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

HEC W Category/Impact Factor Journal Articles
1. Afzal, A. & Amir, B. Forecasting the Influence of Inflation Reduction Act on USA’s Sustainability Paradigm, Natural Resources Forum, Revision Submitted 2024
2.Afzal, A. & Amir, B. The Nexus of Sustainable Finance, Digitalisation and Blue Economy on Carbon Emissions and Sustainable Development: Evidence from East Asia, Management of environmental quality, Revision Submitted 2024
3. Afzal, A. & Awais, M. Do Blue Economic Resources have Potential for Carbon Management in ASEAN Countries? An Empirical Assessment, Review of Accounting and Finance, Revision Submitted 2024
4. Afzal, A. & Firdousi, S.F. Exploring the Nexus of Trade Potential, Economic Expansion and Sustainable Growth: The Case of Singapore’s Net Zero Emissions Policy, Journal of Business Economics, Submitted 2024
5. Afzal, A., Firdousi, S.F. & Rafiq, M. Assessing the Blue Economy's Impact on Carbon Mitigation and Trade Growth: Evidence from North and Latin America, Marine Policy,Revision Submitted 2024
6. Afzal, A., Firdousi, S.F., Hasnaoui, J.A. & Noor, R. Climate change and the European banking sector: the effect of green technology adaptation and human capital, Review of Accounting and Finance, 2024
7. Ahmed, H., Mahmud, M., Said, F., & Tirmazee, Z. (2024). Encouraging female graduates to enter the labor force: Evidence from a role model intervention in pakistan.Economic Development and Cultural Change, 72(2), 919-957.
8. Anwar, W., Hasan, A., & Nakpodia, F. (2024). Beyond the bottom line: exploring the role of governance mechanisms in promoting corporate tax responsibility. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 24(6), 1472-1496.
9. Arshad, N. ’The culture of Qalandar Pakhiwas community of Lahore, A case of marginalization,’ International Journal for Cultural Studies, IJCS 2024
10. Beg, I., & Eroglu, I. (2024). Fixed point of multivalued maps on bicomplete partially ordered quasi-metric spaces. Discussiones Mathematicae Differential Inclusions, Control and Optimization, 44, 167-184.
11. Beg, I., Eroglu, I., & Valero, O. (2024). Fixed points on partially ordered quasi-metric spaces. Fixed Point Theory, 25(2), 473-494.
12. Beg, I., Gnanaprakasam, A. J., & Mani, G. (2024). Fixed point on complex partial bmetric spaces with application to a system of Urysohn type integral equations. Novi Sad Journal of Mathematics, 54(1), 29-39.
13. Bisht, M., Beg, I., & Rawat, S. (2024). A new method to solve matrix game with interval payoffs and its MATLAB code. International Game Theory Review, 26(3), Article 2450001.
14. Butt, M. A., Ahmad, S. R., & Chaudhary, M. N. Environment Friendly Synthesis of Novel Schiff Base-Derived Nano Metal Complexes Using Green Solvents for Enhanced Biological Activity. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. (I.F: 1.4)
15.Chaudhry, A. “Measuring process innovation outputs and understanding their implications for firms and workers: Evidence from Pakistan,” with Waqar Wadho in Technovation, 2024.
16. Chughtai, A.A. and Arifeen, S.R. (2024). “Affective Trust in the Supervisor and Innovative Work Behavior: The Effects of Proactive Skill Development and Learning Goal Orientation”. Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2024.2325664
17. Firdousi, S.F., Afzal, A. & Amir, B. Green or brown? Unravelling the Sectoral FDI's Impact on Carbon Emissions and Environmental Performance, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Revision Submitted 2024
18. Firdousi, S.F., Afzal, A. & Amir, B. Nexus between FinTech, renewable energy resource consumption, and carbon emissions, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024
19. Habib, F., Ali, Z., Azam, A., Kamran, K. and Pasha, F.M., 2024. Navigating pathways to automated personality prediction: a comparative study of small and medium language models. Frontiers in Big Data, 7, p.1387325.
20.Hasan, A., Anwar, W., Zhang, J. H., and Marques, A., Corporate tax avoidance and narrative disclosure tone: a developing country perspective, Meditari Accountancy Research, 2024.
21.Hasan, A., Sheikh, N., & Farooq, M. B. (2024). Exploring stakeholder perceptions of tax reform failures and their proposed solutions: a developing country perspective. Meditari Accountancy Research, 32(3), 721-755.
