We study the effects of Female Secondary School Stipend Program (FSSSP), a component of Punjab Education Sector Reform Program (PERSP) on school enrollment, middle and high school completion, marriage and fertility outcomes ...

This thesis analyzes the determinants of female labor force participation (FLFP) across the rural and urban areas of Pakistan and its provinces. The thesis provides evidence on various aspects of women`s labor supply by ...

Gender bias in developing countries like Pakistan restricts educational opportunities for girls in comparison to boys. This thesis attempts to determine the role of gender disparity in enrollments of children falling in ...

Human capital accumulation is deemed as a key indicator in the development process. It is closely related to other development indicators like socioeconomic status and occupational productivity. This study focuses on human ...

We follow Hsieh and Klenow (2009) to study the role of misallocation in aggregate productivity for manufacturing plants in Punjab. Data for manufacturing plants in Punjab is taken from the Census of Manufacturing 2000-01 ...

This study aims to look at how migration impacts children back home in terms of schooling and child labor by quantifying both aspects of migration, i.e. remittance and parental absence. This paper particularly focuses on ...