A meeting between the PIDE and senior officials of the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms was

held on October 7, 2015 at PIDE to discuss scenarios for increased collaboration between the two organizations. The

aim was to further strengthen ties and produce demand driven policy oriented independent research at PIDE that can

be useful for practical planning and policy purposes. The focal persons were identified to discuss the possibility of

undertaking potential studies to be funded by Planning Commission. The meeting was attended by Dr. Asad Zaman,

Vice-Chancellor, PIDE, Dr. Nadeem Javed, Chief Economist and other senior officials of both PIDE and the Ministry

of Planning and Reforms.

PIDE-FES organized a workshop on “Political Feminisms and Social Movements in Asia”. The workshop was

followed by two days of discussion, debate and deliberations by the participants. Ms. Sundus Saleemi, Staff Econo-

mist, PIDE represented PIDE at the seminar that was held at PC Burban from 21-22 October, 2015.

The aim of this inception seminar was to overview the state of feminist movements/women in social movements in

Asian countries and to work out the future of such movements across the continent. The panel discussion highlighted

the definition of Political Feminism in Asia and its contestations in the contexts of Indonesia, China, Thailand, and

Bangladesh.

The seminar was attended by the faculty and students of various departments of the Pakistan Institute of Develop-

ment Economics (PIDE) and Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad. The speakers at the seminar were Dr Asad Zaman,

Vice Chancellor PIDE and Philipp Kauppert, the Resident Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).

The seminar included a panel discussion on the subject title, the panelist of the discussion were;

Dr Gadis Arivia, Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Indonesia, Indonesia

Tania Haque, Professor, Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Duangathai Buranajaroenkij, Lecturer/Researcher, Institute for Human Rights, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Shen Yifei, Professor, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

The discussion was moderated by Andrea Fieschenberg dos Ramos Pineu, DAAD long term guest Professor,

Quaid-I- Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. The seminar started with the opening remarks of the Vice-

Chancellor, PIDE, Dr Asad Zaman. Dr Zaman emphasized the need to reorganize the status of women in the societies

of different regions of Asia, and on the rethinking of their role within Islamic and western traditions. He also stated

that different societies can learn from each other without the imposition of alien concepts. He said that the Islam

revolutionized the status of women. He said that there were many instances in the Quran where men and women were

both called upon emphasizing on the agency of women and shows that women are treated as equal participants in

society.

OCTOBER 2015

PIDE News

Inside this issue:

PIDE to Conduct Demand-Driven Policy Oriented Research

1

PIDE & FES Workshop on “Political Feminisms and Social Movements in Asia”

1

Seminars organized by

PIDE 4

Newspaper Articles by

PIDE Staff 4

Participations and Engage-

ments of the PIDE Staff 7

PIDE to Conduct Demand-Driven Policy Oriented Research

PIDE & FES Workshop on “Political Feminisms and Social Movements in Asia”

Mr. Philipp Kauppert stressed the importance of different experiences, and sharing of these experiences to derive lessons from different countries. The

hope is to learn from experiences and lessons, and construction of more democratic models and societies where feminism plays a vital role. At the end he

stressed on the importance of changing concepts into social and political realities.

Gadis Arivia stated that feminism is:

1) The critical examination of inequality between sexes and constructing of gender and sexuality

2) The understanding and uncovering of ways in which women are depicted, represented and addressed

3) It tries to develop new ideals, practices and justifications on political institutions and practices.

Tania Haque expressed that feminism is the consciousness and attention to women’s issues, and that all feminism is political. Political feminism is the

response to patriarchy. Patriarchy is the social system which makes male dominance over women very easy and gives women status of second class citi-

zens in all spheres of life. Political feminism is a commitment to the creation of social systems that are equal for both men and women. It is a challenge to

patriarchy.

Andrea Fieschenberg, said that the mere usage of the term “Feminism” invites backlash and the labeling of feminists as westernized. The public image

of feminists remained heavily stereotyped. The government, parliament and the religious institutions shied away from using the terms only the academia

remained resilient. However, as with other regions, the younger generation of feminists is employing the word to define themselves and the academia is

also pushing back and showing resilience. The recent attack on Kunduz where the Taliban targeted women who were playing their roles in the public

spheres reminds feminists and women activists of the difficulties faced. It was also highlighted that in the presence of these contestations, it becomes very

difficult to create spheres where women issues can be discussed and even more difficult to shape public discourse.

