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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ACTUAL & ON-GOING )
Actual 2025 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC W Category Journal Articles
1. Afiq, M., Zafar, M. Impact of mother's mass media exposure on early childhood development in pakistan: urban vs. rural analysis. BMC Public Health 25, 3747 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24586-z
2. Afzal, A., Amir, B., Firdousi, S. F. & Rafiq, M. I. From Capital to Climate: Analysing Green Investment Strategies in China's Insurance Sector for Sustainable Development; Available SSRN 5298233, 2025
3. Afzal, A., Belascu, L., Martinez-Gonzalo, J. M. & Awais, M. Do blue economic resources have potential for carbon management in ASEAN countries? An empirical assessment; Review of Accounting and Finance 1, 2025
4. Afzal, A., Firdousi, S. F., Rafiq, M. I. Assessing the blue economy's impact on carbon mitigation growth levels: Evidence from North and Latin America; Marine Policy 180, 106803, 2025
5. Ahmed, H. “Lower prices, lower chances: How misbeliefs keep online freelancers out of online jobs” World Bank Development Impact https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Lower+prices%2C+lower+chances+How+misbeliefs+keep+online+freelancers+out+of+online+jobs&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
6. Ahmed, H. “Rainfall shocks and child health in rural Pakistan”. Journal of Development Origins of health and disease. DOI: 10.1017/S2040174424000424
7. Amir, B. & Afzal, A. The nexus of sustainable finance, digitalisation and blue economy on carbon emissions and sustainable development: evidence from East Asia; Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 3, 2025
8. Amir, B., Firdousi, S. F. & Afzal, A. Foreign investment and local emissions: Decoding the sectoral FDI-Environment nexus Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-35,2025
9. Amir, B., Firdousi, S. F. & Afzal, A. Multiplayer Strategic Evolutionary Game Model Analysis on the Ban of Single-use Plastic Bags Under the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 2019; SAGE Open 15 (1), 21582440251324722, 2, 2025
10. Arifeen, S. R. (2025), "Juxtaposed between hypervisibility and invisibility: The case of the hijab in Pakistan". Gender in Management: An International Journal, Vol. 40 No. 5 pp. 699–715, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-10-2024-0539
11. B. Alqurashi and A. Raza, Integrability, Conservation Laws by Variational Analysis and Lump Solitons for (2+1) Fourth-Order Biharmonic Equations with Quantum Field Applications, Rev. int. métodos numér. cálc. diseño ing. (2026). Vol. Online First, 59
12. Baloch, S. A., Raza, A., & Moyo, S. (2025). Lie symmetry analysis, rogue waves, periodic waves and various analytical solutions of non-linear diffusion equation with applications: SA Baloch et al. Nonlinear Dynamics, 113(23), 32649-32667.
13. Chand, S., & Shabbir, M. (2025). A new robust ridge estimator for linear regression model with non-normal, heteroscedastic and autocorrelated errors. Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods, 54(23), 7651-7667.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ACTUAL & ON-GOING )
Actual 2025 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC W Category Journal Articles

1. Afiq, M., Zafar, M. Impact of mother's mass media exposure on early childhood development in pakistan: urban vs. rural analysis. BMC Public Health 25, 3747 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24586-z
2. Ahmed, H. “Lower prices, lower chances: How misbeliefs keep online freelancers out of online jobs” World Bank Development Impact  https://www.google.com/searchclient=safari&rls=en&q=Lower+prices%2C+lower+chances+How+misbeliefs+keep+online+freelancers+out+of+online+jobs&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
3. Ahmed, H. “Rainfall shocks and child health in rural Pakistan”. Journal of Development Origins of health and disease. DOI: 10.1017/S2040174424000424
4. Gentile, E. Kohli, N., Subramanian, N., Tirmazee, Z. S. & Vyborny, K.. (2025). Barriers to Entry: Decomposing the gender gap in job search in urban Pakistan. Journal of Labour Economics. Accepted.
5. Jamil, N., Chaudhry, T., and A. Chaudhry (2025). “Measuring Precise TFP Growth Under Trade Liberalization: Stripping Away Omitted Price Bias and Demand Shocks,” The World Economy. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.70036

HEC Y Category Journal Articles

1. Nawaz, A., Jahangir, M. & Ghalib, A.K. “Sustainable anti-poverty strategies in times of crisis: a comparison between formal credit through transfers and microfinance versus informal saving mechanisms” Pakistan Journal of Social Issues Volume XVI (2025)
2. Nadeem, A. The Role of Early Childbearing on Child Health Outcomes in Punjab, Pakistan Development Review, 2025.

  Books

1. Chaudhry, A., Chaudhry, T., and M. Mehmood, eds. (2025). Policy Challenges for Macroeconomic Management and Growth in Pakistan: Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on The Management of the Pakistan Economy, Lahore: Lahore School of Economics.
2. Mahmood, M., Ikram, R. Explaining Pakistan’s Long Run Growth- A Keynesian model in Seven Essays/2025

Department of Economics
Research Programme

Research Objectives:

1. To produce cutting edge research in the area of economics and other related fields which utilizes advanced theories, principles and analytical techniques to address key issues in economics, business, and public policy. 
2. To collect and analyze primary and secondary data from Pakistani and international sources in order to support the research objectives of the students and faculty and share with local and international academics, researchers, policy makers, businesses and other stakeholders.  
3. To support local and international collaboration between researchers, academics, policy makers, the business community and other stakeholders in order to produce research that is relevant, timely, and impactful.   
4. To publish research articles in leading national and international academic journals in order to disseminate the findings of the research to a larger community.  
5. To publish the findings of the research produced in a broad variety of media, such as books, working papers, newspapers, blogs, and social media in order to increase the accessibility and impact of the research being conducted.  

