Dr G.M.Arif
Dr G.M.Arif
Dr G.M.Arif
Joint Director
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Qualification


Ph.D.    Demography    1995    Australian National University, Canberra
MA    Demography    1991    Australian National University, Canberra
MA    Economics    1977    Islamia University, Bahawal Pur
BA    Economics, Pol. Sc.    1974    Punjab University, Lahore
Matriculation    Humanities Group    1969    Multan Board, Multan

Experiences

Chief of Research         PIDE    February 2007 to present
Poverty Reduction Specialist    ADB-PRM-Islamabad    June 2004 -January 2007
Chief of Research    PIDE    July 2003-June 2004 (on leave)
Senior Research Demographer    PIDE    June 1998- July 2003
Research Demographer    PIDE    December 1995-June 1998
Staff Economist    PIDE    1984-1995
Associate Staff Economist    PIDE    1980-1984
Research Associate    PIDE    1979-1980

Publications

Articles in the Refereed Journals

1. Demographic Transition and Youth Employment in Pakistan, the Pakistan Development Review, 47(1): 27-70, 2008.
2. Does the Labor Market Structure Explain Differences in Poverty in Rural Punjab? The Lahore Journal of Economics, September 2008.
3. Chronic and Transitory Poverty in Pakistan: Evidence from a Longitudinal Household Survey, the Pakistan Development Review, 46(2): 111-128, 2007.
4. Child Health and Poverty in Pakistan, Pakistan Development Review, 43 (3): 211-238, 2004.
5. Production of Cognitive and Life Skills in Public, Private and NGO Schools in Pakistan, Pakistan Development Review, 41(2): 1-28, 2003.
6. Emigration and Skills Acquisition: An Evidence from the Two Surveys of Pakistani Migrants Returned from the Middle East, Pakistan Economic and Social Review, 38 (2), Winter 2000. 
7. 'Diarrhoea Morbidity Differentials among Children in Pakistan', the Pakistan Development Review, 37 (3):205-230, 1998. 
8. Reintegration of Pakistani Return Migrants from the Middle East in the Domestic Labour Market’, the Pakistan Development Review, 37 (2):99-124, 1998.
9. Return Migration and Occupational Change: the Case of Pakistani Migrants Returned from the         Middle East’, the Pakistan Development Review 36 (1):1-37 (1997).



Chapter in Edited Book

Poverty Targeting in Pakistan: the Case of Zakat and the Lady Health Workers Program, in Poverty Strategies in Asia: A Growth Plus Approach, ed. John Weiss and Haider A. Khan, Edward Elger, and Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo, 2006.



Chapters in Other Volumes/Books/Reports

1. Infrastructure and Poverty Nexus: the Case of Rural Pakistan,  in Socio-economic Challenges Faced by Pakistan, Proceedings of National Conference, International Islamic University, Islamabad, 2009.
2. Internal Migration and Household Well-being: Myth or Reality, in Internal Labour Migration in Pakistan, ed. Hisaya Oda, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, Chiba, Japan, 2005.
3. Effects of Overseas Migration on Household Consumption, Education, Health and Labour Supply in Pakistan, in International Labour Migration from South Asia, ed. Hisaya Oda, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, Chiba, Japan, 2004.
4. Poverty Dynamics in Pakistan: Evidence from the two Panel Household Surveys, in Pakistan Human Condition Report 2003, UNDP/CRPRID Islamabad.
5. Urbanization in Pakistan; Trends, Growth and Evaluation of the 1998 Census, in Population of Pakistan: an Analysis of 1998 Population and Housing Census, eds. A. R. Kemal, M. Irfan and N. Mahmood, PIDE/UNFPA Islamabad (2003).
6. Measuring of Poverty in Pakistan: A Critical Review of Recent Poverty Lines, in Pakistan Human Condition Report 2002, UNDP/CRPRID Islamabad.
7. ‘Socio-Economic Databases in Pakistan’, in Setting Up Electronic Databases, EDAP Joint Policy Studies No. 6, UNDP/Korea Development Institute, 1998.



Articles in the Pakistan Development Review (Papers and Proceeding Issues)

1. Labour Market Dynamics in Pakistan; Evidence from Two Panel Household Surveys, Pakistan Development Review, 41(4): 701-719, 2002.
2. Measuring of Poverty in Pakistan: A Critical Review of Recent Poverty Lines, in Pakistan Human Condition Report 2002, UNDP/CRPRID Islamabad.
3. ‘Rural Non-Agricultural Employment and Poverty in Pakistan, The Pakistan Development Review, 39 (4): 1089-1110, 2000.
4. Recent Rise in Poverty and its Impact on the Poor Households in Pakistan’ The Pakistan Development Review, 39 (4): 1153-1170, 2000.
5. 'Poverty, Gender and Primary School Enrolment in Pakistan', the Pakistan Development Review, 38(4): 979-992, 1999.
6. 'The Process of Urbanisation in Pakistan 1951-98', the Pakistan Development Review, 37 (4):507-522. (1998). 
7. `Population Mobility Across the Border: Fifty Years Experience of Pakistan’, the Pakistan Development Review, 36 (4): 989-1009 (1997).
8. ‘Period Without a Job after Returning from the Middle East Employment: a Survival Analysis’, the Pakistan Development Review, 35(4):805-820 (1996).
9. An Analysis of Rural Homelessness in Pakistan’, Pakistan Development Review, 28: 4 part II (1989).
10. ‘Landlessness in Rural Areas of Pakistan and Policy Options: a Preliminary Investigation’, Pakistan Development Review, 27(4):567-576 (1989).