Women had been forcefully excluded from the development process. Although, there were a large number of family movements going on but issues

still remained that even feminists shy away from; inheritance laws, marital laws, abortion rights etc. Social movements in Thailand have not had gender-

specific or feminist agenda. Women networks and NGOs however lobbied for pro-women legislation and to get laws passed on Gender Equality, Domes-

tic Violence and LGBT rights. The problem faced by Thai feminists was also due to the absence of implementation of women friendly laws. The political

conflict in Thailand had also adversely affected the women’s rights and severely harmed women’s advocacy.

The panelists observed that feminist agenda is an integral part of social justice. Feminists were faced by crises primarily due to the NGOization of

gender discourse and action. The government was only committed to eliminating gender inequality on paper with little progress or efforts on the ground.

The NGOs were donor-driven and imposed donor sponsored agendas without taking into account the contexts. NGOs have also faded the glory of women

activism. It was stressed that “women” was not a homogenous group. Future movements must be cognizant of inter-sectionality of deprivation and dis-

crimination. Issues must be analyzed using both gender lens and lens of inter-sectionality. There was also a need to get young people and men involved in

feminist movements. In these parts of the world, men still controlled the highest institutions and there was a need for more participation of women in the

political spheres. The cultural change and changes in attitudes towards women has been slow as compared to changes in law or policy. There is also a

need to encourage women’s movements and social organization. Creation of partnership with men, spread of knowledge about feminism and the higher

participation of women in politics is still needed. Furthermore, it was said that, feminists and other activists must stop relying on powerful people for the

promotion of democracy and work with people on the ground. Feminist concerns must be explicated to avoid being subverted in a larger social move-

ment. There is a need to address patriarchal cultures.

The panel discussion was followed by questions and answers session and the issues raised in the session were; transnational feminist movements, the

efficacy of religious and state discourses on feminism, misunderstanding of the terms feminism and patriarchy, the rise of right-wing tendencies through-

out the world and its threat to feminist movements, youth activism and the role of social media.

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The department of Economics and Finance, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in collaboration with Higher Educa-

tion Commission (HEC) organized a workshop titled “Applied Research Methods for Economics and Finance” from September 07, 2015 to

September 11, 2015.

Dr. Asad Zaman, Vice Chancellor PIDE, formally inaugurated the workshop. Earlier Dr. Attiya Yasmin Javed, Head school of Eco-

nomics and Finance, welcomed participants of the workshop and gave a complete overview of the workshop.

The main objective of the workshop was to polish the research skills of students. During these five days various underlying economet-

ric techniques were discussed in detail and applied by using different softwares. This is the third workshop of the series. Dr. Asad Zaman,

Prof. Dr. Eatzaz Ahmad, Dr. Usman Mustafa, Dr Safdar Butt, Dr. Arshad Hasan, Dr. Abdul Jalil and Dr. Ahsan Ul Haq Satti were among

the speakers of the workshop.

The targeted participants of the workshop were the Ph.D. and M.Phil. students and faculty members from different institutes. Overall,

seventy representatives from the following different universities/institutes participated: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics,

International Islamic University, Islamabad, University of Sargodha, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology,

National University of Modern Languages, Minhaj University Lahore.

Dr. Asad Zaman, Vice Chancellor PIDE and Dr. Fazal Husain, Dean were the chief guests in the closing ceremony and distributed

certificates among the participants of the workshop. The Vice- Chancellor, PIDE appreciated the efforts of the faculty of the department of

Economics and Finance for conducting the workshop. Mr. Muhammad Ramzan Focal Person of the Workshop gave a vote of thanks to the

participants and resource persons.