22.Iqbal, S. “Not So Silent: Socio-Political Expression, and Public Sphere in the Works of Pakistani Artivists,” South Asian Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (SMAJ), Paris, 2024.
23.Ishaq, T., Tamime, R., Bano, S., Akhtar, F. H., & Khan, A. L. (2024). Synergistic CO2 capture using PANI-polymerized UiO-66 embedded in PEBAX mixed matrix membranes. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 13, 100260.
24. Iuga, I. C., Mudakkar, S. R., & Dragolea, L. L. (2024). Agricultural commodities market reaction to COVID-19. Research in International Business and Finance, 69, 102287.
25. Jillani, H., Chaudhry, M. N., Zahid, H., & Navid Iqbal, M. (2024). The mediating role of stakeholders on green banking practices and bank’s performance: The case of a developing nation. Plos one, 19(5), e0300585. (I.F.: 3.7)
26. Kara, A. H., Naseer, S., Raza, A., & Zaman, F. D. (2024). Optimal system and conservation laws for the generalized Fisher equation in cylindrical coordinates. Quaestiones Mathematicae, 47(7), 1369-1386.
27. Khan, M., & Chaudhry, M. N. (2024). Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment legislation in Pakistan. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 42(2), 123-140. (I.F: 1.4)
28. Khan, M., & Chaudhry, M. N. (2024). Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment legislation in Pakistan. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 42(2), 123-140. (I.F: 1.4)
29. Khan, S. N., & Riaz, Z. (2024). Exploring the relevance of organizational learning for CSR strategy implementation: Empirical evidence from a developing economy. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 15(1), 3844-3871.
30. Mansoor, Z., & Talat, A. (2024). YouTube Advertisements: A blessing or a curse? Generation Z’s perspective about YouTube Advertisements. OEconomia.
31.Nadir, R., Munir, K. & Hussain, S. "Turning Walled City Lahore into a spectacle: the unintended consequences of heritage conservation." Third World Quarterly (2025): 1-19.
32. Naz, R., & Torrisi, M. (2024). The closed-form solutions of a SIS epidemic reaction diffusion model with advection in a one-dimensional space domain. Symmetry, 16(8),948.
33. Naz, R., Johnpillai, A., & Mahomed, F. M. (2024). The exact solutions of a diffusive SIR model via symmetry groups. Journal of Mathematics, 2024, Article ID 4598831,1-14.
34. Rajput, L., Beg, I., & Kumar, S. (2024). Spherical fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and linear assignment model based MCGDM method with its application in ranking of states for their business climate. Expert Systems with Applications, 238, 122247.
35.Raza, A., Kara, A. H., & Alqurashi, B. M. (2024). Double reduction via invariance & conservation laws and analysis of solitons of the Gerdjikov–Ivanov equation in optics. Journal of Optics.
36. Sahar, T., Tamime, R., Usman, M., AlMohamadi, H., Nawaz, R., Anjum, T., & Khan,A. L. (2024). Tailoring thin film composite membranes for enhanced removal of heavy metals from water. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 141(48), e56295.
37. Sajjad, A., & Talat, A. (2024). Underdog entrepreneurship: a model to predict the success of poor entrepreneurs. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. doi: 10.1108/JEEE-07-2023-0262
38. Shabbir, M., Chand, S., & Iqbal, F. (2024). A novel hybrid approach based on outlier and error correction methods to predict river discharge using meteorological variables. Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 1-28.
39. Shenk, M., Naz, S. and T. Chaudhry (2024) “Intensive Kinship, Development, and Demography: Why Pakistan Has the Highest Rates of Cousin Marriage in the World,” Population and Development Review. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/padr.12678.
40. Siddique, J.(2024). The Crossover Text at a Metamodern Impasse: Analysing the Curious Case of the Closed Ending in Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Child Lit Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10583-024-09592-w
41. Siddique, S., Chaudhry, M. N., Ahmad, S. R., Nazir, R., Javed, R., Hafeez, M. R., ... & Mahmood, A. (2024). Risk surveillance with spatial distribution of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) from sedimentary samples of Chenab River. Science of the Total Environment, 912, 169256. (I.F.: 9.8)

