Hadia Majid
Associate Professor of Economics, Lahore University of Management Sciences
Hadia Majid is an Associate Professor of Economics at Lahore University of Management Sciences. Her research is focused on the impact of monetary and public resource constraints on individual welfare. Her work includes cash transfer evaluations, public goods provisioning, and factors affecting women’s access to earned income.
Recent work by Hadia Majid
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Female labour force participation in Pakistan and the central role of norms
The majority of women in Pakistan do not access paid, formal work. They are trapped in low-productivity agriculture and the informal sector by social norms that impose heavy domestic burdens and stigmatise working outside the home. Effective policy m...
Published 29.05.26
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Do online marketplaces reduce gender discrimination?
Digital marketplaces have the potential to eliminate gender gaps in prices and product quality. Evidence from Pakistan shows that while digital marketplaces may reduce discrimination in prices, women continue to face higher non-economic costs that ma...
Published 08.01.26