5 DAYS WORKSHOP ON APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

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Seminar on Expansion and Evaluation of Social Science Discipline in Public Sector Universi-

ties of Pakistan: A case study of Five Social Science Disciplines form 1947 to 2013

The PIDE Nurturing Mind Seminar Series organized a seminar on “ Expansion and Evaluation of Social Sci-

ence Discipline in Public Sector Universities of Pakistan: A case study of Five Social Science Disciplines form 1947

to 2013” on October 21, 2015. The Speakers of the Seminar were Muhammad Arslan Haider (Senior Programme Of-

SEMINARS ORGANIZED BY PIDE

The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics organized a seminar on “Islamic Entrepreneurship” on October 21, 2015. The

Speaker of the event was Dr. Shahid Qureshi (IBA).

The PIDE Nurturing Mind Seminar Series organized a seminar on “Impact of Credit on Education and Healthcare Spending in Rural

Pakistan” on October 28, 2015. The Speakers of the Seminar were Mr Abid Hussain (PIDE) and Dr . Muhammad Jehangir

Khan (Assistant Professor, PIDE).

The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics organized a seminar on “Feminisms & Social Movements in Asia” with the

collaboration of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). The Seminar was held in Junior Combination Room of PIDE on October 20, 2015.

The PIDE School of Public Policy organized a seminar on “Why Tax Reforms don't work in Pakistan? A Historical

Context” on October 29, 2015. The speaker was Mr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed

The Department of Development Studies organized the third study circle of “Read and Share Book Forum” on October 08, 2015. In the

third session Mr. Asad ur Rehman presented book titled “A Punjabi Village in Pakistan: Perspectives on Community, Land and

Economy” by Zekiye Eglar.

The Department of Development Studies organized the fourth study circle of “Read and Share Book Forum” on October 15, 2015. In

the third session Ms. Saira Zafar Khan presented book titled “Theories and Practices of Development” by Katie Willis.

The Department of Development Studies organized the fifth study circle of “Read and Share Book Forum” on October 29, 2015. In the

third session Mr. Ali Husnain presented book titled “Veins of Devotion: Blood Donation and Religious Experience in North India” by

Jacob Copeman.

Other Activities at PIDE during the Month of October, 2015

Farewell Party in honor of Dr . Usman Mustafa (Joint Director), Mr. Muhammad Hussain (Additional Registrar ) and Mr.

Dildar Ali was organized on October 06, 2015 in Junior Combination Room of PIDE.

Condolence meeting for the depar ted souls of the fathers of Mian Imram ul Haq (Senior Publication Officer), Mr. Muhammad

Ayub (Computer Operator) and Mr. Muhammad Inam Ullah (Assistant Account Officer) was held on October 09, 2015 at A.R. Kemal

Conference Hall of PIDE.

The following articles of Dr. Asad Zaman, Vice-Chancellor, PIDE were published in the daily Express

Tribune:

The Rise and fall of Logical Positivism

(October, 04, 2015)

http://tribune.com.pk/story/971192/the-new-poor-economics/

The New Poor Economics

(October, 11 2015)

http://tribune.com.pk/story/971192/the-new-poor-economics/

Graduating from Extreme Poverty

(October 25, 2015)

http://tribune.com.pk/story/978897/graduating-from-extreme-poverty/

The following articles by Dr. Idrees Khawaja were published in the daily Dawn

A Flawed Choice

(October 06, 2015)

http://www.dawn.com/news/1211119/a-flawed-choice

Torpid Work Culture

(October 18, 2015)

http://www.dawn.com/news/1213808/torpid-work-culture

The following article by Dr. Anwar Husssain was published in the daily News

Economics and Environment

(Oct 02, 2015)

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES BY PIDE STAFF

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Teaching Activities:

In the month of October, 2015, around 12 students from different departments have defended their theses. The

detail of topics is given below:

Name of the

Student Title of the Thesis Degree Program Date

Mr. Abid

Hussain

Impact of Credit on Education and Healthcare Spending by the Poor: Evi-

dence from Rural Areas of Pakistan M.Phil Economics 10/5/2015

Ms. Mahroo Recovery of Children from Malnutrition in Adolescence: The Case of Paki- M.Phil Health Economics 10/9/2015

Ms. Nudrat Estimating Cost of Illness and Factors Affecting Non-Communicable Chron- M.Phil Health Economics 10/9/2015

Ms. Shahnila A Structural Equation Model for Determinants of Child Malnutrition: The M.Phil Health Economics 10/9/2015