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

HEC W Category/Impact Factor Journal Articles

1. Ahmed, H., Mahmud, M., Said, F., & Tirmazee, Z. (2024). Encouraging female graduates to enter the labor force: Evidence from a role model intervention in pakistan. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 72(2), 919-957.
2. Chaudhry, A. “Measuring process innovation outputs and understanding their implications for firms and workers: Evidence from Pakistan,” with Waqar Wadho in Technovation, 2024.
3. Shenk, M., Naz, S. and T. Chaudhry (2024) “Intensive Kinship, Development, and Demography: Why Pakistan Has the Highest Rates of Cousin Marriage in the World,”Population and Development Review.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/padr.12678.

HEC X and Y Category Journal Articles

1. Arshad, A., Zafar, F. & Nawaz, A. (2004). Digital Transformation of Service Delivery in Punjab’s Health Sector - A Case Study of Hospital Information Management System. The Pakistan Journal of Social Issues, Vol XV, 45-58
2. Chaudhry, A., “The Closed-Form Solutions for a Model with Technology Diffusion via Lie symmetries,” with R. Naz in Continuous Dynamical Systems Series S, 2024. HEC X and Y
3. Firdousi, S. F., Yong, C., Amir, B., & Waqar, A. (2024). The Influence of Student Learning, Student Expectation and Quality of Instructor on Student Perceived Satisfaction and Student Academic Performance: Under Online, Hybrid and Physical Classrooms. Open Education Studies, 6(1), 20240016.
4. Hashmat, F., Bradley, T., Nawaz, A., & Ghalib, A. (2023). 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
5. Nadeem, A. The Role of Early Childbearing on Child Health Outcomes in Punjab.Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2024, pp. 221-246. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30541/v63i2pp.221-246.

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 2025-26:
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, 2025-2030, below).
2. Research and publications of the faculty as a result of local and international collaborations (listed in the Research Program, 2025-2030, 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 2025-2030:
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 2024 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC W Category/Impact Factor Journal Articles

1. Afzal, A. & Amir, B. Forecasting The Influence of Inflation Reduction Act on USA’s Sustainability Paradigm, Natural Resources Forum, Revision Submitted 2024
2. Afzal, A. & Amir, B. The Nexus of Sustainable Finance, Digitalisation and Blue Economy on Carbon Emissions and Sustainable Development: Evidence from East Asia, Management of environmental quality, Revision Submitted 2024
3. Afzal, A. & Awais, M. Do Blue Economic Resources have Potential for Carbon Management in ASEAN Countries? An Empirical Assessment, Review of Accounting and Finance, Revision Submitted 2024
4. Anwar, W., Hasan, A., & Nakpodia, F. (2024). Beyond the bottom line: exploring the role of governance mechanisms in promoting corporate tax responsibility. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 24(6), 1472-1496.
5. Chughtai, A.A. and Arifeen, S.R. (2024). “Affective Trust in the Supervisor and Innovative Work Behavior: The Effects of Proactive Skill Development and Learning Goal Orientation”. Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2024.2325664
6. Firdousi, S.F., & Afzal, A. Exploring The Nexus of Trade Potential, Economic Expansion and Sustainable Growth: The Case of Singapore’s Net Zero Emissions Policy, Journal of Business Economics, Submitted 2024
7. Firdousi, S.F., Afzal, A. & Amir, B. Green or brown? Unravelling the Sectoral FDI's Impact on Carbon Emissions and Environmental Performance, Environment,Development and Sustainability, Revision Submitted 2024
8. Firdousi, S.F., Afzal, A. & Amir, B. Nexus between FinTech, renewable energy resource consumption, and carbon emissions, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024
9. Firdousi, S.F., Afzal, A. & Rafiq, M. Assessing the Blue Economy's Impact on Carbon Mitigation and Trade Growth: Evidence from North and Latin America, Marine Policy, Revision Submitted 2024
10. Firdousi, S.F., Afzal, A., Hasnaoui, J.A. & Noor, R. Climate change and the European banking sector: the effect of green technology adaptation and human capital, Review of Accounting and Finance, 2024
11. Habib, F., Ali, Z., Azam, A., Kamran, K. and Pasha, F.M., 2024. Navigating pathways to automated personality prediction: a comparative study of small and medium language models. Frontiers in Big Data, 7, p.1387325.
12. Hasan, A., Anwar, W., Zhang, J. H., and Marques, A., Corporate tax avoidance and narrative disclosure tone: a developing country perspective, Meditari Accountancy Research, 2024.

