Chairperson:

Najam Sethi
Editor, The Daily Times
Gulberg-II, Lahore.

Public/Private Choice

The Role of Household Income and Public Provision of Social Services in Satisfaction of Basic Needs in Pakistan: A Cross District Analysis Read Abstract
Rizwana Siddiqui
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Is Good Governance an approach to Civil Service Reforms? Read Abstract    
Muhammad Iqbal, General Manager, Human Resources, Civil Aviation Authority, Karachi.
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Public-Private Wage Differentials, Preference for Public Sector Jobs and Unemployment Duration in Pakistan. Read Abstract
Asma Hyder, Ph. D scholar, NUST Institute of Management Sciences, Rawalpindi & Research  Fellow, PIDE, Islamabad.
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Whose Public Action? Collaboration between State and Non-State Providers of Basic Services in Pakistan. Read Abstract
Karin Astrid Siegmann, Junior Research Fellow, Nazima Shaheen, Consultant/Research Assistant,
Saleem Shah, Research Associate SDPI, Islamabad.
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The Impact of Public Investment on Private Investment: A Disaggregated Analysis Read Abstract
Noman Saeed, AERC, Karachi, Kalim Hyder, LSE, Lahore, Asghar Ali, AERC, Karachi.
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Eatzaz Ahmed
Chairman Department of Economics
QAU, Islamabad

Chairperson:

Arif Habib
Chairman and Chief  Executive
Arif Habib Group
Karachi.

Markets and Regulations-I

What Determines the Domestic Prices of Agricultural Commodities in Pakistan? Read Abstract
Henri Lorie, Senior Resident Representative, IMF in Pakistan, and Kiran Younas Khan, Economist,
IMF Representative Office, Islamabad.
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Retailer Compliance as a Predictor of Youth Smoking Participation and Consumption. Read Abstract
Alan Diener, Sr. Survey Methodologist, Rashid Ahmed, Sr. Data Analyst, University of Waterloo, Judy Snider, Manager of Surveillance, Murray J. Kaiserman, Director of Surveillance, Surveillance and Evaluation, Tobacco Control Program, CANADA.
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Efficiency of Large Scale Manufacturing in Pakistan: A Production Frontier Approach. Read Abstract
Tariq Mehmood, Ejaz Ghani, and Muslehuddin, PIDE, Islamabad.
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 Did they do it differently? Capital Structure Choice of Public Private Sector Firms in Pakistan. Read Abstract
Muhammad Azeem Qureshi, Assistant Professor in Finance, Institute of Management Sciences, and Toseef Azid, Professor, Department of Economics
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.
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Abid Aman Burki

Chairperson:

Akmal Hussain
Managing Director
Sayyed Engineering Private
Limited, Lahore.

Governance, Poverty and Inequality

Corruption and Income Inequality: A Panel Data Analysis Read Abstract
Muhammad Aman Ullah, M.Phil Student Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, and Dr. Eatzaz Ahmad, Chairman Department of Economics Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad.
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Governance and Income Inequality. Read Abstract
Saima Shafique, Lecturer
NUML & Ph. D Scholar (Economics), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, and Rashida Haq, Research Economist, PIDE, Islamabad.
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Governance and Pro-Poor Growth – Evidence from Pakistan. Read Abstract
Rashida Haq, Research Economist and Uzma Zia, Staff Economist, PIDE, Islamabad.
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Measurement of Absolute Poverty and Governance in Pakistan (1988-99 and 2004-05). Read Abstract
Talat Anwar, Senior Economist, UNDP Project
Centre for Research on Poverty Reduction and Income Distribution, Planning Commission, Islamabad.
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G. M. Arif
Poverty Specialist ADB, Islamabad.

