Welcome to GIDS
The Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) was established in 2012 by the Lahore School of Economics to stimulate an interdisciplinary approach to development policy and practice that would promote equitable and sustainable development in a period of rapid globalization and technological change. It aims to address the pressing concerns that have arisen as the development process has unfolded in the developing world, including Pakistan.
Pakistan Economic History
A research program on Pakistan’s Economic History since the Mughals (1520-2020).
Management of the Pakistan Economy
Management of Pakistan’s Economy aims to provide a detailed analysis of the management of the country.
Latest News
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JulCountry’s internet penetration stands at 54%
Published in The Express Tribune on July 30, 2021 ISLAMABAD: A new study about the digital population of Pakistan has […]
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JulThe Analytical Angle: Do children really learn in schools in Pakistan?
By Natalie Bau | Jishnu Das Published in DAWN on July 16, 2021 As we struggle with Covid-19, when it[…]
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JulIT exports cross record $2bn mark
Published in DAWN on July 27, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of information technology grew by 47.4 per cent to cross[…]
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JulGlobal supply chains buckle
Published in The Express Tribune on July 25, 2021 BEIJING/LONDON: A new worldwide wave of Covid-19. Natural disasters in China[…]
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JulRemittance diversity and economic stability
By Dr Mazhar Mughal/Dr Junaid Ahmed Published in The Express Tribune on July 21, 2021 The just-ended financial year (FY21)[…]
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JulFinancing private sector growth
By Ali Salman/Beenish Javed Published in The Express Tribune on July 19, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Over the last two decades,[…]
Latest Events
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OctCIMRAD Webinar on Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants, Migration Flows and Remittances | 27-28th October
Centre on Migration, Remittances, and Diaspora (CIMRAD) Lahore School of Economics Lahore, Pakistan Invites you to a Webinar on Impact[…]
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OctDr. Rashid Amjad participated in a panel discussion on “Still the Overdeveloped State?: Political Economy of Pakistan” along with Dr. S. Akbar Zaidi and Aasim Sajjad Akhtar at the Lahore Think Fest 2020.
Dr. Rashid Amjad participated in a panel discussion on “Still the Overdeveloped State?: Political Economy of Pakistan” along with Dr.[…]
Prof. Khalil Hamdani, visiting professor, GIDS, spoke at the Workshop on Concrete Measures to Facilitate the Flow of Sustainable FDI organized by International Trade Centre and the German Development Institute
Prof. Khalil Hamdani, visiting professor, GIDS, spoke at the Workshop on Concrete Measures to Facilitate the Flow of Sustainable FDI[…]
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OctDr. Nasra Shah participated in the 20th Annual Population Research Conference held on 27-28th November 2019
Dr. Nasra Shah participated in the 20th Annual Population Research Conference entitled, “Are We Ready for a 2nd Pakistan at[…]
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OctDr. Nasra Shah presented at Qatar University on November 20th 2019
Dr. Nasra Shah delivered a presentation on “If Desired Fertility is Achieved, High Birth Rates Would Persist in Qatar” at[…]
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OctDr. Nasra Shah participated in ILO advisory group meeting 14th – 15th November2019
Dr. Nasra Shah, Professor, Graduate Institute of Development Studies participated in the 7th meeting of the advisory group of ILO[…]