Department of Business Administration
Research Programme

Five-Year Research Plan 2025 to 2030

Planned and already completed research output in year 2025 is:

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 (2025-2030).

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 2024 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

   HEC W Category/Impact Factor Journal Articles

1. Siddique, J.(2024). The Crossover Text at a Metamodern Impasse: Analysing the Curious Case of the Closed Ending in Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Child Lit Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10583-024-09592-w
2. Zia, M. (2024). Reclaiming the Fabulous Machinations of the Qissa Genre. Marvels & Tales (Issue 38.1). (Impact Factor)

HEC X and Y Category Journal Articles

1. Ejaz, X., Hasan, M.., Yusuf, R., Khanum, N., Iqbal, E. H., & Ahmed, S. (2024). The Progression of Gender Stereotyping in Pakistani Television Advertisements. Journal of Media and Communication Studies, 4(1), 81-102.
2. Hussain, E. (2024). Afghanistan: Long War, Forgotten Peace, Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs (11)1:153-155. DOI: 10.1177/23477970231176624
3. Javaid, U., (2024) Theory and Practice of Constitutional and Legal Protections of Minorities: Christians in Pakistan, Remittances Review.
4. Javaid, U., (2024), Challenges, Strategies, And Policies for The Empowerment of Pakistani Women Farmers: A Qualitative Analysis with A Capability Approach, Migration Letters.
5. Khan, M. (2024) The River, The Town by Farah Ali. World Literature Today. https://doi.org/10.1353/wlt.2024.a936145
6. Shahnan, Z. U., & Hussain, E. (2024). US–Afghanistan Relations Post-withdrawal: Is There a Future?. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, 11(3), 301-319.
7. Siddiqui, S. (2024). Women, politics, and linguistic violence. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 32(2).

National Conference Papers

1. Hussain, E. Presented a paper titled “Democratization and Autocratization in the Global North and Global South” at an international conference jointly organized by Quaid-i- Azam University, Islamabad, and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Pakistan.
2. Siddiqui, S. Delivered keynote speech on “Use of AI in English language and Literature” at a conference held at Lahore College for Women University, Gulberg Lahore on 31st Oct 2024.
3. Siddiqui, S. Keynote speech on the topic "A Holistic Approach to Improve Pakistan's Stagnated Education System" held at Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi on 12th October 2024, 3rd seminar organized by Pakistan Women's Foundation for Peace (PWFFP).
4. Zia, M. Erasure, Resistance, and Innovation, University of Central Punjab, Lahore (Keynote Address) 6 June 2024. Dastan-e Amir Hamza: Painting and Storytelling
5. Zia, M. The British Council Women of the World (WOW) Festival Fireside Chat, Lahore (Invited Talk) 2 March 2024. Mariam Zia in Conversation with Shahnaz Aijazuddin “Women of Tilism Hoshruba”

International Conference Papers

1. Siddiqui, S. Keynote speech on “Education and the Politics of Linguistic Choices in Pakistan”in “2nd International Conference on Applied Linguistics (ICAL-24)” organized by Department of English Linguistics and Literature, Riphah International University, Islamabad on 2-3 March, 2024.
2. Siddiqui, S. Keynote speech on “Education for Sustainable Development'' in “4th International Conference on Educational Sciences and Research (ICESR-2024)” organized by the University of Sargodha, Sargodha on 1st and 2nd March 2024.
3. Siddiqui, S. Keynote speech on “Modern trends in Applied Linguistics” in 2nd International conference organized by COMSATS University Lahore, held on 4th December 2024.
4. Siddiqui, S. Panel member for 2nd International Punjabi Conference, PILAC held in Lahore on the 19th Nov 2024 in which “Imminent singers of Punjab” participated.

