Dr Waqar Wadho

Dr. Waqar Wadho is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics & Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics. He holds a Ph.D in Economics from GREQAM, Aix-Marseille School of Economics (AMSE), Aix-Marseille University, France. His research focuses on corruption/rent-seeking, political economy and the economics of innovation in the context of developing countries. His recent research publications include:

• Young innovative companies and employment creation, evidence from the Pakistani textiles sector. World Development, Volume 117, May 2019, pp 139-152
• Innovation and Firm Performance in Developing Countries: The case of Pakistani Textiles and Apparel Manufacturers. Research Policy (2018), Volume 47, Issue 7, pp 1283-1294
• Rent-seeking, Government Size and Economic Growth. Economics & Politics (2018), Volume 30, Issue 1, pp 151-179
• Corruption, Tax Evasion and the role of Wage Incentives with Endogenous Monitoring Technology. Economic Inquiry (2016). Volume 54, Issue 1, pp 391-407
• Education, Rent seeking and the Curse of Natural Resources. Economics & Politics (2014). Volume 26, Issue 1, pp 128-156
• Control Rights, Bureaucratic Corruption and the Allocation of Resources. European Journal of Law and Economics (2013). Volume 35, Issue 1, pp 41-59.

For more details on his ongoing research projects and publications, visit Dr. Wadho’s personal webpage at: https://sites.google.com/view/drwaqarwadho/home

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