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Rabia Arif

Assistant Professor of Economics

Ms. Arif is currently enrolled in the PhD Economics program at the Lahore School of Economics. Her MPhil dissertation looked at the impact of External Migration on School Enrollments, Accumulated level of Schooling and Dropouts in Punjab. Her research interests include theoretical macroeconomics and applied microeconomics. She was placed on the Dean's Honor List for finishing in the top 10% of the BSc program at the University College Lahore (External program). She has also been to the Oxford University and the University of Warwick as a Visiting Doctoral Student.

Research Interests

Econometrics, Pakistan Economy, Microeconomics for Managers, Introduction to Microeconomics, Introduction to Macroeconomics

Teaching

Econometrics, Pakistan Economy, Public Finance

Publications

Chaudhry, Azam, and Rabia Ikram. "Does genetic proximity to high growth countries affect a country's own growth?" Economic Modelling 51 (2015): 444-453.

Working Papers

CREB Working Paper No. 03-12:"The Effects of External Migration on Enrolments, Accumulated Schooling, and Dropouts in Punjab."

Current Research Projects

  • " Climbing up the Export ladder through Strategic Tariff Reductions on Intermediate Goods: A Case of Pakistan's Textile Sector", paper presented at the Fourteenth International conference on the Management of the Pakistan Economy, Accelerating Economic Growth in Pakistan: Key Macro and Sectoral Drivers held at Lahore School of Economics
  • " Boosting Export opportunities for Pakistan: Leveraging Pakistan's Trade Policy with Respect to China", paper presented at the Fourteenth International conference on the Management of the Pakistan Economy, Accelerating Economic Growth in Pakistan: Key Macro and Sectoral Drivers held at Lahore School of Economics
  • "Democracy, Growth and the distance from the Frontier, A Schumpeterian Approach."
  • "Brand Proliferation, Economies of scale, Entry Deterrence and Regulation."
  • "Effect of Consanguinity on Child's Education and Labor Supply."
  • "Time Series Analysis of The Impact of External Migration on growth rates, Gross Investment and Value Addition in the Industrial Sector for Pakistan."
Thesis Advisor, Lahore School of Economics
MPhil Thesis Supervised

  • Maham Khalid (2013): "Measuring gender disparity in enrollment rates, type of school and years of education of children in Pakistan".
  • Mayda Aslam (2014): "Effects of Migration, Remittances & Parental Absence on the health of Children Left Behind".
  • Aimal Tanveer (2017): "Measuring Mother's Empowerment through the Culture of Son Preference in Pakistan'.
  • Aqsa Amjad (2017):" the Gender of Dominated Parent Affects wellbeing of Child? Experimental Evidence".
Reviewer

  • Child Indicators Research, 2016
Workshops / Visiting Scholar

  • Visiting Scholar at Universtiy of Warwick, 2016
  • Visiting Scholar at University of Oxford, Jan 2015
  • Monitoring and Evaluation: Data Management Tools (CERP)
  • CLEAR Project and Data Management Course (CERP)
  • Faculty Development Workshops at Lahore School of Economics

Degrees :
Candidate for PhD. In Economics, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan
M.Phil. Economics, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan
B.Sc. (hons.) Economics, University College Lahore, Pakistan (External Program)

Email :rabiaa@lahoreschool.edu.pk
Tel : + 92-42-3656-0969

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