This paper analyses the determinants of pupil achievement of middle school students using purpose-built data collected on 8th grade pupils in private and government schools in urban and rural Lahore (2002-2003). It tests the veracity of the anecdotal concern that private school pupils learn more...

The paper deals with the critical issue of gender-based violence in Pakistani society. The evidence presented in this paper shows that violence against women has increased in the decade of 1990s. Major reasons for the crime/violence are economic hardships, domestic and community pressures, rise...

The objectives of this paper are twofold: first, to examine the international ranking of Pakistan in terms of social development and second, to see whether the low level of social indicators in the country is a consequence of poor initial conditions or has there been a deterioration due to...

The study examines the impact of reduction in tariff on industrial goods across households and on other broad macroeconomic aggregates. Using a CGE model framework, we analyse the impact of reduction in tariff on industrial goods. The model has 215 equations explaining the linkage among the...