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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MarScottish Muslim leader’s rise underlines ‘new norm’ in UK
Published in Pakistan Today on March 28, 2023 LONDON: The jury is out on whether Humza Yousaf can deliver independence […]
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MarIncome inequality and poverty in Pakistan
By Shahid Javed Burki Published in The Express Tribune on March 27, 2023 In the article today, I will write[…]
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MarLeveraging diaspora
By Aisha Khan Published in Dawn on March 26, 2023 IN its original formulation, diaspora referred to the dispersal of[…]
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MarNot Quite Here: Politics Of The Diasporas
By Nadeem Farooq Paracha Published in The Friday Times on March 21, 2023 Some 13 years ago, when I was[…]
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MarStructural adjustment flops
By Abbas Moosvi Published in The Express Tribune on March 16, 2023 Structural adjustment programmes by the IMF have been[…]
Indus Waters Treaty under threat: Part – I
By Shafqat Kakakhel Published in The News on March 12, 2023 On January 25, the Indian government proposed, through a[…]
Latest Events
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FebINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL REMITTANCES AND SOCIAL CHANGE: LINKS BETWEEN HOME AND HOST COUNTRIES, 21st – 22nd February 2023
Venue: Lahore School of Economics, Burki Campus, Lahore The Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD) is organizing a[…]
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DecPresentation on “Climate Risks, Climate Action and Development: No Regrets Policies for Pakistan” by Dr. Ghazala Mansuri, Lead Economist, World Bank at GIDS on 21st December 2022
Dr. Ghazala Mansuri, Lead Economist, for South Asia in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice of the World and a[…]
Dr. Nasra Shah participated in a panel discussion organized by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute on “Migration in Post-COVID South Asia” on 7th December 2022
Dr. Nasra Shah participated (online) as a distinguished speaker in a discussion panel organized by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute,[…]
Dr. Nasra Shah attended a meeting of the ILO’s Migration Advisory Group (MAG) on November 14-15, 2022 in Beirut
Dr. Nasra Shah attended a meeting of MAG of the ILO for the Arab region under its FAIRWAY project on[…]
Dr. Nasra Shah presented at the workshop on Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration Law
Dr. Nasra Shah gave a presentation on “Policies and Legislative Framework Governing Labor Migration to the Oil-Rich Gulf Countries” at[…]
Dr. Nasra Shah presented at the Migration Resource Center on February 8, 2022
Dr. Nasra Shah presented a lecture on Migration Situation in Pakistan at the Capacity Building Training of Social Welfare Department[…]
