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Working Papers

2024

1. Measuring process innovation outputs and understanding their implications for firms and workers: Evidence from Pakistan
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   See also Journal Article Measuring process innovation outputs and understanding their implications for firms and workers: Evidence from Pakistan, Technovation, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2020

2. Innovation Strategies and Productivity Growth in Developing Countries: Evidence from Pakistan
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (1)

2019

3. Do young innovative companies create more jobs? Evidence from Pakistani textile firms
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)

2017

4. Hiding Money: Evidence from a field experiment with aspiring female entrepreneurs
   CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (1)

2015

5. Mark-up and Cost Dispersion across Firms: Direct Evidence from Producer Surveys in Pakistan
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (40)
   See also Journal Article Markup and Cost Dispersion across Firms: Direct Evidence from Producer Surveys in Pakistan, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (46) (2015)
6. Organizational Barriers to Technology Adoption: Evidence from Soccer-Ball Producers in Pakistan
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
   Also in Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (2015) View citations (16)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (44)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (24)
   See also Journal Article Organizational Barriers to Technology Adoption: Evidence from Soccer-Ball Producers in Pakistan, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2017) View citations (85) (2017)

2014

7. Where do new firms locate? The effects of agglomeration on the formation and scale of operations of new firms in Punjab
   Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (1)

2003

8. The International Finance Corporation's MBA survey: how developing country firms rate local business school training
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Adjustments in markups after a Free Trade Agreement: An analysis of Pakistani firms gaining increased access to China
   The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2024, 33, (5), 739-765
2. Measuring process innovation outputs and understanding their implications for firms and workers: Evidence from Pakistan
   Technovation, 2024, 136, (C)
   See also Working Paper Measuring process innovation outputs and understanding their implications for firms and workers: Evidence from Pakistan, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2024) (2024)

2023

3. Emigration’s Heterogeneous Impact on Children’s Wellbeing in Punjab, Pakistan
   Child Indicators Research, 2023, 16, (3), 1251-1295
4. Strategic Trade Policy for Pakistan’s Textile Sector in 2018: Enhancing High Value-Added Exports through Low-Priced Intermediate Input (Article)
   The Pakistan Development Review, 2023, 62, (2), 145-166

2022

5. Home-Based Enterprises: Experimental Evidence on Female Preferences from Pakistan
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2022, 71, (1), 185 - 221 View citations (1)
6. Innovation strategies and productivity growth in developing countries: Firm-level evidence from Pakistani manufacturers
   Journal of Asian Economics, 2022, 81, (C) View citations (5)
7. Trading textiles along the new silk route: The impact on Pakistani firms of gaining market access to China
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (1)

2021

8. Where to Locate? The Correlation Between Spatial Proximity and Location Choice of New Firms: The Case of Pakistan*
   Asian Economic Journal, 2021, 35, (2), 187-208 View citations (1)

2020

9. It is not power, but how you use it: Experimental evidence on altruism from households in Pakistan
   Applied Economics Letters, 2020, 27, (5), 426-431 View citations (3)

2019

10. Identifying and Understanding High Growth Firms in the Pakistani Textile and Apparel Sectors
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2019, 24, (2), 73-92
11. Young innovative companies and employment creation, evidence from the Pakistani textiles sector
    World Development, 2019, 117, (C), 139-152 View citations (10)

2018

12. Innovation and firm performance in developing countries: The case of Pakistani textile and apparel manufacturers
    Research Policy, 2018, 47, (7), 1283-1294 View citations (65)

2017

13. On the Origins and Development of Pakistan's Soccer-Ball Cluster
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 30, (Supplement_1), S34-S41 View citations (4)
14. Organizational Barriers to Technology Adoption: Evidence from Soccer-Ball Producers in Pakistan
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132, (3), 1101-1164 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper Organizational Barriers to Technology Adoption: Evidence from Soccer-Ball Producers in Pakistan, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (16) (2015)
15. Pakistan’s Experience with the Pakistan–China FTA: Lessons for CPEC
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2017, 22, (Special Edition), 1-24 View citations (4)
16. Unique and multiple equilibria in a macroeconomic model with environmental quality: An analysis of local stability
    Economic Modelling, 2017, 63, (C), 206-214 View citations (2)

2016

17. Innovation and Technological Upgrading in Lahore: Results From the LCCI Business Confidence Survey 2016
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2016, 21, (Special Edition), 393-415
18. Innovation in the Textiles Sector: A Firm-Level Analysis of Technological and Nontechnological Innovation
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2016, 21, (Special Edition), 129-166 View citations (2)
19. Reforming a Broken System: A New Performance Evaluation System for Pakistan Civil Servants
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2016, 55, (1), 49-72

2015

20. Does genetic proximity to high growth countries affect a country's own growth?
    Economic Modelling, 2015, 51, (C), 444-453 View citations (8)
21. Markup and Cost Dispersion across Firms: Direct Evidence from Producer Surveys in Pakistan
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 537-44 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper Mark-up and Cost Dispersion across Firms: Direct Evidence from Producer Surveys in Pakistan, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (28) (2015)
22. The Economic Impact of New Firms in Punjab
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2015, 20, (Special Edition), 143-182 View citations (1)
23. The effects of external migration on enrolments, accumulated schooling and dropouts in Punjab
    Applied Economics, 2015, 47, (16), 1607-1632 View citations (9)

2014

24. The Need for a Coordinated Industrial Strategy to Boost Pakistani Exports: Lessons from Asia
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2014, 19, (Special Edition), 177-206 View citations (2)

2013

25. A structural VAR analysis of the impact of macroeconomic shocks on Pakistan's textile exports
    Economic Modelling, 2013, 32, (C), 302-315 View citations (5)
26. Patronage in Rural Punjab: Evidence from a New Household Survey Dataset
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2013, 18, (Special Edition), 183-209 View citations (3)
27. The political economy of income comparisons and economic growth
    Economic Modelling, 2013, 31, (C), 214-222 View citations (1)

2012

28. The Birth of Exporters: Entry and Scale of Firms in Punjab’s Export Sectors
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2012, 17, (Special Edition), 191-212 View citations (1)

2011

29. Tariffs, Trade and Economic Growth in a Institutionals Quality
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2011, 16, (2), 31-54 View citations (4)

2010

30. A Panel Data Analysis of Electricity Demand in Pakistan
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2010, 15, (Special Edition), 75-106 View citations (16)

2009

31. Total Factor Productivity Growthin Pakistan: An Analysis of the Agricultural and Manufacturing Sectors
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2009, 14, (Special Edition), 1-16 View citations (6)

2008

32. The Effects of Rising Food and Fuel Costs on Poverty in Pakistan
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2008, 13, (Special Edition), 117-138 View citations (12)

2007

33. DO GOVERNMENTS SUPPRESS GROWTH? INSTITUTIONS, RENT‐SEEKING, AND INNOVATION BLOCKING IN A MODEL OF SCHUMPETERIAN GROWTH
    Economics and Politics, 2007, 19, (1), 35-52 View citations (15)

2006

34. Political Competition Between Countries and Economic Growth
    Review of Development Economics, 2006, 10, (4), 666-682 View citations (23)

2005

35. Corruption and Trade Liberalization: Has the World Bank Anti-Corruption Initiative Worked?
    Lahore Journal of Economics, 2005, 10, (2), 111-140