Programme Day 2

Wednesday, April 1, 2009
09:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
SECOND TECHNICAL SESSION
Crystal Ball Room - A
1.	Chairperson:		Ashraf M. Hayat Secretary, Planning and Development Division, Islamabad.
2.	Theme:		Governance and Institutions
3.	Presentations:	1.	Institutional Imperatives of Poverty Reduction Akmal Hussain Beaconhouse National University Lahore.
		2.	Instinctive Behavior, Producer Surplus and Corporate Social Responsibility Naheed Zia Khan Fatima Jinnah Women’s University, Rawalpindi.
		3.	Ownership Concentration, Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: Evidence from Pakistan Attiya Yasmin Javed and Robina Iqbal PIDE, Islamabad, and Freelance Researcher.
		4.	Global Financial Crisis: A Tale of Moral Hazards Idrees Khawaja PIDE, Islamabad.
4.	Discussants:		Adeel Malik Oxford University, UK.
			General Discussion


Crystal Ball Room - B
1.	Chairperson:		Shahab A. Khawaja Secretary, Ministry of Industries and Production, Islamabad
2.	Theme:		Trade and Industry
3.	Presentations:	1.	Estimating Total Factor Productivity and its Components: Evidence from Major Manufacturing Industries of Pakistan Abdul Rehman, Talat Afza, Abdul Qayyum and Mahmood Ahmed Bodla COMSATS, Islamabad, and PIDE, Islamabad.
		2.	Changing Revealed Comparative Advantage: A Case Study of Footwear Industry of Pakistan Naseem Akhtar, Nadia Zakir, and Ejaz Ghani PIDE, Islamabad.
		3.	Telecommunication Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth: A Panel Data Approach Kanwal Zahra, Pervez Alam, and Afzal Mahmood Punjab Planning and Development Department, Lahore, and GC University, Lahore.
		4.	Inequality, Credit Market Imperfection, and Economic Growth Amina Tabassum Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
4.	Discussant:		Fakhri A. Siddiqui Bishop’s University, Canada.
			General Discussion


Noor Mahal
1.	Chairperson:		Salman Siddique Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Islamabad.
2.	Theme:		Public Sector and Fiscal Reforms
3.	Presentations:	1.	Provincial Finance Commission: Options for Fiscal Transfers Qazi Masood Ahmed and Akhtar Lodhi Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, and Applied Economics Research Centre, Karachi.
		2.	Testing the Fiscal Theory of Price Level in Case of Pakistan Attiya Yasmin, Umaima Arif, and Abdul Sattar PIDE, Islamabad, and FBS, Islamabad.
		3.	Students’ Attitude Towards Civil Service of Pakistan: A Perception Survey Faheem Jehangir and Musleh-ud Din PIDE, Islamabad.
		4.	Whether Fiscal Stance or Monetary Policy is Effective for Economic Growth in case of South Asian Countries Shahid Ali, Sonia Irum, and Asghar Ali Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, and Applied Economics Research Centre, Karachi.
4.	Discussant:		Fazal Husain PIDE, Islamabad.
			General Discussion


11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
TEA


11:30 a.m. – 01:15 p.m.
INVITED LECTURE - II: THE MAHBUB UL HAQ MEMORIAL LECTURE
*Crystal Ball Room*
1.	Chairperson:		Shahnaz Wazir Ali Chairperson Higher Education Commission Islamabad.
2.	Topic:		Inclusive Growth: Lessons from South Asia.
3.	Speaker:		Siddiqur Osmani Professor of Economics Social and Policy Research Institute University of Ulster, UK.
4.	Discussants:	1.	Akmal Hussain Distinguished Professor Beaconhouse National University Lahore.
		2.	Rehana Siddiqui Chief of Research PIDE, Islamabad.
		3.	S. M. Naseem Former Head Department of Economics Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad.
			General Discussion


01:15 pm – 02:00 pm.
LUNCH


02:00 pm – 03:30 pm.
PANEL DISCUSSION II: FOOD SECURITY
*Crystal Ball Room*
1.	Chairperson:		Sartaj Aziz Vice-Chancellor Beaconhouse National University Lahore.
2.	Co-Chairperson:		Zia-ur-Rehman Secretary Ministry of Food and Agriculture Islamabad.
3.	Penalists:	1.	Paul Dorosh Programme Leader, IFPRI Ethiopia.
		2.	M. E. Tusneem Member, Food and Agriculture The Planning Commission Islamabad.
		3.	Zakir Hussain Rana Dean, Faculty of Agriculture University of Sargodha Sargodha.
		4.	Muhammad Iqbal Chief of Research PIDE, Islamabad.
			General Discussion


03:30 pm – 04:00 pm.
TEA


04:00 p.m. – 05:30 p.m.
INVITED LECTURE - III: THE A. R. KEMAL MEMORIAL LECTURE
*Crystal Ball Room*
1.	Chairperson:		Syed Naveed Qamar Federal Minister for Privatisation Government of Pakistan Islamabad.
2.	Co-Chairperson:		Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi Distinguished National Professor/ Founder President, PSDE Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology Islamabad.
3.	Topic:		Public Policy and Development.
4.	Speaker:		Hafiz A. Pasha Dean, School of Social Sciences Beaconhouse National University Lahore.
5.	Discussants:	1.	Sarfraz Khan Qureshi Executive Director Innovative Development Strategies Islamabad.
		2.	Faiz Bilquees Former Joint Director PIDE, Islamabad.
			General Discussion