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Waqar Ahmed Wadho

Dr. Waqar Wadho is an Associate Professor of Economics and Director of Graduate Studies at the Lahore School of Economics. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics & Business (CREB). Dr. Wadho holds Ph.D and MS in Economics from the Aix-Marseille School of Economics (AMSE), Aix-Marseille University, France. His research interests lie in the broadly defined fields of growth and development. He employs theoretical models and empirical methods to study issues related to firms, households, and economies.

Dr. Wadho has a strong track record of securing competitive research grants from the prestigious organizations including the Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries programme (PEDL), the European Union, the International Growth Centre (IGC), and the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).

For more details on his ongoing research projects and publications, visit Dr. Wadho’s personal webpage at:  https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A2c33GMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao & https://sites.google.com/view/waqarwadho

CV

Publications

  • Wadho, W., & Chaudhry, A. (2024). Measuring process innovation outputs and understanding their implications for firms: Evidence from Pakistan. Technovation. Volume. 136. (SJR Q1)
  • Wadho, W, and Sadia, H. (2023). Ethnic diversity, concentration of political power and the curse of natural resources. Economia Politica 40.1: 113-137. (SJR Q1)
  • Asharaf, N, Wadho, W, & Shahid, S. (2023). Faultlines in Family SMEs: The U-shape effect of family influence and control on innovativeness and performance. M@n@gement. Vol. 26 (3). (SJR Q2)
  • Wadho, W., & Chaudhry, A. (2022). Innovation strategies and productivity growth in developing countries: Firm-level evidence from Pakistani manufacturers. Journal of Asian Economics. Volume 81. (SJR 2)
  • Hasan, Y., & Wadho, W. (2020). Unskilled Migration, Child labor and Human Capital Accumulation of Children in the Presence of Parental Absenteeism. The Lahore Journal of Economics, 25(2), 119-138.
  • Wadho, W., Goedhuys, M., & Chaudhry, A. (2019). Young innovative companies and employment creation, evidence from the Pakistani textiles sector. World Development, 117, 139-152. (SJR Q1)
  • Wadho, W., & Chaudhry, A. (2019). Identifying and Understanding High Growth Firms in the Pakistani Textile and Apparel Sectors. The Lahore Journal of Economics, 24(2), 73-92.
  • Wadho, W., & Chaudhry, A. (2018). Innovation and firm performance in developing countries: The case of Pakistani textile and apparel manufacturers. Research Policy, 47(7), 1283-1294. (SJR Q1)
  • Wadho, W., & Ayaz, U. (2018). Government size and economic growth in an endogenous growth model with rent-seeking. Economics & Politics, 30(1), 151-179. (SJR Q2)
  • Wadho, W. (2016). Corruption, tax evasion and the role of wage incentives with endogenous monitoring technology. Economic Inquiry. vol 54(1), 391-407. (SJR Q1)
  • Wadho, W. (2014). Education, rent seeking and the curse of natural resources. Economics & Politics, 26(1), 128-156. (SJR Q2)
  • Wadho, W. (2013). Control rights, bureaucratic corruption and the allocation of resources. European Journal of Law and Economics, 35(1), 41-59. (SJR Q2)
  • Hakro, N, & Wadho, W. (2006). IMF Stabilization Programs, Policy Conduct and Macroeconomic Outcomes: A Case Study of Pakistan. Lahore Journal of Economics, 11(1).

Papers under review

  • Female community-driven development and empowerment: An RCT in Pakistan (with Andreas, Muhammad Karim and Fazal Khan). Under review at Journal of Development Economics. (SJR Q1)
  • Unlocking Global Markets: The Impact of International Standards Certification on Pakistani Firms’ Export Performance (with Azam Chaudhry). Under review at Journal of Development Studies. (SJR Q1)

Ongoing research

Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)

  • Managers’ and Households’ Attitude Toward Women Working in Factories: Role Model Firms and Information Interventions in Pakistan (with Anri Sakakibara and Abu Siddique). In the field.
  • Assessing the Mental Health Impacts of Structural Shift from Homes to Factories in Pakistan (with Anri Sakakibara, Abu Siddique, Michael Vlassopoulos, and Nusaiba Zakaria). In the field.
  • Structural Transformation, Women's Employment, and Child Development (with Anri Sakakibara & Abu Siddique). In the field
  • Structural Transformation and Marriage Market (with Abhishek Chakravarty, Anri Sakakibara & Abu Siddique). In the field.

Empirical Research

  • Family control, management quality, and firm productivity in Pakistan (with Azam Chaudhry). Data analysis completed
  • Analyzing the extent and nature of bureaucratic corruption in Pakistan (with Shaheen Naseer). Data analysis completed.

Policy briefs

  • Naveed, A., & Wadho, W. (2018). Geography of poverty and industrial clusters in Pakistan: Some policy implications. Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
  • Wadho, W (2017). Innovation in the Textiles sector of Pakistan. International Growth Center