Department of Social Sciences
Research Programme

Research Vision:
In line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission/Strategic Plan 2023-2028, 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 2025-2030
1. To initiate an MPhil in English Literature
2. To initiate an MPhil in Political Science

Five-Year Research Plan 2025-2030
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 2024 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC W Category/Impact Factor Journal Articles

1. Butt, M. A., Ahmad, S. R., & Chaudhary, M. N. Environment Friendly Synthesis of Novel Schiff Base-Derived Nano Metal Complexes Using Green Solvents for Enhanced Biological Activity. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. (I.F: 1.4)
2. Ishaq, T., Tamime, R., Bano, S., Akhtar, F. H., & Khan, A. L. (2024). Synergistic CO2 capture using PANI-polymerized UiO-66 embedded in PEBAX mixed matrix membranes. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 13, 100260.
3. Jillani, H., Chaudhry, M. N., Zahid, H., & Navid Iqbal, M. (2024). The mediating role of stakeholders on green banking practices and bank’s performance: The case of a developing nation. Plos one, 19(5), e0300585. (I.F.: 3.7)
4. Khan, M., & Chaudhry, M. N. (2024). Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment legislation in Pakistan. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 42(2), 123-140. (I.F:1.4)
5. Khan, M., Chaudhry, M. N., Ahsan, M., & Ahmad, R. (2024). ChatGPT and the future of impact assessment. Environmental Science & Policy, 157, 103779. (I.F.: 6)
6. Sahar, T., Tamime, R., Usman, M., AlMohamadi, H., Nawaz, R., Anjum, T., & Khan, A. L. (2024). Tailoring thin film composite membranes for enhanced removal of heavy metals from water. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 141(48), e56295.
7. Siddique, S., Chaudhry, M. N., Ahmad, S. R., Nazir, R., Javed, R., Hafeez, M. R., ... & Mahmood, A. (2024). Risk surveillance with spatial distribution of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) from sedimentary samples of Chenab River. Science of the Total Environment, 912, 169256.(I.F.: 9.8)

HEC X and Y Category Journal Articles

1. Butt, M.A., Chaudhary, M.N. & Ahmed, S.R., Zaheer, M. & Naeem, M. One-pot environment friendly synthesis of imine derivative of furfural and assessment of its antioxidant and antibacterial potential, European Chemical Bulletin. (Y-category)
2. Wajid, W., Chaudhry, M.N., Hussain, N., Ijaz, M., Kifayat Ullah, Saeed, F., Aleem, M. & Desir, L. Estimation And Health Risk Assessment Of Selected Heavy Metals (Cd, Cr, Pb, Cu And Ni) In Children Toys. Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical
   Pharmacology, 128-138 (2024). (X-category)

MPhil Theses supervised (Completed)

1. Chaudhry, M. N., Alishba Zulfiqar, “Evaluation of performance of the Activated, Calcinated, and Modified Brick powder processes for the adsorption of Poly Vinyl Alcohol by response surface methodology (RSM).” Co-supervisor Dr. Naeem Abbas.
2. Chaudhry, M. N., Maria Tariq, “Challenges Influencing the Occupational Health and Safety of Pakistani Migrant Workers in Construction Sector: A Qualitative Study in KSA, Dubai and Oman”
3. Chaudhry, M. N., Wasfa Shoukat, “Enhancing Phenol Removal from Wastewater through Activated Carbon and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) Optimization” Co-supervisor Dr. Naeem Abbas.

Department of Environmental Sciences & Policy
Research Programme

Department Five Year Research programmes 2025/30 developed in line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission/Strategic Plan 2020-2030

1. Research Vision developed in line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission/Strategic Plan 2020-2030

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/Strategic Plan 2020-2030

a. To carry out research to solve environmental problems at national and international level

3. Research Objectives

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

4. Department/Institute/ Centre Five Year Research programmes 2025/30 developed in line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission/Strategic Plan 2020-2030

a. To develop lab and acquire software relevant to the research to be carried out in the department
b. Research in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment, Membrane Technology, Evolutionary Biology and Climate Change and POPs.

