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
Pakistan’s economy on edge of precipice, warns World Bank
By Khaleeq Kiani Published in Dawn on September 23, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in its tipping point crisis where it […]
‘Exodus’ from Pakistan
By Nasra M. Shah Published in Business Recorder on September 22, 2023 Recent times have witnessed much hype around the[…]
SBP brings incentives to attract remittances
By Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on September 22, 2023 KARACHI: The central bank has announced new incentives[…]
The conundrum
By Khurram Husain Published in Dawn on September 21, 2023 A SERIOUS conundrum has arisen for the economy. It cannot[…]
IMF says PSDP projects cost in FY23 exceeds budget by 14 times
By Mehtab Haider Published in The News on September 19, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Amid receiving directives from the caretaker regime for[…]
Pakistan’s other crisis
By Maleeha Lodhi Published in Dawn on September 18, 2023 PAKISTAN’S macroeconomic crisis, the most serious in its history, continues[…]
Latest Events
Lecture on “The role of Foreign Assistance in the Economy of Pakistan”
Dr. Rashid Amjad, Professor of Economics and Director GIDS delivered a lecture on “The role of Foreign Assistance in the[…]
Presentation on “The 2023 Digital Census and Other Data Sources” by Mr. Chaudhury Sajid Rasul, Director General, Punjab Bureau of Statistics at GIDS on 22nd March 2023
Mr. Chaudhury Sajid Rasul, Director General of the Punjab Bureau of Statistics visited the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS),[…]
INTERNATIONAL 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[…]
Presentation 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[…]