PIDE News APRIL 2016 PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS Inside this issue: News Paper Articles by PIDE Staff 1 Seminars Organized by PIDE 2 Pride of PIDE 2 The Department of Development Studies The Department of Environmental Economics Applied Econometrics Division during April 2016 Department of Econometrics & Statistics PIDE Participated in the National Book Day Festival Training & Project Evaluation Division organized a Training Course 3 4 5 5 5 6 News Paper Articles by PIDE Staff The following articles of Dr. Asad Zaman, Vice-Chancellor, PIDE were published in the daily Express Tribune: Cold, Calculating and Callous (April 4, 2016) ENI_ID=11201604030546&EN_ID=11201604030217&EMID=11201604030081 Why Did No One See It Coming? (April 11, 2016) ENI_ID=11201604110049&EN_ID=11201604110031&EMID=11201604110007 The Education of an Economist (April 18, 2016) ENI_ID=11201604180004&EN_ID=11201604180001&EMID=11201604180001 Looking Through the Veil of Money (April 25, 2016) ENI_ID=11200704250129&EN_ID=11200704250041&EMID=11200704250017 The following articles of Dr. M. Idrees Khawaja, Head, School of Public Policy, PIDE were published in the daily Dawn and The News: Politics of Census (April 3, 2016) http://www.dawn.com/news/1249639/politics-of-census Light Rays from the Leaks (April 23, 2016) http://e.thenews.com.pk/pindi/4-23-2016/page6.asp
Page 2 Seminar Organized by PIDE The PSDE Secretariat arranged the following four Seminars in the month of April 2016. 1 Economic Policies and the effect of Aid on Growth in Asian Countries April 6, 2016 2 Pakistan Automotive Industry: A case of stalled development April 13, 2016 3 Measuring the Sufficient Debt Sustainability Condition in Pakistan April 20, 2016 4 Effect of family control on corporate Financing decisions of the firms: Evidence from Pakistan April 27, 2016 Pride of PIDE Bramsh Khan, student of MSc. Economics secured second position in the all Pakistan declamation contest held at the International Islamic University, Islamabad. She was awarded with shield and cash prize from the President of Islamic University. Her topic of speech was Youth Needs Nothing less than Enlightenment. Bramsh Khan would represent PIDE in the National Round of HEC speech competition.
Page 3 The Department of Development Studies A. Paper Presentations (Faculty) S. No List of Studies with Complete Reference 1 Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Presented a paper titled Naqshbandi Sufis of Sindh: A Case Study of Walhari Pirs in Second International Sufi Conference, April 9-10, 2016, Karachi B. Development Studies Seminar Series Dr. Taimoor Rehman from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) gave a talk on 'The Class Structure of Pakistan' on April 7, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at A.R Kemal Conference Room of the institute. C. Thesis Defense Held S. Name of No. Student 1 Sehrish Mustafa Title of Thesis Skill Gap in Sindh: A Study of Gender Perception through Cluster Analysis Name of Supervisor Dr. Usman Mustafa
The Department of Environmental Economics Page 4 Research Studies (Faculty) Research Published (Journal articles, Research Reports, Working Papers etc.) S. No List of Studies with Complete Reference 1 Anwar Hussain and Muhammad Rahman. Role of Trainings on Farmers Profitability in Mountainous Areas of District Swat". Pakistan Journal of agriculture research. 28(4): 414-421 2 Naveed Hayat, Anwar Hussain and HazratYousuf. "Food Demand in Pakistan: Analysis and Projections" South Asia Economic Journal. 17(1): 94-113. Research Submitted for Publication S. No List of Studies with Complete Reference Anwar Hussain and JaffarHussain. Trends in DomesticTerms of Trade of Agricultural sector of Pakistan German Journal of Agricultural Economics. Anwar Hussain and Muhammad Rahman. The Future of Gas Consumption in Pakistan: Evidences from Time Series Econometric models FWU Journal of Social Sciences. Anwar Hussain and RabiaBangash. Impact Of Climate Change On Crops Productivity Across Selected Agro Ecological Zones In Pakistan The Pakistan Development Review. (Special issue). Naveed Hayat, Anwar Hussain and HazratYousuf. "Food demand pattern of households across income groups in Pakistan" Amfiteatru Economic Syed Sundus Raza and Anwar Hussain. The Nexus of Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Growth and Environment in Pakistan The Pakistan Development Review. Anwar Hussain and Tayyeba Gul. Is Manufacturing sector the Economic Growth Trajectory In Pakistan? Asian Journal of Social