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📢 #ADE2026 is here! The Applied Development Economics Conference invites submissions on development research. Deadline: 3 May 2026 Submit your paper via the link below or visit creb.org.pk forms.gle/N4c78chA6w2MZb… @Lahore_School @CDPRPak @The_IGC @INNOVATE_CENTRE

🚨 Excited to share that Dr. @waqarwadho, Senior Research Fellow at CREB, has won a STEG research grant! The project tackles female labour force participation in Punjab’s apparel sector through innovative interventions addressing info barriers.

Day 3 of #ADE25 Closing remarks by Dr. Azam Chaudhary & Dr. Hamna Ahmed (Lahore School of Economics). Presenters: @mahreenmahmud @ShabbarShagufta @aamir_ashar @ShaguftaSulta17 @AyshaKh01845372 @saqib7432 Partners: @Lahore_School @CDPRPak @The_IGC @Innovate_Centre

The Seventh International Conference on Applied Development Economics at Lahore School of Economics - #Participants [@Innovate_Centre, @IGC_Pakistan, @CDPRPak, @CREB_Pak] lahoreschoolofeconomics.blogspot.com/2025/08/lahore…

Day 2 of #ADE25 featured dynamic sessions on Climate Resilience, Digital Interventions, Labour Markets, Trade, and Industrial Policy, with plenary talks by Dr. Raymond Robertson and Dr. Azam Chaudhary. Partners: @Lahore_School, @Innovate_Centre, @IGC_Pakistan and @CDPRPak

Day 1 of #ADE25 kicked off with thought-provoking sessions uniting researchers worldwide. Themes: Health, Gender, & Intergenerational Mobility Presenters: @sawar92, @MeipingAggieSun, @_HamnaAhmed @KateVyborny. Partners: @Lahore_School @CDPR @The_IGC @Innovate_Centre

He found surge in terrorism led to a significant decline in educational attainment, reducing average years of schooling and lowering primary school completion rates, with a more pronounced impact on girls. @Lahore_School @CDPRPak @The_IGC @Innovate_Centre

The Impact of Terrorism on Education: Evidence from the Death of Osama bin Laden by @saqib7432 (@KDI_SCHOOL). He investigated the impact of terrorism on educational outcomes following the death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

@Lahore_School @CDPRPak @The_IGC @Innovate_Centre

The Impact of Waterborne Contamination in Drinking Water on Malnutrition of Children Under Five Year by @AyshaKh01845372 (@ibakhiofficial) Her work revolves around the impact of waterborne contamination in drinking water on malnutrition of children under five years.

- @ShaguftaSulta17's work unleashed the effect of terrorist attacks on women’s decision making within the household in the case of Pakistan. @Lahore_School @CDPRPak @The_IGC @Innovate_Centre

Effect of Violent Conflict on Female Decision-Making Power within the Household by @ShaguftaSulta17 (@PIDEpk)

- @aamir_ashar's work on the impact of Chinese aid infrastructure on local economic development and poverty alleviation in developing countries using the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a case study. @Lahore_School @CDPRPak @The_IGC @Innovate_Centre

Chinese Offshore Investments, Local Economic Development and Poverty: An Empirical Case of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by @aamir_ashar (@HabibUniversity)

Exciting work by @ShabbarShagufta on the impact of unconditional cash transfers (UCT), specifically, Benazir Income Support Program, on the labor supply decisions of the poorest households. @Lahore_School @The_IGC @CDPRPak @Innovate_Centre

Help fee not so helpful: impact of Net Cash Transfers on labour supply of Pakistani Households by @ShabbarShagufta (@SZABISTKarachi)

Super interesting work by @mahreenmahmud around the question that can household welfare be improved with a universal program provided to everyone in a community? @Lahore_School @CDPRPak @The_IGC @Innovate_Centre

We are All in This Together: Addressing Poverty in Village Economies by @mahreenmahmud (@UniofExeter)

Join us for day 3 of #ADE2025, organized by @Lahore_School, @CREB_Pak, @Innovate_Centre, @IGC_Pakistan and @CDPRPak on Wednesday, 20th August, at 10 00 a.m. (PKT).

What an exciting series of presentations! A big shout out to all presenters: Ashfaqul Chowdhury, @drniqbal, Anas Zidane, @saadimtiaz, Johan Kasim and @SinthavanhCTV.