Research Program 2026-31:

The research program of the Faculty of Economics is divided into three components:

1. Research and publications of the faculty as a result of ongoing projects (listed in the Research Program, 2026-2031, below).
2. Research and publications of the faculty as a result of local and international collaborations (listed in the Research Program, 2026-2031, below).
3. Publication of books, working papers, newspaper articles, blog posts, etc. based on completed research.  
4. Research and publications from PhD and MPhil/MS students based on their research work and theses.
5. Others

Research Program 2026-2031:

The research program of the department is centered around a series of projects which will yield working papers, policy briefs, newspaper articles and journal articles.
The main projects of the department over the next five years are:

1. ITC, Lahore School of Economics in WTO Chairs Programme

ITC, Lahore School of Economics was the only institution from Pakistan, among seventeen other universities from least-developed and developing country members, selected as a member of the prestigious WTO’s Chairs Programme. The role of the centre, being part of the WTO Chair Programme, would be to enhance knowledge and understanding of the international trading system among academics and policy makers in the country.

The objectives of the WTO Chair at the Lahore School of the Economics are threefold: First, to further the understanding of trade related issues (including trade theory, implications of restrictions on trade, the role of international bodies like the WTO, etc.) amongst students, the business community, policy makers and other stakeholders. Second, to conduct timely, relevant, and broadly inclusive research on trade related issues which is not only of the highest academic quality but is also relevant to stakeholders. Third, to disseminate the findings of its activities (both research and stakeholder consultations) to a broader audience through an effective dissemination campaign.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ACTUAL & ON-GOING )
Actual 2025 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC W Category Journal Articles

1. Afzal, A., Amir, B., Firdousi, S. F. & Rafiq, M. I. From Capital to Climate: Analysing Green Investment Strategies in China's Insurance Sector for Sustainable Development; Available SSRN 5298233, 2025
2. Afzal, A., Belascu, L., Martinez-Gonzalo, J. M. & Awais, M. Do blue economic resources have potential for carbon management in ASEAN countries? An empirical assessment; Review of Accounting and Finance 1, 2025
3. Afzal, A., Firdousi, S. F., Rafiq, M. I.Assessing the blue economy's impact on carbon mitigation growth levels: Evidence from North and Latin America; Marine Policy 180, 106803, 2025
4. Amir, B. & Afzal, A. The nexus of sustainable finance, digitalisation and blue economy on carbon emissions and sustainable development: evidence from East Asia; Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 3, 2025
5. Amir, B., Firdousi, S. F. & Afzal, A. Foreign investment and local emissions: Decoding the sectoral FDI-Environment nexus Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-35,2025
6. Amir, B., Firdousi, S. F. & Afzal, A. Multiplayer Strategic Evolutionary Game Model Analysis on the Ban of Single-use Plastic Bags Under the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 2019; SAGE Open 15 (1), 21582440251324722, 2, 2025
7. Arifeen, S. R. (2025), "Juxtaposed between hypervisibility and invisibility: The case of the hijab in Pakistan". Gender in Management: An International Journal, Vol. 40 No. 5 pp. 699–715, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-10-2024-0539
8. Hasan, A., Anwar, W., Elmagrhi, M. H., & Ntim, C. G. (2025). Financial Clout, Global Reputation, and Governance in UK Higher Education Institutions. Financial Accountability & Management, 41(3), 554-582.
9. Hasan, A., Sufi, U., Elmarzouky, M. & Hussainey, K. The impact of corporate governance on narrative disclosure tone: a machine learning approach, Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 2025
10. Pasha, F.M., Habib, F., Kamran, K., Azam, A., Ali, Z. and Hussain, D., 2025. Let the Customers Speak Their Hearts Out: The Role of Verbosity and Emotions in Online Viewer‐to‐Viewer Engagement. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2025(1), p.6282833.
11. Sajjad, A. and Pasha, F.M., 2025. Beauty and the beast: an experimental study on the effect of Instagram food posts featuring a celebrity vs. without a celebrity on the eating intention of healthy vs. unhealthy food. BMC Public Health, 25(1), p.4116.

HEC X Category Journal Articles

1. Hasan, A., Anwar, W., Zhang, J. H., & Marques, A. (2025). Corporate tax avoidance and narrative disclosure tone: a developing country perspective. Meditari Accountancy Research, 33(1), 114-143.
2. Hasan, A., Sufi, U., Elmarzouky, M., & Hussainey, K. (2025). The impact of corporate governance on narrative disclosure tone: a machine learning approach. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 26(3), 577-602.
3. Nakpodia, F., Olan, F., Ogunyemi, T., & Hasan, A. (2026). Navigating the roadblocks: exploring challenges in implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in a Sub-Saharan African economy’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). European Business Review, 38(1), 17-45.

HEC Y Category Journal Articles

1. Baig, A. T., Nadeem, N. & Sohail, S. Evangelistic Behavior as a Second Order Construct: how determinants of customer brand identification lead to brand evangelism? Asian Journal of Business Research, 2025.

Department of Business Administration
Research Programme

Five-Year Research Plan 2026 to 2031

In the next 5 years, it is expected that about 150 research pieces would be produced. Out of that 25 are expected to be contributed by the 5 Business faculty members working at ITC. Each ITC researcher is required to produce 1 paper per year, so annual output is 5 and 5-year output is 25. The regular Business faculty is 50. 2 faculty members collaborating for 1 piece of research would mean 25 pieces per year of research output; and that translates into 125 pieces of output over 5 years (2026-2031).

