other governments, the Government of Pakistan subsidized the formal scheme on the grounds that lending to agriculture is a …Both formal, and informal loans matter in agriculture. But formal lenders provide much more in production lending, than … do informal lenders, often at a higher cost than what they can recover. The Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan …

did not require the Canadian Wheat Board to do so. The panel and Appellate Body found that the primary discipline of the … discrimination is observed in the case of Canadian wheat exports, there are economic arguments why this might also be pursued by a …

estimates of agricultural distortions to assess its contribution to the price spikes in 1972-74 and 2006-08 for rice and wheat …. The analysis suggests that 45 percent of the increase in rice prices in 2006-08, and 30 percent of the increase in wheat … does offer some benefit for the wheat market where non-developing countries account for 27 percent of consumption …

uses a stochastic simulation model of the world wheat market to investigate the effects of policy makers implementing … paper estimates that implementation of the quantity-triggered measures would shrink average wheat imports by nearly 50 … percent in some regions, with world wheat trade falling by 4.7 percent. The price measures discriminate against low price …

direct impact of a female school stipend program in Punjab, Pakistan: Did the intervention increase female enrollment in …

of women and their families. The authors study the pervasive marriage custom of watta satta in rural Pakistan, a bride …

The authors report on a survey of primary public and private schools in rural Pakistan with a focus on student …. Levels of learning and the structure of the educational gaps are similar in the two samples. As in Pakistan, absolute …

This paper looks at the private schooling sector in Pakistan, a country that is seriously behind schedule in achieving … Pakistan and show that an increasing segment of children enrolled in private schools are from rural areas and from middle … Pakistan is less than a dime a day (Rs.6). They hire predominantly local, female, and moderately educated teachers who have …

consequences. The data come from rural Pakistan, where, as in the rest of Asia, son preference is substantial and there are large …