Mr. Ali Hasnain Understanding Socio-economicCharacteristics of Kidney Sellers inPakistan M.Phil. Development Stud-

ies 10/12/2015

Ms. Gullali

Jogezai

Social Viability of Karez Rehabilitation in Balochistan, Pakistan (A study of

Loralai District)

M.Phil. Development Stud-

ies 10/12/2015

Mr. Inam Ullah The Impact of Financial Development on CO2 emission: Evidence from

selected South Asian Countries

M.Phil. Environmental

Economics 10/20/2015

Mr. Atif Naeem

Khan

The Role of Environmental Amenities in Determining Housing Prices, A

Hedonic Price Analysis

M.Phil. Environmental

Economics 10/20/2015

Mr. Zia Ullah Why Youth Joins Militancy? The Case Of Mohmand Agency (Fata) M.Phil. Development Stud-

ies 10/27/2015

Ms. Sadaf Za-

reen

Foreign Aid, Government Stability and Envrionmental Degradation: An

Analysis of Selected Developing Countries

M.Phil. Environmental

Economics 10/27/2015

Ms. Saira Zafar

Khan Higher Education for Women: A Self-empowerment and Gender Perspective

M.Phil. Development Stud-

ies 10/30/2015

Ms. Abida

Naurin

Impact of Oil Price and Its Volatility on CPI and Stock Market Index in

Pakistan: Bivariate EGARCH Model

M.Phil. Econometrics and

Statistics 10/28/2015

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Thesis Defended

Title of Dissertations

Name of Candidates Supervisor

Impact of Corporate Ownership Structure and Board Characteristics on Dividend Poli-cy in Emerging Economy of Pakistan Muhammad Anjum Fareed Dr. Arshad Hassan

Financial Liberalization and Money Demand in Pakistan Muhammad Adnan Javed Dr. Attiya Y. Javid

Military Spending and Economic Growth in Pakistan: A Regime Switching Analysis Waqar Qureshi Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad

Financial Development, Saving Performance: An Evidence from SARRC Countries” Irfan Talib Dr. Shujaat Farooq

“Impact of Culture on Sovereign Credit Risk: Evidence from Highly Developed and Developing Countries” Saad Mahmood Dr. Shujaat Farooq

Herding Behavior: A Case Study of Karachi Stock Exchange Ubaid-ur-Rehman Dr. Attiya Yasmin Javid

Value-Glamour, Accrual and Distress Anomaly: Same or Distinct Phenomenon Maaz Javid Dr. Arshad Hassan

The Impact of Corporate Governance on Insolvency Risk of Firm: Empirical Evidence from Financial and Non Financial Sector of Pakistan”

Hani Baloch Dr. Attiya Yasmin Javid

The Impact of Investor Sentiment on the cross-section of stock returns in the Pakistani Stock Market

Hassan Jamil Dr. Attiya Yasmin Javid

Effect of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth of the Recipient Countries: Role of Policy

and Political stability for aid on economic Growth. A panel data evidence from Select-ed Asian Countries.

Saira un Nisa Dr. Attiya Yasmin Javid

Impact liquidity on of Corporate Governance, and firm valuation: evidence from KSE

Shakeel Fiaz Dr. Arshad Hassan

Does Non-farm Enterprises offer pathways for Upward Mobility in Pakistan? Evidenc-es from Panel Dataset Zunaira Younas Dr. Shujaat Farooq

Demographic Transition, Financial Development And Saving Performance: Evidence From Asian Economies Irfan Talib Dr. Shujaat Farooq

The Impact of Bank-Specific, Internal Regulatory, External Regulatory and Macroeco-

nomics Variables on Profitability and Efficiency of Pakistan’s Banking Industry Salwa Asad Khan Dr. Attiya Yasmin Javid

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS Dr. Anwar Hussain presented a research paper “Environmental Impacts of Standard of Living” in the 6th

International Agricultural Symposium (Agrosym 2015) held on Jahorina mountain (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on 15-18

October 2015.