Five-Year Research Plan 2025/2030

a. To carry out research in conservational biodiversity at national and international level
b. To study the impacts of climate change on threatened species of plants and animals in Pakistan and at global level
c. Disease modelling of environmental insect vectors (Dengue and Tuberculosis)
d. Techno-legal research in environmental practices and legislation

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

HEC W Category/Impact Factor Journal Articles

1. Beg, I., & Eroglu, I. (2024). Fixed point of multivalued maps on bicomplete partially ordered quasi-metric spaces. Discussiones Mathematicae Differential Inclusions, Control and Optimization, 44, 167-184.
2. Beg, I., Eroglu, I., & Valero, O. (2024). Fixed points on partially ordered quasi-metric spaces. Fixed Point Theory, 25(2), 473-494.
3. Beg, I., Gnanaprakasam, A. J., & Mani, G. (2024). Fixed point on complex partial bmetric spaces with application to a system of Urysohn type integral equations. Novi Sad Journal of Mathematics, 54(1), 29-39.
4. Bisht, M., Beg, I., & Rawat, S. (2024). A new method to solve matrix game with interval payoffs and its MATLAB code. International Game Theory Review, 26(3), Article 2450001.
5. Iuga, I. C., Mudakkar, S. R., & Dragolea, L. L. (2024). Agricultural commodities market reaction to COVID-19. Research in International Business and Finance, 69,102287.
6. Kara, A. H., Naseer, S., Raza, A., & Zaman, F. D. (2024). Optimal system and conservation laws for the generalized Fisher equation in cylindrical coordinates. Quaestiones Mathematicae, 47(7), 1369-1386.
7. Naz, R., & Torrisi, M. (2024). The closed-form solutions of a SIS epidemic reaction diffusion model with advection in a one-dimensional space domain. Symmetry, 16(8), 948.
8. Naz, R., Johnpillai, A., & Mahomed, F. M. (2024). The exact solutions of a diffusive SIR model via symmetry groups. Journal of Mathematics, 2024, Article ID 4598831,1-14.
9. Rajput, L., Beg, I., & Kumar, S. (2024). Spherical fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and linear assignment model based MCGDM method with its application in ranking of states for their business climate. Expert Systems with Applications, 238, 122247.
10. Raza, A., Kara, A. H., & Alqurashi, B. M. (2024). Double reduction via invariance & conservation laws and analysis of solitons of the Gerdjikov–Ivanov equation in optics.Journal of Optics.
11. Shabbir, M., Chand, S., & Iqbal, F. (2024). A novel hybrid approach based on outlier and error correction methods to predict river discharge using meteorological variables.Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 1-28.
12. Wasim, D., Suhail, M., Albalawi, O., & Shabbir, M. (2024). Weighted penalized mestimators in robust ridge regression: An application to gasoline consumption data. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 94(15), 3427-3456.

HEC X and Y Category Journal Articles

1. Beg, I., Roy, K., & Saha, M. (2024). SJS-metric spaces: A survey. Journal of Nonlinear Science and Applications, 17(1), 30-69.
2. Naz, R., Omame, A., & Torrisi, M. (2024). Cost-effectiveness analysis of COVID-19 vaccination: A review of some vaccination models. Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics, 11, 100842, 1-9.
3. Rashid, T., Mahboob, A., & Beg, I. (2024). A novel technique for solving the uncertainty under the environment of neutrosophic theory of choice. Transactions on Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 3(1), 1-14.
4. Raza, A., & Kara, A. H. (2024). Investigating invariance and conservation laws for the classes of nonlinear parabolic and wave systems. Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics, 11, 100749.

Book

1. 1. Ayesha Ali, Kanray ki Riwayat (Urdu) Lahore School of Economics Press, July 2024.

