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Maryiam Haroon a doctoral candidate, Assistant Professor and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Economics and Business, Lahore School of Economics participated in 2nd GW Student Research Conference in Economics 2018 hosted by GW Student Association for Graduate Economists, The George Washington University held on 21st April 2018 in Washington DC, USA.

The GW Student Research Conference in Economics aims to bring together graduate economics students from greater DC area and beyond to promote the high standard theoretical and cutting edge empirical research in the fields of economics and development with a focus on presenting valuable suggestions for policy makers across the globe. Maryiam presented her work titled "Does Spatial Proximity Matter? Understanding The Costs and Benefits of Agglomeration" coauthored with Dr. Azam Chaudhry in the session focusing on Institutions and Economic Outcomes. She also got the opportunity of acting as a discussant for one of the paper titled "Dishonest Politicians and Public Good Provision" for the case of Bangladesh. She benefited from engaging with vibrant mix of participants including leading economists and faculty members of The George Washington University, PhD and graduate students and early career researchers.