G²LM|LIC/Path2Dev/BREAD Academic and Policy Conference on Development Economics
September 11, 2025 - September 13, 2025
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G²LM|LIC/Path2Dev/BREAD Academic and Policy Conference on Development Economics

September 11, 2025 - September 13, 2025
LCE Auditorium, SBASSE, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan
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Organizers: Tahir Andrabi (CERP and Pomona College), David Atkin (MIT and BREAD), Oriana Bandiera (London School of Economics, BREAD and IZA), Supreet Kaur (University of California, Berkeley, BREAD and IZA), Asim Ijaz Khwaja (Harvard Kennedy School, BREAD), Annabelle Krause-Pilatus (IZA), Hadia Majid (Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)), Rabea Malik (IDEAS), Ijaz Nabi (International Growth Centre (IGC) and CDPR), Imran Rasul (UCL, BREAD and IZA), Farah Said (Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)), Maroof Syed (Center of Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP)), Alessandra Voena (Stanford University and BREAD), Kate Vyborny (World Bank)
Event Manager: Viola Hartmann

Program

+++ long presentation: 45 minutes +++ Q&A: 15 minutes +++
+++ short presentation: 20 minutes +++ Q&A: 10 minutes +++

Thursday, September 11

09:00 - 09:15

Registration

09:15 - 09:30

Introductory Remarks
Hadia Majid (Chair of Department of Economics, LUMS)
Annabelle Krause-Pilatus (Deputy Programme Director, G²LM|LIC Programme)
Imran Rasul (Co-President BREAD)

 

Session A

Chair: Annabelle Krause-Pilatus (IZA)

10:30 - 11:00

Zahra Mansoor (University of Bristol), Garance Genicot (Georgetown University), Ghazala Mansuri (World Bank)
"Incentivizing Frontline Workers and their Supervisors: Experimental Evidence from Agricultural Extension in Pakistan"

11:00 - 11:30

Torsten Figueiredo Walter (NYU Abu Dhabi), Niclas Moneke (University of Oxford)
"Endogenous Sample Selection"

11:30 - 12:00

Tea Break

 

Session B

Chair: Kate Vyborny (World Bank)

12:00 - 12:30

Zubaria Andlib (Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology)
"Breaking the Scroll (BTS): A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health in the Context of a Developing Economy"

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

 

Session C

Chair: Imran Rasul (UCL, BREAD and IZA)

14:00 - 15:00

Lelys Dinarte Diaz (World Bank and IZA), James Gresham (World Bank), Renata Lemos (World Bank), Harry Patrinos (University of Arkansas and IZA), Rony Rodriguez-Ramirez (Harvard University)
"Investing in Human Capital During Wartime: Experimental Evidence from Ukraine"

15:00 - 16:00

Faiz Ur Rehman (Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi), Rinchan Ali Mirza (University of Kent), Adeel Malik (University of Oxford)
"Frontier Rule and Conflict "

16:00 - 16:30

Tea Break

 

Session D

Chair: Hadia Majid (Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS))

16:30 - 17:00

Farah Imami (Lahore School of Economics)
"Intra-Household Information Sharing and Female Labour Force Participation: A Case of Pakistan"

17:00 - 17:30

18:30

Dinner

Friday, September 12

 

Session E

Chair: Maroof Syed (Center of Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP))

09:30 - 10:30

Kate Vyborny (World Bank), Robert Garlick (Duke University and IZA), Erica Field (Duke University, BREAD and IZA)
"Women’s Mobility and Labour Supply: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan"

11:00 - 11:30

Till Wicker (Tilburg University), Patricio Dalton (Tilburg University), Daan van Soest (Tilburg University)
"Mental Accounting and Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence from a Humanitarian Setting"

11:30 - 12:00

Tea Break

 

Session F

Chair: Farah Said (Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS))

12:30 - 13:00

Sila Mishra (Researcher), ONLINE PRESENTATION
"Delivering to the Gig Workers: Time Use and Social Protection in the Gig Economy"

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch


14:30 - 15:30


Chaudhry Nazar Muhammad Distinguished Lecture

Chair: Hadia Majid (Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS))

Sheheryar Banuri (Associate Professor of Economics at the University of East Anglia)
"Better Public Management: Bias, Behavior, and the Business of Government"

15:30 - 16:00

Tea Break
 

 

Session G

Chair: Imran Rasul (UCL, BREAD and IZA)

16:00 - 17:00

17:00 - 18:00

Michael Carlos Best (Columbia University and BREAD), Ali Cheema (Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)), Ali Abbas (International Monetary Fund), Ahsan Zia Farooqui (University of Sussex), Adnan Qadir Khan (FCDO), Shandana Khan Mohmand (University of Sussex)
"The Political Economy of Progressive Tax Reform: Experimental Evidence from Pakistan"

Saturday, September 13

09:30 - 10:30

Keynote

Chair: Farah Said (Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS))

Imran Rasul (UCL, BREAD and IZA), Livia Alfonsi (Harvard Business School and IZA), Vittorio Bassi (USC), Elena Spadini (UCL)
"Firm Responses to Uncertainty and Implications for Workers: Experimental Evidence from Uganda During the Pandemic"

10:30 - 11:00

Tea Break

11:00 - 12:30

Panel Session 1
Resilience and Fairness in Tax Systems in the Region

Moderation: Shahrukh Wani (Senior Country Manager for Zambia, IGC)

Opening Remarks: Ijaz Nabi (Country Director, IGC Pakistan & Honorary Executive Director, CDPR)

Sam Waldock (Development Director - British High Commission Islamabad)
Rashid Mahmood Langrial (Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue, Pakistan)
Ali Cheema (Vice Chancellor LUMS and lead academic, IGC Pakistan)
Murtaza Jafferjee (Chairman, Advocata Institute & CEO of JB’s Securities Sri Lanka)

Closing Remarks: Roberta Gatti (Chief Economist, MENAAP Region, World Bank)

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Panel Session 2
Women’s Participation in Labour Markets: Evidence and Policy Pathways

Moderation: Roberta Gatti (Chief Economist, MENAAP Region, World Bank)

Opening Remarks: Annabelle Krause-Pilatus (Deputy Programme Director, G²LM|LIC Programme and IZA), Kate Cooper (Economist, FCDO - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Ume Laila Azhar (Chairperson, National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW))
Ahmed Khan (CEO, Punjab Skills Development Fund)
Hamna Ahmed (Associate Professor, Lahore School of Economics)
Raymond Robertson (Academic Program Director, Bush School DC, Texas A&M University and IZA)
Kate Vyborny (Economist, South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab, World Bank)

15:00 - 15:30

Tea Break

15:30 - 17:00

Panel Session 3
Maternal Health and Nutrition: Evidence, Policy, and Pathways for Impact

Moderation: Zoha Waqar Farooqi (Program Manager, Health Research, CERP)

Opening Remarks: Maroof. A. Syed (President and CEO, CERP)

Shaper Mirza (Associate Professor, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS))
Zeina Sifri (Health Specialist, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
Qurat ul Ain (Health Specialist, Maternal Newborn Child Health, UNICEF Punjab, Pakistan)

Closing Remarks: Jishnu Das (Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University)

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