Department of Mathematics and Statistical Sciences
Research Programme

Five Year Research Programmes 2025/30 developed in line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission

Research Vision

To be a world-class department in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, and multidisciplinary fields including Mathematical Economics, Quantitative Finance, and Decision Sciences for conducting cutting-edge 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 endeavors 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:

1. Conduct cutting-edge research in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, and interdisciplinary fields.
2. Encourage collaborations with industry stakeholders and government agencies to address real-world problems using mathematical and statistical methods.
3. Enhance research quality and visibility through publications in top-ranked international journals and by fostering collaborations with researchers from the world's leading universities.
4. Encourage and facilitate organization and active participation in virtual/hybrid/inperson conferences, workshops, and scientific forums at national and international levels, to enhance networking and knowledge sharing.
5. Volunteer as a reviewer and editor for world-renowned journals to support the research community.
6. Develop joint research initiatives tailored to the specific needs and objectives of each existing and new joint undergraduate program in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Finance, Business, and Economics.
7. 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:

1. 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 Data Science.
2. Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration: Our faculty prioritizes interdisciplinary research endeavors 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.
3. 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.
4. Industry Science Communication: This program involves communicating scientific knowledge and research findings related to the practical applications of Mathematical Sciences in Economics and Business to industry professionals. The goal is to bridge the gap between academia and industry.
5. 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.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ACTUAL & ON-GOING)
Actual 2024 

HEC W Category/Impact Factor Journal Articles

1. Arshad, N. ’The culture of Qalandar Pakhiwas community of Lahore, A case of marginalization,’ International Journal for Cultural Studies, IJCS 2024
2. Iqbal, S. “Not So Silent: Socio-Political Expression, and Public Sphere in the Works of Pakistani Artivists,” South Asian Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (SMAJ), Paris, 2024
3. Nadir, R., Munir, K.& Hussain, S. "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. Raza, A. “Pass with Passion”, The Journal of Art and Design Education, Pakistan, 2025

Book Chapters

1. 1. Iqbal, S. “Anwar Saeed: Interpreting Selves,” Lahore Biennale Reader 02, Lahore Biennale Foundation, Pakistan, 2024.
   2. Iqbal, S. “The Dialogue between Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Pakistani Miniature Painting,” The Later: Contemporary Art of Pakistan, Dr Furqan Ahmad Collection, Karachi, Pakistan.
   3. Nadir, R. ‘Resisting Assimilation-Pathans in Walled City of Lahore’, Lahore Biennale Reader 02, Lahore Biennale Foundation, Pakistan, 2024.
   4. Nadir, R. etal, Pauperization and Migration-the continuing violence of the green revolution. et al Geographien Südasiens 15, 2024

National Conference Papers

1. Arshad, N. at the Lahore School of Economics conference ‘Narratives of Place-Multidisciplinary perspectives in Media Studies, Art and Design’, May 3, 2024
2. Bashir, S. & Nadir, R. Storying development-narratives of development and social change in Tharparkar’, at ‘Narratives of Place- Multidisciplinary perspectives in Media Studies, Art and Design’, May 3, 2024
3. Iqbal, S. “Not So Silent: Socio-Political Expression, and Public Sphere in the Works of Pakistani Artivists,” at the Lahore School of Economics conference ‘Narratives of Place- Multidisciplinary perspectives in Media Studies, Art and Design’,, May 3, 2024
4. Raza, A. Moderator talk with participating artists for the exhibition “Places We Live | Stories We Tell”, at ‘Narratives of Place- Multidisciplinary perspectives in Media Studies, Art and Design’, May 3, 2024
5. Zafar, H. Paper presented on ‘National Cinema’ at Lahore School of Economics conference ‘Narratives of Place- Multidisciplinary perspectives in Media Studies, Art and Design’, May 3, 2024

Department for Media Studies, Art and Design
Research Programme

Department/Institute/ Centre Five Year Research program 2025-30 developed in line with the Lahore School’s Vision/Mission/Strategic Plan 2018-2028.

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 based on their PhD thesis.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 2024 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC W Category/Impact Factor Journal Articles

1. Ahmed, H., Mahmud, M., Said, F. & Tirmazee, Z.S. Encouraging Female Graduates to Enter the Labor Force: Evidence from a Role Model Intervention in Pakistan, Economic Development and Cultural Change (2024), Impact factor
2. Wadho, W., & Chaudhry, A. Measuring process innovation outputs and understanding their implications for firms and workers: Evidence from Pakistan, Technovation (2024), (Impact Factor)

Book Chapters

1. Chaudhry, T. & Ahmed, H. The Global Gig Economy: Pakistan’s Opportunity to Become a Leader in Service Exports? Book Chapter: Policy Challenges for Macroeconomic Management and Growth in Pakistan 2024
2. Syed, M & Hamid, N. Monetary Policy in the Time of Corona: Lessons from Pakistan, Book Chapter: Policy Challenges for Macroeconomic Management and Growth in Pakistan 2024

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 its Research Development Fund 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.