Research Project Reports

1. The Nature, Use and Impact of Remittance Flows from Pakistani Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia to Migrant-sending Households in Pakistan, A draft report prepared for the International Organization of Migration, Islamabad, 2009.
2. Poverty Dynamics in Rural Pakistan: Evidence from the Panel Datasets, A joint research project of PIDE/World Bank, 2008-09.
3. Recruitment of Pakistani Workers for Overseas Employment: Mechanisms, Exploitations and Vulnerabilities, A Report Prepared for the ILO/Ministry of Labour, 2008. (soon will be published by the ILO)
4. Economic Growth, Poverty and Social Outcomes in Pakistan, A Report Prepared for DFID, Islamabad, 2007.
5. Growth and Employment in Pakistan, A Report Prepared for the ILO Islamabad Office, January, 2002.
6. Withdrawal of Children from the Labour Market and its Impact on Families: a Situation Analysis, A report prepared for the ILO Islamabad Office, May, 2001.
7. A Baseline Survey for the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, June 2001.
8. ‘Women’s Employment and Working Conditions in Pakistan’ the International Labour Organization Islamabad, 2000.
9. ‘Education for All: the Role of Public, Private and NGO schools in Primary Education in Pakistan’, Report prepared for the ActionAid Pakistan, 2000.



PIDE Research Reports/Working Papers

1. Chronic and Transitory Poverty in Pakistan: Evidence from a Longitudinal Household Survey, MIMAP Technical Paper Series No. 19, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, 2006.
2. An Analysis of Sample Attrition in the PSES Panel Data, MIMAP Technical Paper Series No. 20, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, 2006.
3. ‘MIMAP Synthesis Report: Major conclusions and Policy Implications’, MIMAP Technical Paper Series No. 3, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, 2001.
4. 'An introduction to Pakistan Socio-economic Survey', MIMAP Technical Paper Series No. 4, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, 2001.
5. Profile of Poverty in Pakistan, 1998-99' MIMAP Technical Paper Series No. 5, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, 2001.
6. Remittances and Investment at the Household Level in Pakistan', Research Report No. 166, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, 1999. 
7. 'Migration Patterns in Pakistan: Preliminary Results from the PLM Survey', 1979’, Studies in Population, Labour Force and Migration Project No. 6, Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (1988).



Other Research Work

1. Life in the City: Pakistan in Focus, United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)/ Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad, 2007.
2. Demographic Transition, Education and Youth Unemployment in Pakistan, Asian Development Bank, Resident Mission, Islamabad, 2007.
3. Targeting Efficiency of Poverty Reduction Programs in Pakistan, Working Paper No. 4, Asian Development Bank, Resident Mission, Islamabad, 2006.
4. Poverty, Economic Growth, and Inequality: A Review of Pakistan’s Poverty Literature, Background Paper for Pakistan Poverty Assessment Update of ADB, Country Policy Operation Unit, Asian Development Bank, Resident Mission, Islamabad, 2006.
5. Assessment of the Reliability and Credibility of Statistical Data for Poverty Analysis in Pakistan, Background Paper for Pakistan Poverty Assessment Update of ADB, Country Policy Operation Unit, Asian Development Bank, Resident Mission, Islamabad, 2006.
6. Bonded Labour in Agriculture: A Rapid Assessment in Punjab and North West Frontier Province, Pakistan WP.25, ILO, Geneva (2004).



Papers Presented in Conferences

1. Infrastructure and Poverty Nexus: the Case of Rural Pakistan, Paper Presented at the Conference Organized by International Islamic University Islamabad, June 2008.
2. Does the Labour Market Structure Explain Differences in Poverty in Rural Punjab, Paper presented at the 4th Annual Conference of the Lahore School of Economics, April 2008.
3. New Patterns of Urbanization in Pakistan: Some Policy Implication’, in Pakistan’s Population Issues in the 21st Century, Conference Proceedings, Population Association of Pakistan, 2001.
4. Poverty Across the Agro-ecological Zones in Rural Pakistan, in Irrigation against Rural Poverty: an Overview of Issues and Pro-poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia, Proceedings of National Workshop on Pro-poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia (eds) Intizar Hussain and Eric Biltonen, Internaitonal Water Management Institute, Colombo, 2001.
5. ‘International Migration of Men and Women Workers: Nature, Extent, Direction and Working Conditions, Paper presented Regional Workshop on: “Mainstreaming Migrant Workers” 4-7 October 2000, Bangkok, Thailand.
6. ‘Women’s Employment and Working Conditions in Pakistan’, Papers presented at three seminars on ‘Women’s employment and working conditions in Pakistan’ organized by the International Labour Organization and held in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad, August, 2000.
7. ‘Emigration and Skills Acquisition: Evidence from the Two Pakistani Surveys of Return Migrants’, Paper presented at the Regional Workshop on ‘Return Migration and Long Term Development in South Asia, Organised by Departments of Economics, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad and Department of Agricultural and Social Issues in the Tropics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, held in Islamabad on May 26-28, 1997.
8. ‘International Contract Labour Migration: an Historical Perspective 1938-1920’, Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Australian Population Association, Canberra (1994).

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