Chairperson:

Arif Nizami
Nawa-i-Waqt

Governance and Growth

Sectoral Volatility, Development and Governance: A Study of Pakistan. Read Abstract
Toseef Azid, Fulbright Fellow, Social and Behavioural Sciences Division, El Camino Community College, Torrance CA, USA.
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The Evaluation of Efficiencies of Governments of Pakistan. Read Abstract
Farooq Rasheed, Assistant Professor, Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology, Karachi.
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Myths and Realities of Long Run Development: A Look at Deeper Determinants. Read Abstract
Lubna Hasan, Research Economist, PIDE, Islamabad.
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Aqdas Ali Kazmi
Block P, Pak. Secretariat
Islamabad

Chairperson:

Decentralization and Devolution-I

Whether Decentralization in Pakistan is Purposeful? A Survey under Public Sector Framework. Read Abstract
Syed Adnan Haider Ali Shah Bukhari, Lecturer in Economics, National University of Computer
& Emerging Sciences-FAST, Karachi., Muhammad Sabihuddin, Dean and Qazi Masood Ahmad, Jr. Fellow, College of Management Sciences, PAF-Karachi Institute of Economics Technology, Karachi. View Paper

Convergence Model of Governance: A Case Study of Local Government System of Pakistan. Read Abstract
Syed Akhtar Hussain Shah, Ph. D. Scholar, PIDE, Islamabad and Mahmood Khalid and Tariq Shah, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Department, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.View Paper

Province-Wise Growth Patterns in Human Capital Accumulation. Read Abstract
Muhammad Sabir, National Expert (GRBI)
& Senior Economist, SPDC, Karachi, and Zehra Aftab, Research Fellow, PIDE, Islamabad.View Paper

Chairperson:

Governance and Institutions-I

Which Institutions are more relevant than others in Inequality Mitigation? Read Abstract
Dawood Mamoon, Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
PO Box 29776, 2502 LT, The Hague, The Netherlands.View Paper

Economics of Regaining Office: The Case of Pakistan. Read Abstract
Muhammad Shahid Akram, Ph. D Student, Department of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan and Toseef Azid, Fulbright Fellow, Social and Behavioural Sciences Division,
El Camino Community College, Torrance CA,
USA. View Paper

Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: Evidence from Karachi Stock Exchange. Read Abstract
Attiya Y. Javed, Research Economist, PIDE, Islamabad. View Paper

Chairperson:

Financial Deregulation-I

Stock Market Volatility and Weak Form Efficiency: Evidence from an Emerging Market. Read Abstract
Abid Hameed, Economist, Monetary Policy Department, State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi, and
Hammad Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Bahria Univeristy, Islamabad. View Paper

 Impact of Political Events on Financial Market Volatility: Evidence from Pakistan. Read Abstract
Ahmed M. Khalid and Gulasekaran Rajaguru, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. View Paper

Banking: Interest Spread, inelastic deposit Supply and Mergers. Read Abstract
M. Idrees Khawaja, Research Associate, and Muslehuddin, Chief of Research, and PIDE, Islamabad. View Paper

Rizwana Siddiqui
Research Economist
PIDE, Islamabad

Chairperson:

Zafar Altaf
Ex-Chairman
Pakistan Agriculture Research Council
Islamabad

Agriculture, Environment and Governance

Competitiveness and Policy Analysis of Potato Production under different Agro-Ecological Zones of Northern Areas: Implications for Food Security and Poverty Alleviaiton. Read Abstract
Noor Pir Khan, Professor of Agricultural Economics,
NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, and Javed Akhtar, Agricultural Officer, Department of Agriculture, Northern Areas of Pakistan.View Paper

Is Trade Good for Environment: A Link Root Cointegration Analysis. Read Abstract
Samina Khalid, Senior Research Economist, and Zeeshan Inam., Ph. D Scholar, Applied Economics Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi. View Paper

Chaudhary Shujat Ali
Chief Economist, Planning and Development Board,
Government of Punjab, Lahore

Chairperson:

Nasir A. Bukhari (KSB)
Tariq Hamid (Chairman WAPDA)

Markets and Regulations-II

Trade Liberalization, Financial Sector Reforms and Growth. Read Abstract
Muhammad Arshad Khan, Research Associate, and
Abdul Qayyum, Associate Professor, PIDE, Islamabad.
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 X-efficiency, Scale Economies, Technological Progress and Competition of Pakistani’s Bank. Read Abstract
Abdul Qayyum, Associate Professor, and Sajawal Khan, Research Associate, PIDE, Islamabad.
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Badla Investment in the Karachi Stock Exchange: An Investigation of Causal Relations. Read Abstract
Fazal Hussain, Sr. Research Economist, PIDE, Islamabad, and Abdul Rashid, Institute of Business Management, Karachi.
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Policy Induced Inflation: An Analysis of Core Inflation in a Broader Prspective. Read Abstract
Kalbe Abbas, Research Economist, PIDE, Islamabad.