Five Year Research Programme 2025-2029:

Over the next five years CREB will continue its efforts to raise the quality and sustain the volume of its research in the period 2024-2029. Keeping in mind the small number of CREB staff, our planned output for 2024-2029 is less than what was achieved in the last five years (for the number of resident CREB research staff today see Table I, Statistical Annexure II). In the period 2025-2029, CREB staff plan to publish 15 papers in impact factor journals and produce 10 international working papers, CREB working papers and other international and local publications. Depending on the success of the ongoing efforts to revive the Lahore School’s MPhil and PhD programs in Economics, CREB staff expect to supervise 15 MPhil/MS theses in this period. In addition, CREB staff will complete 8 ongoing externally funded research projects and initiate 6 new projects. CREB will also organize 5 international conferences, and 30 seminars with leading academics and field experts as speakers; conduct 10 skills training workshops; host at least 5 early career international researchers; and expand its student outreach programme (see Table 2 for details).

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 2024 (Author/s, Title of Publication, Journal, Year)

HEC X and Y Category Journal Articles

1. Arshad, A., Zafar, F., & Nawaz, A. (2024). Digital transformation of service delivery in Punjab’s health sector: A case study of hospital information management system. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, XV, 45-58.
2. Hashmat, F., Bradley, T., Nawaz, A., & Ghalib, A. (2023). 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

  Books

1. Amjad, R. (2024). The management of the Pakistan economy 1947-2024, part I:Economic growth, human development and Structural change. Lahore School of Economics.
2. Nasra M. S. (2024). Social remittances and social change: Focus on Asia and Middle East. Lahore School of Economics.
3. Zafar, F. (Ed). (2024). Women and violence. Gender inequality and policy series vol.II. Lahore School of Economics.

Book Chapters

1. 1. Amjad, R., & Shahzad, A. (2024). Exchange rate management: A case study of Pakistan. In Chaudhry, A., et.al., Policy challenges for macroeconomic management in Pakistan. Lahore School of Economics.
   2. Shah, N.M., & Qazi, M. (2025). Most Favored Destination for Pakistani Migrants,Saudi Arabia: Trends, Patterns and Issues. (Chapter accepted in forthcoming edited book by King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
   3. Shah, N.M., & Qazi, M. (2025). Future Labor Migration from Pakistan to the Gulf Countries: An Overview (Chapter accepted in Springer forthcoming edited book by Gulf Labor Markets, Migration and Population)

Reports

1. 1. Shah, N. M., Shahzad, A., Quddus, S., & Qazi, M. (2024). Pakistan Migration Report 2024 [Research report]. Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora, Lahore School of Economics.
   2. Government of Punjab. (2022). Trends, Patterns, and Policies regarding Highly Skilled Migrant Workers from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE. (Research Report accepted in forthcoming publication by KAS & GLMM).

Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS)
Research Programme

FIVE YEAR RESEARCH PROGRAMME 2025-30

Research Objectives

In keeping with the Lahore School’s strategic perspective of strengthening research to a world class level, the main objectives of GIDS research programme is to build-on and extend its structuralist, multidisciplinary and historical approach to contemporary themes and issues of economic development and social change through evidence based policy oriented research widely disseminated through publications in Journals of repute and books from established and recognized publishing houses.

Major Paradigm Shifts in Development Studies

 In 2024, following major shifts in research paradigm were proposed:

1. Impact of Climate Change
2. Conflict, Peace and Security
3. Natural Disasters, Pandemics, and Economic Downturns
4. Social Capital Networks and their role in equitable and sustained growth and development
5. Emerging fast growing Technologies especially IT and AI and Development GIDS is achieving these objectives as the following list outlines Journal Publications and ongoing MPhil dissertations, which are being undertaken in alignment with these paradigm shifts.