An Evaluation of Comparative Advantage of Domestically Produced Edible Oil Crops: Challenges and Opportunities

Farah Naz, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad
. Abedullah, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad

MCS-3, AMAN-CED, Ground Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Demand analysis of Energy Mix in District Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Syed Kafait Hussain Naqvi, Lecturer, University of Kotli, Azad Kashmir

MCS-4, AMAN-CED, First Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Digital Literacy and Inclusive Growth: Examining Digital Empowerment of Female Students in Lahore

Hafsah Batool, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
Samia Nasreen, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
Attifa Arif, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Expansionary Fiscal Contraction Hypothesis: An Evidence from Pakistan

Aisha Irum, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad Researcher, NIPS

MCS-3, AMAN-CED, Ground Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Impact of Oil Price and Its Volatility on CPI of Pakistan: Bivariate EGARCH Model

Abida Naurin, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad

MCS-3, AMAN-CED, Ground Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Parachuting in CNN’s Clarissa Ward in Myanmar and Afghanistan

Syed Irfan Ashraf, Assistant Professor, University of Peshawar
Lisa Brooten, Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Relationship between Human Capital and Urban Growth

Lucky Bizenjo, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi

MCS-4, AMAN-CED, First Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Resource scarcity and sustainability: Exploring the Water, Energy and Food Nexus

Madiha Hussaini, SZABIST University, Karachi
Riffat Mughal, Assistant Professor, SZABIST University, Karachi

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

State of Trade in Pakistan

Muhammad Zeshan, Head of Research Group on Trade, Industry & Productivity Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad

MCS-4, AMAN-CED, First Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Technological Adoption and Changing World of Work: Case Study of Services Sector Workforce in Pakistan

Umer Khalid, Director Research Policy Research Innovation Development and Education (PRIDE)

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

The metamorphosis of the interrelationship between Competitiveness, Productivity, and Growth within Economic Realm

Rashid Ali Baloch, Indus University

MCS-3, AMAN-CED, Ground Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

The relationship between labor market institutions and innovation in 177 European regions over the period 2000-2015

Gaetano Perone, University of Pisa, Italy

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

The unyielding menace: Investigating the global impact of the Islamic State (IS) and the rise of non-state actors in modern security

Sohail Ahmad, Associate Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad
Maria Jawad Khan, Research Assistant, COMSATS University Islamabad

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Tourism for All: Assessing the impact of accessible tourism on the sustainability of local communities

Hadiqa Riaz, Bahria University, Karachi

MCS-4, AMAN-CED, First Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Understanding the Non-Traditional Security Dimensions: Cyber Threat Landscape in Pakistan

Minhas Majeed Khan, Research Scholar, University of Peshawar

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Analyzing household income inequality: A subgroup decomposition of generalized entropy measures

Jazib Mumtaz, Economist, FPCCI Policy Research Unit
Sayed Irshad Hussain, Assistant Professor, SZABIST Karachi

MCS-3, AMAN-CED, Ground Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Appraising economic development: Estimating Subnational GDP for Pakistan through Nightlights

Wajid Ali, PhD Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Perugia Italy

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Computational calculation of sovereign default probabilities: Pakistan's Case

Salman Zaffar, Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi

MCC-15, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Constructing quality-adjusted human capital and its distribution across countries

Kumari Neha Jha, Indian Ins5tute of Technology Roorkee
Bharat Diwakar, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

MCS-3, AMAN-CED, Ground Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Does green energy really matter for environment and economic sustainability? Validating the long-standing existing empirics on Pakistan Economy

Syed Kafait Hussain Naqvi, PhD Scholar, University of Kotli, Azad Kashmir

MCS-4, AMAN-CED, First Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Economic policy uncertainty and stock portfolio optimization: Cross Country Wavelet-Based Approach

Sara Iqbal, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
Waqar Ahmed Sethar, Assistant Professor, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
Suad Sindhiyao, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshor

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Evaluating the impact of withdrawal of Telegraphic Transfer (TT) charges reimbursement on the remittances from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Muhammad Omer, Economist, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)

MCC-15, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Examining the influence of household factors on educational achievement inequality: an analysis of ASER data in Pakistan

Gul Muhammad Rind, Lecturer, Sukkur IBA University

MCS-3, AMAN-CED, Ground Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Financial Integration and Exchange Market Pressure

Kate Phylaktis, Professor, Bayes Business School, City University of London
Muhammad Aftab, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad

MCC-15, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Food-Water-Energy Nexus in the perspective of Green Revolution, Green Energy, Legal and Institutional Framework: A Killian Based Adjusted Bootstrap Approach

Zia Ur Rahman, Lecturer, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan

MCS-4, AMAN-CED, First Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Globalization, Climate Variability and Food Security in Pakistan: The Moderating Role of Population Density

Shazia Kousar, Assistant Professor, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
Muhammad Afzal, Professor of Economics, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
Adeel Nasir, Associate Professor/Chairperson, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

MCS-4, AMAN-CED, First Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Inequalities of opportunities: some insights from Pakistan

Zahid Pervaiz, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, National College of Business, Administration and Economics (NCBA&E), Lahore
Shahla Akram, Researcher, National College of Business, Administration and Economics (NCBA&E), Lahore

MCS-3, AMAN-CED, Ground Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Inflation, Monetary Policy, and the Sacrifice Ratio

Leef H. Dierks, Professor, Luebeck University of Applied Sciences

MCC-15, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Kerala’s international tourism demand: an inquiry into the validity of the standard and regular determinants

Muhammed Salim Anappattath, Assistant Professor of Economics, M.E.S Mampad College (Autonomous), Malappuram Dist. Kerala, India

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Leveraging student-generated social media data for Higher Education Marketing in Pakistan: A Netnographic Approach to enhance student engagement and branding

Hamza Rashid, PhD Scholar, Institute of Business Studies, Kohat University of Science & Technology
Aamir Shahzad, PhD Scholar, Institute of Business Studies, Kohat University of Science & Technology
Wisal Ahmad, Professor/ Head of Department (HOD), Institute of Business Studies, Kohat University of Science & Technology

MCS-5, AMAN-CED, Second Floor

11:50 AM - 1:20 PM