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  • The Economic Impact of New Firms in Punjab 
    Azam Chaudhry; Maryiam Haroon (© Lahore School of Economics, 2015)
    Despite the consensus that new firms have a significant economic and socioeconomic impact, there is very little empirical evidence to support this claim in the Pakistani context. In this paper, we start by looking at how ...
  • Economic Value of Irrigation Water: Evidence from a Punjab Canal 
    Ijaz Hussain; Maqbool H. Sial; Zakir Hussain; Waqar Akram (© The Lahore School of Economics, 2009-06)
    This study is based on data from a cross sectional survey of 120 farms located along the Mithaluck irrigation canal in central Punjab. The data collected were analyzed using (i) the residual imputation method, and (ii) the ...
  • EDUCATION REFORM IN PUNJAB A DECENTRALISED GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK FOR GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS 
    MUHAMMAD AHSAN RANA (© Lahore School of Economics, 2014-05)
    Improving the quality of public sector education and increasing its coverage is a complex challenge in Pakistan mainly because of the very large number of schools, inherently diverse requirements of various levels and types ...
  • The Impact of Socioeconomic and Demographic Variables on Poverty: 
    Imran Sharif Chaudhry; Shahnawaz Malik; Abo ul Hassan (© The Lahore School of Economics, 2009-06)
    Poverty is a complex phenomenon based on a network of interlocking economic, social, political, and demographic factors. An understanding of the extent, nature, and determinants of rural poverty is a precondition for ...
  • THE MIRROR AND THE LAMP COLONIAL EDUCATIONAL REFORM IN 19TH CENTURY PUNJAB 
    ATIYAB SULTAN (© Lahore School of Economics, 2011-10)
    Recently, education in colonial India has generated considerable and varied academic interest. Bayly’s seminal work on knowledge and information gathering extended the discussion on knowledge systems in India beyond the ...