Total planned output in the next 5 years is:

From ITC researchers: 25 pieces

From regular faculty: 125 pieces

Total: 150 pieces

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ACTUAL & ON-GOING )
Actual 2025 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

   HEC W Category Journal Articles

1. Zia, M. (10 Apr 2025): Out-of-context: veering into Indo-Islamic storytelling, Textual Practice, DOI: 10.1080/0950236X.2025.2488648

HEC X Category Journal Articles

1. Hussain, E., & Jahanzaib, M. (2025). Russia–Pakistan Relations in the Contemporary Context: Geo-economic Opportunities and Strategic Constraints. Journal of World Affairs, 1(2), 165-183. https://doi.org/10.1177/29769442251350920
2. Javaid, U. & Khan, H. F. Generations at the Polls: The Past and Future of Women’s Electoral Participation in Pakistan, Remittances Review, 2025
3. Javaid, U. & Sindhu, M. Geostrategic Tension in the South China Sea: The Case of Power Dynamics and Maritime Security, Tpm - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 2025
4. Javaid, U. & Xie, X. Effects of China-Pakistan energy cooperation on poverty reduction in Pakistan, Migration Letters

HEC Y Category Journal Articles

1. Awan, M. F. Navigating Identity Discontinuity: Cultural and Identity Shifts in Migration after COVID-19
2. Ejaz, X. (2025). The World of Yōkai: Gods and Demons in Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke (1997). IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship, 14(1), 43–54. https://doi.org/10.22492/ijl.14.1.03
3. Fatima, N. Sociological Research and Innovation (SRI), Cognizance of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education among Teachers of Junior Level Schools in Lahore City Pakistan, 2025.
4. Yaqoob, F., Khan, M.S. and Awan, M.F., 2025. Navigating Identity Discontinuity: Cultural and Identity Shifts in Migration after COVID-19. Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, 19(2), p.19.

   Books

1. Mansoor, S. (2025). Pakistan’s multilingual and multicultural landscape: A sociolinguistic perspective (Nasir, M. H., Ed.). Lahore School of Economics.
2. Siddiqui, S. (2025). Aasman Dar Aasman (Urdu). Book Corner Publications.
3. Siddiqui, S. (2025). Language, Gender, and Power: Politics of Representation and Hegemony (second edition). Oxford University Press.
4. Siddiqui, S. (2025). Reimagining Education in Pakistan Contemporary Challenges and Critical Choices (English). Book Corner Publications.

    Book Chapters

1. Hussain, E. (2025). The military at a political crossroad? Pakistan 2018–present. In A. Ranjan & I. Talbot (Eds.), Challenge, Continuity and Change in Pakistan. London:
2. Routledge.https://www.routledge.com/Challenge-Continuity-and-Change-in-Pakistan/Ranjan-Talbot/p/book/9781032993645 srsltid=AfmBOopOxYB8e7mhgPcl4G9UKmAZkvCtkpUHFXV71YCviNoFrfR46rfd

Department of Social Sciences
Research Programme

Research Vision:
In line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission/Strategic Plan 2026-2031, the Department of Social Sciences will organize and sustain an active research agenda aimed at initiating multidisciplinary research in contemporary and emerging issues in social sciences.

Research Mission:
The Department of Social Sciences is committed to cutting-edge research on a broad spectrum of contemporary issues in Social Sciences and Humanities.

Research Objectives:

1. Diversify the research profile of Lahore School of Economics by making it one of Pakistan’s leading higher education institutions dealing with both the study of, and research in, social sciences and humanities.
2. Ensure that research standards follow international protocol and remain sensitive to individual diversity of interest.
3. Establish and maintain research links with academic partners within Pakistan as well as internationally, leading to collaborative ventures such as joint publications, conferences, and research-related visits.
4. To encourage publications in internationally respected journals in subject-specific areas.
5. To encourage faculty to write books and book chapters on topics that further academic literature in the social sciences and humanities.
6. To encourage non-traditional research output such as creative publications, film-making and visual arts.
7. To facilitate and support international exposure by encouraging presentations at international conferences in specific areas of interest and expertise.

Department/ Institute/ Centre Five Year Research Programmes 2026-2031

1. To initiate an MPhil in English Literature
2. To initiate an MPhil in Political Science

Five-Year Research Plan 2026-2031

1. Expand the faculty with suitably qualified PhD instructors with a view to introduce an MPhil program.
2. Engage with faculty from other departments within the Lahore School with a view to undertake collaborative and multi-disciplinary research.
3. Organize an Annual Social Sciences Conference to disseminate research findings to the relevant stake holders.
4. Launch a journal of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Research Themes

• Migration/Trauma/Displacement/Identity/Security
• The Use and Utility of AI in Research and Teaching
• Policy Research in Education/ Environment/Gender and Political Sciences
• Translation and Indigenous Literatures
• Creative and Critical Writings: Fiction and Non-Fiction.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ACTUAL & ON-GOING )
Actual 2025 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC W Category Journal Articles

1. Khan, M., & Chaudhry, M. N. (2025). Gaps in impact assessment teaching and research in Pakistan. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 1-8.
2. Khan, M., & Chaudhry, M. N. (2025). The future of Impact assessment in Pakistan: reflections from two decades of practice, teaching and research. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 1-4. W-category.
3. Naseer, R., & Chaudhary, M. N. (2025). Assessing forest fire likelihood and identification of fire risk zones using maximum entropy-based model in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(3), 281. W-category
4. Rana, M. A., Hassan, F., Tamime, R., Khan, P., Bazmi, A. A., Yasin, M., ... & Khan, A. L. (2025). Rational design of sustainable thin-film composite membranes: Computational and experimental investigation of deep eutectic solvents as a green alternative to hexane for enhanced desalination performance. Results in Chemistry, 102580.