Science Anwar Hussain and Tariq Gul. Fiscal marksmanship in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Asian Journal of Social Science JunaidAlamMemon, GulalaiJogezai, Anwar Hussain and Others. Farmers enthusiasm for revival of tradition karez systems in Balochistan. Human Ecology Thesis Defense Held S.No Name of student Title of Thesis Name of supervisor Syed Saleem Ali Shah Samreen Niazi Saghira Kiran Sadia Hanif Hina Irshad Muhammad Bilal Electricity as an Alternative to Firewood and its impact on deforestation: Case Study of Tehsil Ishkoman, Gilgit Baltistan Economic and Environmental Viability of Solar Powered Irrigation System: A Case Study of Fatah Jang Socio Economic and Environmental Factors Affecting House Rents in Islamabad Impact of Weather Shocks on Farmer s Livelihood in District Multan Punjab The Analysis of Ecological efficiency And its influencing Factors in Developing Countries Impact of Adaptations to Climate Change on Farm Income: A Case study of Rice-Wheat Cropping System of Pakistan. Dr. Rehana Siddiqui Dr. Aneel Salman Dr. Anwar Hussain Dr. Anwar Hussain Dr. Anwar Hussain Dr. Munir Ahmed Working Papers Series S.No Author(s) Name Title of the Article Date Presented 1 Muhammad Hassam Shahid Willingness to Pay for Clean Water Supply in Sialkot, Pakistan April 25, 2016
Applied Econometrics Division During April 2016 Page 5 1. Attended the conference of Islamic Ideological Council, Islamabad on April 27, 2016. 2. Attended the meeting of Chairman HEC with Turkish Delegation at HEC, H-9, Islamabad on April 14, 2016. 3. Closing remarks during the workshop on "Internal Quality Assurance Mechanism: Self-Assessment Report Writing" organized by QEC, PIDE at PIDE on April 12, 2016. 4. Attended the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of SBP held at committee room, 3rd floor, SBP Karachi through video link from Islamabad on April 9, 2016. 5. Attended the meeting of the Steering Committee to review the Project Establishment of CAREC University in the Conference room, 'P' Block Islamabad on April 5, 2016. 6. Panel discussion on Economic Development at National Institute of Management, Islamabad on April 05, 2016. Department of Econometrics and Statistics 1. External review and defense of final MPhil thesis of following student is conducted. S. No. 1 Name of Students Thesis Title Supervisor Shahina Qurban Jan Hedging the Currency Devaluation Dr. Saud Ahmed Khan 2. Internal review and defense of proposals MPhil thesis of following student are conducted. S. No. 1 Sara Name of Students Thesis Title Supervisor 2 Salah-Ud-Din Taj High-Dimensional Data Analysis: Comparison of OLS Post LASSO with OLS Post SCAD Heterogeneous determinates of terrorism: Econometrics Evidences from Cross Countries Dr. Zahid Asghar Amena Urooj (co-supervisor) Dr. Abdul Jalil Dr. Ahsan ul Haq (co-supervisor) PIDE Participated in the National Book Day Festival PIDE s Publications Division participated in the 7 th National Book Day Festival organized by the National Book Foundation, Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and national Heritage, Government of Pakistan from 22-24 April, 2016. Prominent PIDE publications along with the PIDE s flagship journal namely the Pakistan Development Review were displayed in the festival. People from academia, corporate sector, and government and non-government organizations took great interest in PIDE s publications.
Training Course Project Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) April 18-30, 2016 Page 6 Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) organized a two week training course on Project Monitoring and Evaluation (April 18-30, 2016) for the officers of BPS-17 and above of the Federal/Provincial Governments and Autonomous development agencies at PIDE premises. That training was managed by Dr. Usman Mustafa Director Training and Project Evaluation Division, and trained 21 participants of different departments from various parts of the country. PIDE always selects highly qualified resource persons for its training courses from different International, Government and Non- government organizations. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics P. O. Box 1091, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus Islamabad, Pakistan Phone: 051-9248069 Fax: 051-9248065 Email: publications@pide.org.pk, imranulhaq@pide.org.pk Conceived, compiled and designed by the Publications Division, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, PIDE, Islamabad. Spirit of Free Inquiry www.pide.org.pk