Thesis Defense Held

S.No Name of student Title of Thesis Name of supervisor

1 Naveed ur Rehman Impact of Air Pollution Due to Marble Factory on Health.A Case Study

from Bajaur, FATA, Pakistan. Dr. Usman Mustafa

2 Nazia Mehwish Analyzing the Impact of dust pollution on Worker’s Health in Textile In-

dustry Faisalabad, Pakistan Dr. Shujat Farooq

3 Amjad Khan Household’s awareness and Willingness for better solid waste manage-

ment: Case study of Quetta Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad

4 M. Irfan Siddique Impact of Climate Change on Vegetables Production: The Case of Potato,

Onion and Chilies in Pakistan Dr. Munir Ahmad

5 Inam Ullah The impact of Financial Development on Environmental Performance:

Evidence Selected South Asian countries Dr. Javed Iqbal

6 Atif Naeem Khan The Role of Environmental amenities in Determining Housing prices, A

Hedonic Price Analysis Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad

7 Muhammad Awais

Umar The Impact of Financial Development and Energy Consumption on Envi-

ronmental Degradation of Pakistan. Dr. Hifsa Hina

8 Sadaf Zareen Foreign Aid, Government Stabilityn and Environmental Degradation : The

Case of Developing Countries. Dr. Shujat Farooq

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PARTICIPATIONS AND ENGAGEMENTS OF THE PIDE STAFF

Department of Economics:

Dr. Durer-e-Nayab (Chief of Research) and Mr. Omer Siddique (Research Economist) attended a work-

shop on “National Transfer Account (NTA) South Asia- Increasing Technical Capacity” at Budapest,

Hungary. The workshop was organized by the UNFPA and Hungarian Demographic Research Institute

from September 28 to October 08, 2015.

Dr. Anwar Hussain (Assistant Professor) presented a paper entitled “Environmental Impact of Standard

of Living: A Case Study of District Mardan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” at a conference held from Oc-

tober 15 to 18 at Jahorina Mountain, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dr. Mahmood Khalid (Research Economist) attends a Seminar on “Regulatory Framework for Islamic

Social Finance” in Surbaya, Indonesia. The seminar is scheduled from October 28 to November

01, 2015.

Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Arif (Joint Director) met with ADB Mission on October 05, 2015, for National

and Provincial Strategies for Inclusive Urban Growth.

Ms. Lubna Hasan (Senior Research Economist) has participated in a training program on “Intellectual

Property Rights” organized by Higher Education Commission from October 16 to 17, 2015.

Dr. Muhammad Jehangir Khan (Assistant Professor) participated in a training program on “Developing

and Assessing Proposals” organized by Higher Education Commission from October 09 to 10,

2015.

Mr. Masood Ishfaq Ahmed (Chief System Analyst) and Mr. Muhammad Ali (Computer Programmer)

have participated in a training program on “Information Technology Management” organized by Higher

Education Commission from October 16 to 17, 2015.

Mr. Khurra Ellahi Khan (Lecturer) participated in a training program on “Project Planning, Implementa-

tion and Management” organized by Higher Education Commission from October 26 to 30, 2015.

Mr. Muzammil Ahmed (Documentation Officer) attended South Libraries Conference at Lahore Univer-

sity of Management Sciences, Lahore on October 12-13, 2015.

Dr. Muhammad Jahangir Khan (Assistant Professor) participated in a training program on “Pakistan Vi-

sion 2025, Salient Features and Implementation” from October 27 to 30, 2015. The training course

was organized by the Pakistan Planning and Management Institute.

The Indigenous On-Campus Training Under Modern University Governance Programme was

attended by Mr. Obaid Simon (Deputy Director QEC), Dr. Ayesha Kulsoom (Assistant Registrar), Mr.

Nabeel Anwar (Assistant Registrar) and Mr. Ghulam Yunus (Assistant Registrar) on October 27-29,

2015

Dr. Usman Mustafa participated in a seminar on “Ethical Research and Quality Assurance”. The seminar

was organized by the UNICEF Pakistan on October 07, 2015 at Serena Hotel.

Dr. Usman Mustafa participated in a seminar on “Sector Competitiveness, Value Addition and Market

Analysis” organized by UNIDO on October 07, 2015.

Dr. Feriyal Amal Aslam Participated in a Seminar on “10th Anniversary of 8th October 2005 Earth-

quake in Pakistan”. The Seminar was organized by SDPI on October 12, 2015.

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