HEC X Category Journal Articles

1. Butt, M. A., Ahmad, S. R., Chaudhary, M. N., Zaheer, M., Nazir, R., Zia-ur-rehman, M., & Hussain, N. (2025). Environment Friendly Synthesis of Novel Schiff Base-Derived Nano Metal Complexes Using Green Solvents for Enhanced Biological Activity. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 34(3). X-category
2. Jillani, H., Chaudhry, M. N., Jafri, S. R., & Zahid, H. (2025). The Impact of Social Media on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) towards Sustainable Consumption in Higher Education Institutions. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 100284. X-category
3. Tariq, M., & Chaudhry, M. N. (2025). Challenges influencing the occupational health and safety of Pakistani migrant workers in the construction sector: A qualitative study in KSA, Dubai, and Oman. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology.31(8), 3435. X-category

HEC Y Category Journal Articles

1. Arshad, S. H., Jillani, H., Imran, S., Chaudhry, M. N., & Saif, S. (2025). Evaluation of occupational health and process risk assessment of industrial waste incinerator. Safety in Extreme Environments, 7(3), 15.
2. Naseer, R., Imran, S., Ikram, A., Chaudhary, M. N., & Saif, S. (2025). Occupational health and safety risk assessment of a tobacco manufacturing industry. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 13(01), 415-425.

Department of Environmental Sciences & Policy
Research Programme

1.    Research Vision developed in line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission

          a.    To carry out research to make Pakistan a pioneer and assist the international community in finding sustainable and equitable solutions in the field of environmental sciences

2.    Research Mission developed in line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission
         a.    To carry out research to solve environmental problems at the national and international level

3.    Research Objectives

1. a. To conduct pure and applied research in the field of environmental sciences for advancement of science as well as for solving the problems.
2. b. Collaborate with national and international institutions in order to create synergy

4.    Department/Institute/ Centre Five Year Research Plan 2026/31 developed in line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission
The Department aims to strengthen its research capacity and contribute to national and global environmental challenges through the following strategic priorities:
1.    Establish and upgrade laboratory facilities, and acquire advanced software to support high-quality research activities within the department.
2.    Undertake research in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), environmental practices, and environmental legislation to support evidence-based policymaking.
3.    Promote research in emerging fields such as membrane technology, evolutionary biology and climate change using GIS and remote sensing.
4.    Conduct research on biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, and forest fire dynamics at both national and international levels.
5.    Examine the impacts of climate change on threatened plant and animal species in Pakistan, while contributing to global research efforts.
6.    Investigate key environmental issues including water quality, air pollution, urban heat island effects, and occupational health and safety.
7.    Explore the environmental dimensions of food systems and their implications for public health and nutrition transitions.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ACTUAL & ON-GOING)
Actual 2025 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC W Category Journal Articles

1. B. Alqurashi and A. Raza, Integrability, Conservation Laws by Variational Analysis and Lump Solitons for (2+1) Fourth-Order Biharmonic Equations with Quantum Field Applications, Rev. int. métodos numér. cálc. diseño ing. (2026). Vol. Online First, 59
2. Baloch, S. A., Raza, A., & Moyo, S. (2025). Lie symmetry analysis, rogue waves, periodic waves and various analytical solutions of non-linear diffusion equation with applications: SA Baloch et al. Nonlinear Dynamics, 113(23), 32649-32667.
3. Chand, S., & Shabbir, M. (2025). A new robust ridge estimator for linear regression model with non normal, heteroscedastic and autocorrelated errors. Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods, 54(23), 7651-7667.
4. Chaudhry, A., Naz, R. (2025). The closed-form solutions for a model with technology diffusion via Lie symmetries, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - S, 18(4) 1036-1053.
5. Dar, I. S., Chand, S., & Shabbir, M. (2025). An improved ridge-type estimator leveraging weighted least squares and horn’s scaling for heteroscedastic regression. Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods, 1-20.
6. F. Abbas, A. Raza, F. Zaman and S. Baloch, Biological Solitons in Biomembranes: Analytical Solutions of a Boussinesq-Type Equation with Amplitude-Dependent Nonlinearity, Rev. int. métodos numér. cálc. diseño ing. (2026). Vol. 42, (1), 38
7. I. Beg and I. Eroglu:  Enriched rational type contractions in quasi-Banach spaces and modified convex b-metric spaces, Applied General Topology, 26(1)(2025), 385-407.
8. I. Beg and I. Eroglu:  Fixed point of multivalued maps on bicomplete partialy ordered quasi-metric spaces Discussiones Mathematicae Differential Inclusions, Control and Optimization, 44(2024), 167-184.
9. I. Beg, I. Eroglu and O. Valero: Fixed points on partially ordered quasi-metric spaces, Fixed Point Theory, 25(2) (2024),473-494.
10. I. Beg, M. Abbas and M.W. Asghar: Multi-entropy analysis for mega project contractor selection in q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set framework, Computational and Applied Math., 44(2025), Article 152.
11. I. Beg: A characterization of the Lipschitz mappings on convex metric spaces, Proc. Romanian Acad. Sciences, 26(1)(2025), 21-26.
12. Iuga, I. C., & Jafri, S. R. (2025). Digitalization and future money supply dynamics. Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, 1-22.
13. Iuga, I. C., Jafri, S. R., & Iuga, H. (2025). How happy is healthy enough? Uncovering the happiness threshold for global non-communicable disease prevention. Frontiers in Medicine, 12, 1667645.
14. M. Bisht, I. Beg and S. Rawat: A new method to solve matrix game with interval payoffs and its MATLAB Code, International Game Theory Review, 26(3) (2024), Article 2450001.
15. Naz, R., Johnpillai, A., Mahomed, F. M., Omame, A. (2025). Closed-form solutions for a reaction-diffusion SIR model with different diffusion coefficients, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - S, 18(4), 870-881.
16. Naz, R., Torrisi, M., Imran, A. (2025). Lie Symmetries and Solutions for a Reaction-Diffusion-Advection SIS Model with Demographic Effects, SYMMETRY, 17(1), 3, pages 1-15.
17. Naz, R., Wang, G., Irum, S. (2025). The closed-form solutions of a diffusive Susceptible-Infectious-Susceptible epidemic model, Journal of Applied Analysis and Computation, 15 (1), 574-586. 
18. Raza, A., Alhussein, A. A. M., & Hamid, K. A. (2026). Analysis of Reaction-Diffusion Systems: Painlevé Properties and Conservation Laws of the Convective Fisher–Kolmogorov Equations. Symmetry, 18(2), 377.
19. Shabbir, M., Chand, S., & Dar, I. S. (2025). Bagging-based heteroscedasticity-adjusted ridge estimators in the linear regression model. Kuwait Journal of Science, 52(3), 100412.
20. Shabbir, M., Chand, S., & Dar, I. S. (2025). Heteroscedastic-adjusted standard error based estimation of ridge parameter in the linear regression model. Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods, 54(23), 7412-7426.
21. Shabbir, M., Chand, S., & Wajid, R. A. (2025). Hybrid method for river inflow prediction: an integration of Hampel filter, decomposition techniques, and support vector machine. Applied Water Science, 15(12), 1-16.
22. Shabbir, M., Chand, S., Iqbal, F., & Kisi, O. (2025). Novel Hybrid Approach for River Inflow Modeling: Case Study of the Indus River Basin, Pakistan. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 30(3), 04025006.
23. Shah, S. A. A., Zaman, Q., Wasim, D., Allohibi, J., Alharbi, A. A., & Shabbir, M. (2025). Optimal model for predicting highest runs chase outcomes in T-20 international cricket using modern classification algorithms. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 114, 588-598.
24. Wasim, D., Khan, S. A., Suhail, M., & Shabbir, M. (2025). New penalized M-estimators in robust ridge regression: real life applications using sports and tobacco data. Communications in Statistics-Simulation and Computation, 54(6), 1746-1765.
25. Wasim, D., Suhail, M., Khan, S. A., Shabbir, M., Awwad, F. A., Ismail, E. A., ... & Ali, A. (2025). Quantile-based robust Kibria–Lukman estimator for linear regression model to combat multicollinearity and outliers: Real life applications using T20 cricket sports and anthropometric data. Kuwait Journal of Science, 52(1), 100336.
26. Zaman, Q., Wasim, D., Nawaz, S., & Shabbir, M. (2025). Modified robust ridge M-estimators to improve linear regression performance under multicollinearity and outliers. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 1-23.

