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Presentations by the Faculty of the Lahore School of Economics
The Economics Department hosted both visiting faculty and its own faculty to discuss some of the cutting edge research that they are conducting. These presentations included:
- Dr. Simon Quinn, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford and Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at the University of Oxford, gave a lecture to the department of economics on conducting research in economics and publishing research papers. Dr. Quinn is collaborating on research with the Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics and his research interests are in development economics, focusing on the role of firms.
- Ms. Mahreen Mahmud presented on: Analysis of Small Donations - An Exploration of a Unique Microfinance Model.
- Ms. Mahnoor Asif presented on "The Role of Socio-Economic Networks in Lahore for the General Elections 2013."
- Ms. Alishae Khar presented on "The Impact of Un-Conditional Cash Transfers on Child Education: Analyzing Pakistan's Largest Social Safety Program (BISP)."
- Ms. Maha Ikram presented on "Effects of Birth Order on Child Nutritional Status."
- Ms. Anum Elahi presented on "Corruption, Tax Evasion, and Economic Growth in Economies with Hierarchical Tax Administration System."
- Ms. Anam Masood presented on "Girl's Secondary Stipend Program in Punjab- A Panel Data Analysis," Supervised by Dr. Theresa Chaudhry.
- Ms. Ayesha Syed presented on "Fuzzy Judgment Aggregation: Methods Based on Distance," Supervised by Dr. Ismat Baig & Dr.Naved Hamid.
- Ms. Sadia Hussain presented on "Ethnic Polarization, Resource Curse and Income Inequality," and Mr. Taimoor Naseer presented on "Cognitive Reflection and Decision Making."
- Ms. Sara Khan presented on "Health and Economic Growth," and Ms. Yumna Hasan presented on "International Migration, Remittances and Economic Growth."
- Ms. Amber Masood presented on "Domestic Violence, Female Empowerment and the Uptake of Maternity Care Services."
- Anam Masood presented on "Impact of Female Secondary School Stipend Program on Enrollment and Marriage Outcomes in Punjab,"
- Ayesha Syed presented on "Fuzzy Judgment Aggregation: Distance Based Methods."
- Hafsa Tanveer presented on "Unique and Multiple Equilibria in a Macroeconomic Model with Environment: Stability Analysis and Transitional Dynamics."
- Anam Masood presented on "Impact of Female Secondary School Stipend Program on Enrollment, Marriage and Fertility Outcomes in Punjab."
- Amber Masood presented on "Female Empowerment and the Uptake of Maternity Care Services in Pakistan."