available in the computer lab.
The M.A Rangoonwala Conference Hall was established with donations from
Mrs. Rangoonwala, wife of Mr. Rangoonwala, the leading businessman and
philanthropist. This fully carpeted and centrally air-conditioned Hall has capacity
to hold 130 persons. It is used for seminars, training programs, workshops and
other events The Hall is fully equipped with the state of the art audio, visual
facilities including multimedia and public address system. The Conference Hall
enables the AERC to hold its seminars and conferences in- house and is of
great service to the academic pursuits at the Centre.
The Centre maintains a rapidly expanding library in the field of economics, with
particular emphasis on areas of economics related to its principal research
interests as well as a wide range of material used for its teaching programme.
The library currently subscribes to over 200 periodicals in economics and social
sciences. The library has a large collection of over 50,000 books Included in
the library is an extensive collection of Government of Pakistan publications,
which are used by researchers as a valuable source of data. The library has a
large collection of Working Papers of international agencies like the World
Bank, IMF, Asian Development Bank (ADB), etc., and Discussion Paper series
of universities abroad. The extensive collection of economics books and
journals in the State Bank of Pakistan Library is also available for use by the
Centre’s staff. The library has inter-library loan connections with other libraries
in the country and abroad. The library has been awarded the status of Full
Depository of the World Bank and IMF.