HEC X  Category Journal Articles

1. Haider, R. ., Nauman, S. ., Zahid, S. ., & Tariq, A. . (2025). Green Marketing and Sustainability: The Role of Brand Value and Authenticity in Consumer Choice. ACADEMIA International Journal for Social Sciences, 4(4), 5083-5110.
2. I. Beg: Extreme points of convex compact sets on quasi-metric spaces, J. Nonlinear Sci. Appl. 18(2025), 193-197.
3. I. Beg: Separating hyperplane theorems in convex metric space, J. Nonlinear Sci. Appl. 18(2025), 29-32.
4. Naz, R.,  Ozer, A.C., Kanwal, N. (2025). Dynamical analysis of a growth model interacting with natural resources and innovation, Afrika Matematika 36 (4), 174, pages 1-22.
5. Raza, A., Kara, A. H., & Moyo, S. (2025). Applications of Multi-reduction and Multi-soliton Analysis of (2+ 1) Zakharov-Kuznetsov (ZK) Equation. East European Journal of Physics, (2), 84-101.

HEC Y  Category Journal Articles

1. Kalsoom, Z. & Aziz, B. Rat Race: An application of Nudge Theory, GCU Economic Journal, 2025

Department of Mathematics and Statistical Sciences
Research Programme

Research Vision

To be a nationally leading and internationally recognized department in Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science including Mathematical Economics, Quantitative Finance, and Decision Sciences for conducting high-quality and impactful research.

Research Mission

Our department’s research mission is to

• Create a supportive and inclusive environment to facilitate the growth of faculty as researchers and scholars.
• Contribute to Lahore School’s overall research mission by actively supporting research initiatives within the business and economics disciplines.
• Undertake research endeavours addressing key economic challenges, supporting the Lahore School’s mission to contribute to the management of Pakistan’s economy.

Research Objectives

The research objectives of the Department for Mathematics and Statistical Sciences are to:

I.    Conduct high quality research in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, and interdisciplinary fields.
II.    Encourage collaborations with industry stakeholders and government agencies to address real-world problems using mathematical and statistical methods.
III.    Enhance research quality and visibility through publications in top-ranked international journals and by fostering collaborations with researchers from the world's leading universities.
IV.    Encourage and facilitate organization and active participation in virtual/hybrid/in-person conferences, workshops, and scientific forums at national and international levels, to enhance networking and knowledge sharing.
V.    Volunteer as a reviewer and editor for world-renowned journals to support the research community.
VI.    Develop collaborative and interdisciplinary research initiatives aligned with the needs of undergraduate programs in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Finance, Business, and Economics, promoting data-driven inquiry and the responsible use of analytical and computational tools.
VII.    Establish strategic partnerships with research institutions, community organizations, and industry stakeholders to provide students with practical and applied research opportunities.

