Pakistan

Public sector absenteeism, politics and patronage in Pakistan

Politics and patronage exacerbate public sector absenteeism, limiting the efficacy of reform measures

Institutions & Political Economy

Michael Callen Saad Gulzar Ali Hasanain Muhammad Yasir Khan Arman Rezaee

Published

12.06.23

The education spending multiplier: Evidence from schools in Pakistan

Grants given to public schools in Pakistan increase test scores in both public and private schools as a result of increased competition

Education

Tahir Andrabi Natalie Bau Jishnu Das Naureen Karachiwalla Asim Ijaz Khwaja

Published

03.04.23

Improving social assistance through data-driven targeting: Evidence from Pakistan

Data-driven targeting can make social assistance less subject to favouritism, more pro-poor, and more politically sustainable

Social Protection

Muhammad Haseeb Kate Vyborny

Published

23.03.23

How relative poverty influences responses to social protection programmes: Evidence from Pakistan

Feelings of relative poverty engender political support among cash transfer recipients, while such feelings erode political support among non-beneficiaries

Institutions & Political Economy

Katrina Kosec Cecilia Hyunjung Mo

Published

14.03.23

Engaging with teachers unlocks the potential of technology in schools: Evidence from Pakistan

Teacher and classroom targeted education technology improves students attainment, while student only education technology may have negative academic impacts

Education

Sabrin Beg Adrienne Lucas Umar Saif

Published

21.02.23

Sustaining behavioural change: Evidence from rural Pakistan

Where community interventions lead to behaviour change, continued interactions are needed to help people maintain healthy behaviours

Health

Britta Augsburg Antonella Bancalari Zara Durrani Madhav Vaidyanathan Zach White

Published

10.10.22

Transmitting gender attitudes in school: Experimental evidence from Pakistan

Progressive gender norms can be transmitted from teachers to students and improve classroom achievement through better cooperation among the sexes

Education

Sultan Mehmood Shaheen Naseer Daniel Li Chen

Published

20.05.22

The impact of displacement on marriage outcomes of women: Evidence from the partition of India

Forced migration can create conditions that lead to early marriage for adolescent women

Migration & Urbanisation

Frances Lu Sameem Siddiqui Prashant Bharadwaj

Published

18.03.22

Building trust in state institutions: Evidence from Pakistan

Providing information about reforms in local courts increases trust in state institutions and decreases use of non-state dispute resolution mechanisms

Institutions & Political Economy

Daron Acemoğlu Ali Cheema Asim Ijaz Khwaja James Robinson

Published

09.02.22