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Home > Conferences > Fifth Annual Conference
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Fifth Annual Conference on Management of the Pakistan Economy GROWTH, TRADE AND
DEVELOPMENT
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20 – 21 April, 2009 |
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Day 1 - Monday, 20th April, 2009 |
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08:30 |
Registration |
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09.30 |
Welcome Address : |
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Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudry
Rector, Lahore School of Economics |
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Opening Remarks |
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Naved Hamid
Director, Center for Research in Economics & Business, Lahore School of
Economics |
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Session 1 – Promoting Sustainable Growth
Moazzam Mahmood, “Macro
Policy Coherence for Generating Growth, Employment, and Protecting the
Vulnerable in Pakistan.”
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Tea Break |
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Ijaz Nabi, “Economic
Growth and Structural Change in South Asia.”
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Azam Chaudhry, “Total
Factor Productivity in Pakistan: An Analysis of the Agricultural and
Manufacturing Sectors.”
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Discussion |
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13.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 |
Irfan-ul-Haque, “Pakistan’s
Bilateral Trade Relations: A Critique.”
Dushni Weerakoon, “Bilateral
FTAs in South Asia: Recasting the Regionalism Debate.”
Musleh-ud-Din, Ejaz Ghani and Usman Qadir, “Recent Experience and Future Prospects of Pakistan’s
Trade with China” |
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Discussion |
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Tea |
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DAY 2 Tuesday, 21st April, 2009
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09.30 |
Session 3 – Industrial Development and Competitiveness
Adeel Malik and Imran Ali, “The
Political Economy of Industrial Development in Pakistan: A Long-Term Perspective.”
Hamna Ahmed,
“Capital Flows and Real Exchange Rate Overvaluation – A Chronic Ailment:
Evidence from Pakistan.” |
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11.20 |
Tea Break |
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11.40 |
Session 4 – Liberalizing Trade with India: A Recipe for Higher Growth |
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Zareen Naqvi, “Pakistan-India
Trade Potential and Issues.”
Asad Sayeed,
“Trade in the Midst of Conflict: Some Political-Economic Observations on
India-Pakistan Trade”
Theresa Thompson Chaudhry,
“Microeconomic Flexibility in Pakistan and India: Employment Adjustment at the
Firm Level” |
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Discussion |
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13.30 |
Working Lunch |
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13.45 |
Special Panel Discussion – Program Design for Effective Service Delivery |
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Chairperson: Rab Nawaz, Secretary, Govt. of Punjab, Planning &
Development Dept. |
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Presenter: Salman Asim, “Experiments, Program Design and Social Sector
Development” |
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Discussants: |
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Ali Cheema, Associate Professor and Acting Head, Department of
Economics,LUMS |
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Azam Chaudhry, Dean, Faculty of Economics, Lahore School of Economics |
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15.00 |
Closing Remarks by Naved Hamid, Director, Center for Research in
Economics & Business, Lahore School of Economics |
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Tea |
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Lahore School of Economics |