Research Programmes

Our department has planned several new initiatives aimed at enhancing the capacity of our faculty and providing them with exposure to recent developments in Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science, as well as the latest cutting-edge research methods. These initiatives will be implemented over the next five years and will include:

I.    Seminar Series: This program aims to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration, provides a platform for networking and knowledge sharing, and reaches a wider audience. The program will consist of both attending and conducting seminars (physical and virtual) on various topics related to Mathematics, Statistics, and Computational Sciences.
II.    Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration: Our faculty prioritizes interdisciplinary research endeavours and will continue to work on both ongoing and new research projects with colleagues from the faculties of economics, business, social sciences, and environmental sciences over the next five years. 
III.    Research Capacity Building: This program aims to provide hybrid research development opportunities through conferences (physical and virtual) and workshops on Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with and learn from experts across the globe. Faculty members will be encouraged to attend specialized training in artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning, deep learning, and AI-driven quantitative analysis.
IV.    Industry-Linked Student Research: Promote collaborative research projects where students in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Finance, and Economics work on real-world challenges faced by Pakistani companies and organizations. These projects foster collaboration between students, faculty, and industry professionals, applying mathematical, analytical, and data-driven methods to solve practical case studies and contribute to evidence-based solutions.
V.    Developing an Integrated Framework for Data Science: This initiative aims to explore software components for data management, cleaning, visualization, statistical analysis, machine learning, and AI and develop an integrated framework for data science.
VI.    Faculty Research Themes:
Our faculty members are engaged in diverse research areas, including:

• Order, Fixed Point Theory, Fuzzy Sets and their Applications, Multi-criteria Decision Methods, Uncertainty Modelling. 
• Time Series Econometrics with applications in Finance and Risk Modeling
• Applications of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in social sciences.
• Statistical Inference and High-Dimensional Data Analysis.
• Lie Group Theoretical methods for differential equations.
• Modeling and Analysis of Physical, Biological, and Economic Models, as well as other areas of Applied Mathematics.
• The development of computational and symbolic techniques for simulation and optimization.
• Application of Mathematical tools in musicology in the domain of South Asian Raags. 

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS 2025  

HEC W Category Journal Articles

1. Rabia Nadir, Kamal Munir, and Shafqat Hussain. "Turning Walled City Lahore into a spectacle: the unintended consequences of heritage conservation." Third World Quarterly (2025): 1-19.

HEC X and Y Category Journal Articles

1. Ali Raza, “Pass with Passion”, The Journal of Art and Design Education, Pakistan, 2025

Books

1. 1. Naeema Arshad, Arshad Awan, Forts of Potohar, published by Lahore School of Economics

Book Chapters

1. 1. Samina Iqbal, “Performance Art in Pakistan” Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

National Conference Papers

1. Ali Raza, “FOR THE RECORD, Documenting Teaching and Learning in Art & Design Education.” Part of a six-member panel discussion that morning, at the National College of Arts, Lahore, (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)
2. Naeema Arshad, Short Film Screening at MCAP-BNU 2025 International Media Conference, themed Bridging Divides: Media Literacy for Informed and Connected Societies.

Department for Media Studies, Art and Design
Research Programme

Research Vision and Mission

In keeping with the vision of the university the faculty research aspires to interrogate topics of social significance and creatively experiment with interdisciplinary methodologies and use of diverse media technologies. Our mission is to foster just representation, diverse expression and creative intervention in media and art discourse in Pakistan and globally. The Media, Art and Design department aspires to help in critical analysis of prevailing media content and development of greater social capacity in creative production using traditional and new media.

Five Year Research Program

Encourage and facilitate PhD and senior faculty to publish books.

Start publication of working papers of faculty research.

Collaborative inter and intra department research to produce documentaries, exhibitions and multi-media content.

Research themes:

Post-colonial culture: Pakistani modern art, south Asian cinema, gender discourse in print media, education; medium of education, technology, culture of Northern Areas of Pakistan.
Ecologies of modernity, ai and new media, migration stories, green revolution, climate change, planetary urbanization.
Lahore City: Heritage and development in walled city of Lahore, cinema, television and radio, art movements and artists, music culture etc. are themes the faculty is engaged with in their ongoing research. We hope to streamline this interest into a consolidated stream of research on historical and contemporary culture of Lahore. The research aims to generate teaching resources about the cultural and artistic life of Lahore city
Classical Music , Encyclopedic compilation of ragas of classical North Indian music and audio, video cataloguing of senior contemporary practitioners from Pakistan.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ACTUAL & ON-GOING )
Actual 2025 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC W Category Journal Articles

1. Gentile, E. Kohli, N., Subramanian, N., Tirmazee, Z. S. & Vyborny, K.. (2025). Barriers to Entry: Decomposing the gender gap in job search in urban Pakistan. Journal of Labour Economics. Accepted
2. Ahmed, H. (2024). Rainfall Shocks and Child Health in Rural Pakistan. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2040174424000424.
3. Ahmed, H., Wu, R., & Tirmazee, Z. (2025). Lower Prices, Lower Chances: How Misbeliefs Keep Online Freelancers Out of Online Jobs. World Bank Development Impact.
4. Afiq, M., & Zafar, M. (2025). Impact of Mother's Mass Media Exposure on Early Childhood Development in Pakistan: Urban vs. Rural Analysis. BMC Public Health, 25, 3747. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24586-z

Book Chapters

1. Ahmed, H. (2025). Can Online Skilling Programs Foster Employment? Evidence from Punjab. In A. Chaudhry, T. T. Chaudhry, & M. Mahmood (Eds.), Policy Challenges for Macroeconomic Management and Growth in Pakistan.
2. Syed, M., & Hamid, N. (2024). Monetary policy in the time of corona: Lessons from Pakistan. In Policy challenges for macroeconomic management and growth in Pakistan (book chapter).

National Conference Papers 

1. Afridi, F., Robertson, R., Serra, D., & Ahmed, H. (2025). The Cost of Staying Home: Intra-Household (Mis-)Beliefs and Women’s Work Decisions in Pakistan.
2. Wu, R., Tirmazee, Z., & Ahmed, H. (2025). Intermediation by Superstars: Evidence from the Online Freelancing Market in Pakistan.
3. Hamid, N., & Syed, M. (n.d.) (2025). Monetary policy under fiscal uncertainty, external vulnerability and low productivity: The case of Pakistan. In 18th Annual Conference on the Management of the Pakistan Economy. Lahore School of Economics.