.Determinants of Recent Inflation in Pakistan Read Abstract
Abdul Aleem Khan, SPDC, Karachi; Syed Kalim Hyder Bukhari, LSE, Lahore; Qazi Masood Ahmed, IBA, Karachi
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Ejaz Ghani
Senior Research Economist
PIDE, Islamabad.

Chairperson:

Financial Deregulation-II

Market Manipulation, Volatility and Regulatory Study of Bombay and Karachi Stock Markets. Read Abstract
Jamshed Y. Uppal, Assistant Professor of Finance
Department of Business and Economics,Catholic University of America, USA, and Inayat U. Mangla,Professor of Finance, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, USA.
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Sectoral Efforts of Monetary Policy. Read Abstract
Tasnee Alam and Muhammad Waheed, Ph. D scholars, PIDE, Islamabad.
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Governance of Money Laundering (M.L): An Application of Principle Agent Model. Read Abstract
Syed Azhar H. Shah, St. George College, London U.K.  Syed Akhtar H. Shah,Ph. D Scholar, PIDE and  M. Sajawal Khan, Research Associate, PIDE, Islamabad.
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Ahmed M. Khalid
Bond University, Australia.

Chairperson:

Governance and Institutions-II

Governing the Labour Market: The Impossibility of Cooperationist Reforms. Read Abstract
Muhammad Zahid Siddique, Lecturer in Economics,
National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences-FAST, Karachi, Javed Akbar Ansari, Dean,
and Qazi Mohammad Salman, Jr. Fellow, College of Management Sciences, PAF-Karachi Institute of Economics Technology, Karachi.
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Institutions, Economic Growth, and the Role of Social Capital. Read Abstract
Amir Mahmood, Associate Professor, Newcastle Graduate School of Business, University of Newcastle, Australia.
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Corrupt Clubs and the Convergence Hypothesis. Read Abstract
Naved Ahmad
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Towards Good Governance: Developing an E-Government. Read Abstract
Adeel Ghayur, Lecturer, University Institute of Information Technology, Rawalpindi.
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Law as a Cultural System: Chaudhry, Mullah and Judge in Pakistani Legal Culture. Read Abstract
M. Azam Chaudhry, Department Anthropology
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

Chairperson:

Anjum Nasim
LUMS
Lahore.

Growth and Export

Determinants of Exports in Developing Countries. Read Abstract
Muhammad Tariq Majeed, Lecturer in Economics, and Eatzaz Ahmad, Chairman, Department of Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
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Money Output and Inflation: Evidence from Pakistan. Read Abstract
Wasim Shahid Malik, Research Associate, PIDE, Islamabad.
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Effects of Exchange Rate on Output and Price Level: Evidence from Pakistan Economy. Read Abstract
Munir A.S. Chaudhry and Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, Department of Economics, Punjab University, Lahore.
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Managing Fresh Fruits Trade under WTO Scenario: A Case Study of Citrus Export from Paksitan. Read Abstract
Muhammad Sharif, Chief Scientific Officer, NARC, Islamabad, Usman Mustafa, Chief Training and Project Evaluation Division, PIDE, Islamabad, and Umar Farooq, SSO/Deputy Director  (Agricultural Economics), SSD, PARC, Islamabad.
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Export Function Estimates for the Pakistani Carpet Industry Read Abstract
Sam Cameron, Bradford University, England; Khair-uz-Zaman, Gomal University, D. I. Khan View Paper

M. Idrees Khawaja
Research Associate, PIDE