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The Centre for Research in Economics and Business was established in 2007 to conduct policy oriented research with a rigorous academic perspective on key development issues facing Pakistan. The mission of CREB is to act as a think tank and economic policy discussion forum of the Lahore School of Economics; to undertake research on economic policies and institutions, train researchers to international standards and be recognized as a premier institution for producing quality work in economics and business in Pakistan.
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(© Lahore School Of Economics, 2022-01)This paper highlights whether giving birth to a son plays a role in determining mother’s empowerment in Pakistan and in particular, if the birth-order of the son has any additional impact in uplifting the mother’s status ...
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Determining the Extent of Gender Discrimination in Education Sector: A case of Pakistan Paper No.04 (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2021-09)Gender bias in developing countries may restrict educational opportunities for girls in comparison to boys. This paper attempts to measure the gender disparity in education amongst children from 5 years to 18 years of age ...
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(© Lahore School Of Economics, 2021-08)Primary motive of temporary migration in developing countries like Pakistan is generally in response to the income constraint faced by the households. Therefore, to relax the resource constraint, migrants tend to remit ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2020-05)This paper seeks to identify the relationship between parental occupations and gender-specific career aspirations of undergraduate students. To do this, we conducted surveys with fourth-year undergraduate students in ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2020-04)Enterprises run by women in developing countries are often short-lived and small. Using data from an RCT with aspiring female entrepreneurs in Pakistan, we find that providing loans and training leads to business creation, ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2020-03)This thesis investigates the gender difference in competitiveness using a sample of undergraduate and graduate students in a private, higher education institution in Pakistan. The study uses standard 'tournament' style ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2020-02)Moral hazard aggravates mistrust between principals and agents and leads to economic inefficiency. Although literature has investigated if competition can reduce moral hazard, the evidence is mixed at best. This thesis ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2020-01)The volume of official world remittances and the rate of international migration have increased since 1970. Using bilateral remittances data from the top fifteen remittance recipient countries from 2010-2014, this study ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2019-03)Investment in human capital has the potential to promote economic growth and alleviate poverty. Unfortunately, Pakistan’s performance on this front has been poor with 19% of the primary school age children being out of ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2019-02)The paper looks into joint determination of corruption and development where there is hierarchial bureaucratic setup; tier one-bureaucrat and tier two bureaucrats. Corruption happens at two level once when tier one ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2019-01)Development related funding is critical for the long-term growth of any country, but the allocation of funds between politicians and different areas can vary due to various factors and one important factor is the connections ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2018-03)Early Childbearing is a major social and public health concern. Empirical studies have focused on both the consequences and causes of early childbearing. Much of the empirical work has focused on the impact of early ...
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Undergraduate Female Students in Lahore: Perceived Constraints to Female Labour Force Participation (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 20;No.1, 2020)A large number of women successfully make it to college; a total of 166,808 women are currently enrolled in government degree and postgraduate colleges in Punjab (Statistical Pocket book, Government of Punjab, 2018)– ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 19;No.2, 2019)This paper examines the social and economic effects of health microinsurance and explores potential channels through which usage can be increased using insights obtained from in-depth focus group discussions (FGD). Our ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 19;No.1, 2019)We study dominant trends and potential determinants of use of a health microinsurance program, offered by a leading microfinance institution (MFI) in Punjab, Pakistan. We find that: (1) Women are the most active users ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2018-11)At the heart of economic theory lies the motive of self-interest. However, a behavioral tendency to trust others can sometimes overpower the motive of self-interest and cause the individual to act in a manner that does ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2017-12)Social networks play an important role in human interaction. It is possible for social differentiation and segregation to discourage links that are desirable from an efficiency point of view, or for social matches ...
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(© Lahore School of Economics, 2018-03)Early-life factors play an important role in fetal development, according to Barker’s (1990) ‘womb-with-a-view’ hypothesis. This study examines how prenatal exposure to fasting in the month of Ramadan has an impact on ...