Centre for Research in Economics & Business
Research Programme

Vision

To be a world class research center producing cutting edge research in Economics and disseminating ideas and solutions for sustainable and equitable development, particularly for the poor, women and other vulnerable groups.

Mission Statement

CREB’s mission is to:

• Produce high quality research with meaningful policy impact, build capabilities of its researchers, and engage with academics, practitioners and policy makers on issues of importance for economic development in Pakistan and the world.
• Contribute to Lahore School’s overall mission by supporting high quality research of its graduate programs, ensuring that its researchers meet the international ethical standards, effectively managing the Lahore School Research Development Fund (LSDRF) grants programme and ensuring that international conferences participated by faculty under its training programme meet its academic standards.

Objectives:

CREB’s objectives are to:

• • Continuously improve the quality of its research by expanding links with international researchers and encouraging publications in higher ranked academic journals by its staff.
  • Expand its portfolio of research projects funded from competitive external grants.
  • Disseminate research and promote discussion with policy makers, academics and other stakeholders on economic development issues by organizing international conferences and seminars, publishing working papers, policy papers, briefs, newspaper articles and blogs.
  • Develop skills of its staff, especially early career researchers, by mentoring and organizing training workshops, encouraging participation in external capacity-building workshops, academic conferences and seminars, as well as facilitating access to resources for research. 
  • Provide a dynamic, collegial and inclusive work environment.
  • Provide timely and quality support to the Lahore School for::
    •   i. Maintaining high quality of its graduate programmes.
    • ii. Ensuring compliance with best practices of research ethics.
    • iii. Effective use of its funding for research and faculty participation in international conferences.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ACTUAL 2023 & ON-GOING 2024)
Actual 2023 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

1. Arif, R., & Chaudhry, A., Understanding how Complementarities in Innovation Affect Firm Performance: Evidence from Pakistan, Innovation and Technology Center (ITC) Working Paper 04-2023, Lahore School of Economics, 2023. (ITC Working Paper)
2. Arif, R., Chaudhry, A., and T. Chaudhry, “Empowered Mothers and Co-Resident Grandmothers: Two Fundamental Roles of Women Impacting Child Health Outcomes in Punjab, Pakistan, (with Rabia Arif and Azam Chaudhry), PLOS One, November 2023, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285995. (W Category)
3. Arif, R., Chaudhry, T. “Heterogeneous Effects of Emigration on Labor Market Activity and Investment Decisions in Punjab, Pakistan,” Advances in Life Course Research, Vol. 56 (June), 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2023.100547 (W Category)
4. Arif, R., Chaudhry, T., and A. Chaudhry, “Emigration of Caregivers and its Impact on Child Wellbeing in Punjab, Pakistan,” Child Indicators Research, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-023-10014-4 (W Category)
5. Chaudhry, A., Andaman, G., & Junaid, A., A Roadmap to Diversifying Pakistan’s Exports: Operationalizing the Product Space, Innovation and Technology Center (ITC) Working Paper 03-2023, Lahore School of Economics, 2023. (ITC Working Paper)
6. Chaudhry, A., Chaudhry T. T., Garner, P., & Grabher-Meyer, N., “Promoting Investment in Solar Energy Across SMEs in Pakistan,” Innovation and Technology Center (ITC) Report No. 03-2023, Lahore School of Economics, 2023. . (ITC Working Paper)
7. Chaudhry, T. & R. Arif, “The Impact of Consanguineous Marriage on Children's Human Capital in Pakistan,” Journal of South Asian Development, November 2023, https://doi.org/10.1177/09731741231200380. (W Category)
8. Chaudhry, T., and H. Ahmed, “The Global Gig Economy: Pakistan’s Opportunity to Become a Leader in Service Exports?” ITC Working Paper No. 13-2023, Lahore School of Economics. (ITC Working Paper)
9. Jamil, N., Chaudhry, T. T., & Chaudhry, A., “Self-Selection versus Destination based Learning- by-Exporting: Firm Level Evidence from Pakistan,” Innovation and Technology Center (ITC) Working Paper 02-2023, Lahore School of Economics, 2023. . (ITC Working Paper)
10. Jamil, N., Chaudhry, T., and A. Chaudhry, “Adjustments in markups after a Free Trade Agreement: An analysis of Pakistani firms gaining increased access to China,” (with Nida Jamil and Azam Chaudhry), Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, June 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2023.2222419. (W Category)
11. Arif, R., Chaudhry, T., & Chaudhry, A. (2023). “Emigration’s Heterogeneous Impact on Children’s Wellbeing in Punjab, Pakistan.” Child Indicators Research, 1-45 (W Category)
12. Arif, R., Jamil, N., & Chaudhry, A. (2023). Strategic Trade Policy for Pakistan’s Textile Sector in 2018: Enhancing High Value-Added Exports through Low-Priced Intermediate Input. The Pakistan Development Review, 145-166. (HEC Y category)

Innovation Technology Center
Research Programme

ITC Mission:

Established in April 2015, the Innovation and Technology Centre (ITC) at the Lahore School of Economics aims to drive innovation and economic growth in Pakistan through impactful research and policy engagement. Led by Dr. Azam Amjad Chaudhry and Dr. Theresa Thompson Chaudhry, the ITC collaborates with academia, the public sector, businesses, and stakeholders to address key economic and social challenges. Our focus areas include innovation, productivity, manufacturing, exports, and environmental sustainability. Through annual surveys and research projects, we provide valuable insights for evidence-based policymaking. Despite Pakistan's evolving political and economic landscape, the ITC maintains strong connections with policymakers, Chambers of Commerce, and manufacturers,contributing to informed decision-making and sustainable development.

2. Projects:

Following are some of the ongoing projects of the centre:
1. ITC, Lahore School of Economics in WTO Chairs Programme ITC, Lahore School of Economics was the only institution from Pakistan, among seventeen other universities from least-developed and developing country members, selected as a member of the prestigious WTO’s Chairs Programme. The role of the centre, being part of the WTO Chair Programme, would be to enhance knowledge and understanding of the international trading system among academics and policy makers in the country.

The objectives of the WTO Chair at the Lahore School of the Economics are threefold: First,to further the understanding of trade related issues (including trade theory, implications of restrictions on trade, the role of international bodies like the WTO, etc.) amongst students, the business community, policy makers and other stakeholders. Second, to conduct timely, relevant, and broadly inclusive research on trade related issues which is not only of the highest academic quality but is also relevant to stakeholders. Third, to disseminate the findings of its activities (both research and stakeholder consultations) to a broader audience through an effective dissemination campaign.The objectives of the WTO Chair at the Lahore School of the Economics are threefold: First, to further the understanding of trade related issues (including trade theory, implications of restrictions on trade, the role of international bodies like the WTO, etc.) amongst students, the business community, policy makers and other stakeholders. Second, to conduct timely, relevant, and broadly inclusive research on trade related issues which is not only of the highest academic quality but is also relevant to stakeholders. Third, to disseminate the findings of its activities (both research and stakeholder consultations) to a broader audience through an effective dissemination campaign.

2. Innovation in the Pakistani Textile Sector
Abstract The project has been developed under the International Growth Centre (IGC). Innovation and competitiveness are considered to be the backbone of private sector led economic growth and its sustainability. However, in Pakistan, very little is known about the nature and the extent of innovation as well as its determinants and obstacles. In the absence of such evidence, policies can be misdirected and ineffective. In this project, the researchers surveyed a sample of 500 textile firms in Punjab and Sindh. The survey measured both the technological (product and process) and the non-technological (organizational and marketing) aspects of innovation where an innovation is the introduction of a new or significantly improved product, process, organizational method, or marketing method by an enterprise. Through this survey, the researchers measure ‘innovation’ in at least four different ways: (1) Innovation rate (based on the response of enterprise if they had innovated during 2011-13, which is further be divided into four types of innovation; i.e. product, process, organizational and marketing), (2) Innovation input
(given by the ratio of R&D expenditure to sales), (3) Innovation output (given by the ratio of new products sales to total sales), and (4) Innovation efficiency (given by the ratio of new product sales to R&D expenditure).

Through this study, the researchers answer the following research questions:

• How innovative is the textiles sector of Pakistan (measured in four different ways as described above)?
• What are the correlates (both in terms of promoting and hampering) of innovation? (such as firm type and size, market structure, product market i.e. local or international, government regulations and facilitations, sources and type of cooperation, management patterns, skill profile, ICT, access to finance and source of finances, information on technology and markets, and demand for innovations etc.).

Researchers:Waqar Wadho and Azam Chaudhry (Lahore School)

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ACTUAL & ON-GOING )
Actual 2025 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC W Category Journal Articles

1. Shah, N. M., & Quddus, S. (2025), "Male migration, women’s decision-making autonomy and reproductive health-care utilization in Pakistan". International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, Vol. 21 No. 2 pp. 209–221

HEC X Category Journal Articles

1. Hashmat, F., Bradley, T., Nawaz, A., & Ghalib, A. (2025). Displacement of vulnerable households under climate-related shocks in 2022: The case of the Matiari district in Pakistan. The International Journal of Social Quality, 13(2), 44- 65. https://doi.org/10.3167/IJSQ.2023.130204

HEC Y Category Journal Articles

1. Nawaz, A., Jahangir, M., & Ghalib, A. K. (2025). Sustainable anti-poverty strategies in times of crisis: A comparison between formal credit through transfers and microfinance versus informal saving mechanisms. Pakistan Journal of Social Issues, XVI.
2. Mughis, Z. (2025). Our lived realities: Book review of the digital disconnect by Ellen J. Helsper. Forman Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1).

Books

1. Amjad, R. (2025). The management of the Pakistan economy 1947–2024: Part 1 & Part 2 (New ed.). Lahore School of Economics.
2. Zafar, F. (Ed.). (2025). Women and violence: Gender inequality and policy series (Vol. II). Lahore School of Economics.
3. De Bel-Air, F., & Shah, N. M. (Eds.). (2025). The future of migration to GCC countries: Migrants’ aspirations, labour reforms, and politics. Springer.
   Hashmat, F. (Ed.). (2025). Microfinance: A Pathway to Development. Lahore School

Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS)
Research Programme

In keeping with the Lahore School’s strategic perspective of strengthening research to a world class level, the GIDS research programme will build-on and extend its structuralist, multi-disciplinary and historical approach to contemporary themes and issues of economic development and social change through evidence-based policy-oriented analysis.

Major Research Areas

• Economic Development and the Management of Pakistan Economy (1947 to date) in collaboration with Faculty of Economics and CREB). Dr. Rashid Amjad (Lead), Dr. Ahmad Nawaz.
• Overseas Migration, Remittances, Diaspora and Development. Dr. Nasra Shah (Lead), Dr. Rashid Amjad, Dr. Fareeha Zafar
• Gender Inequality and Development in Pakistan (in collaboration with Faculty of Economics and CREB). Dr. Fareeha Zafar (Lead),
• Education and Development. Dr. Fareeha Zafar (Lead)
• Economic History of Pakistan since the Mughals (1520-2020) (in collaboration with Faculty of Economics and CREB). Dr. Rashid Amjad (Lead), Dr. Fareeha Zafar, Mr. Javed S. Malik, Fariya Hashmat
• Climate Change and its Impact on Livelihoods (poverty, food security and displacement). Dr. Ahmad Nawaz (Lead), Fariya Hashmat, Samar Quddus
• Governance and Development Management. Mr. Javed S. Malik.
• Microfinance and Sustainability Dr. Ahmad Nawaz (Lead), Fariya Hashmat.