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Financial Sector Development and Management
April 23, 2011

Lahore School of Economics is having its seventh annual conference on the Management of the Pakistan Economy on May 4-6, 2011 at Burki Campus, Lahore. Theme this year is Financial Sector Development and Management.

The objective of the Lahore School conference is to promote dialogue/discussion on key economic management and policy issues facing the country today. The topics and broad areas that will be covered in the different sessions are as follows:

SESSION I: INAUGURAL SESSION

Welcome by Dr. Shahid Amjad, Rector Lahore School of Economics followed by inaugural address by the Chief Guest, Mr. Shahid H. Kardar, Governor State Bank of Pakistan.

SESSION II: MACROECONOMICS MANAGEMENT

“A Reconstruction of the Performance of Political Economy of Pakistan: Another Paradigm” by Inayat Ullah Mangla (Western Michigan University, Michigan).

“Monetary Policy and Inflation: An Alternative Perspective” Rashid Amjad, Hasan M. Mohsin and A. Qayyum Khan (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

“Government Budget Deficit and Developments of Bond Market in Pakistan: Issues and Challenges” by Jamshed Y. Uppal (Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.).

Round up and concluding remarks by Session Chair Naved Hamid (Lahore School of Economics).

SESSION III: FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS- PERFORMANCE/ EFFICIENCY

“Impact of Bank Governance on Bank Performance in Pakistan” by Abid A. Burki and Shabbir Ahmad (Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore and University of Queensland, Australia).

“Asset-Liability Management and Interest Margin of Banks” by Idrees Khawaja (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad).

"Exchange Rate, Capital Account and Pak Rupee Convertibility" by Irfan-ul-Haque (South Centre)

“Liberalization of the Capital Account in Pakistan” by M. Ashraf Janjua (Institute of Business Management, Karachi) .

Round up and concluding remarks by Session Chair: Riaz Riazuddin (State Bank Pakistan).

SESSION IV: FINANCIAL SECTOR, MONETARY POLICY AND MACROECONOMICS

“Macroeconomic Activity and Economics of Inflation: Rules vs. Discretion” by Athar M. Maqsood and Wasim Shahid Malik (NUST University, Islamabad and Quaid-a-Azam University, Islamabad).

“Debt-Deficit and Growth Nexus: A Quantitative Analysis For Pakistan” by Eatzaz Ahmed (Quaid-a-Azam University, Islamabad).

“Impact of Monetary Policy on Banks’ Lending and Deposit rates in Pakistan: an Empirical Analysis” by Hasan Mohsin (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad).

Round up and concluding remarks Session Chair: Hafiz A. Pasha (Beaconhouse National University).

SESSION V: CAPITAL MARKETS AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN PAKISTAN

“Market Discipline in Commercial Banking - Evidence from Market for Bank Equity” by Ayesha Afzal and Nawazish Mirza (Lahore School of Economics)

“Stock Market Performance and Pakistan Economy: Impact of Macroeconomic Variables” by Mohammad Nishat (Institute of Business Administration, Karachi)

“Financing Issues in Pakistan: In Context of Global Development” by Hamna Ahmed, and Naved Hamid (Center for Research in Economics and Business, Lahore School of Economics)

“Capital Market in Asia and Global Financial Crisis” by Mathew McCartney (School of Oriental and African Sciences, University of London)

“An Evaluation of Fund Management in Pakistan” by Mahreen Mahmud and Nawazish Mirza (Lahore School of Economics) Roundup and concluding remarks by Session Chair: Khalid Mirza (LUMS)

SESSION VI: COMPARATIVE TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENT

Norms of Trust, Fairness, and Altruism: Evidence from Lab Experiments on Pakistani Students by Theresa Chaudhry (Lahore School of Economics)

ICT for Development: Sri Lanka experience by Athula Ranasinghe (University of Colombo)

“What we can learn from by comparing Indonesia and Pakistan’s institutional reforms over the past decade? What does this mean for foreign direct investment and domestic entrepreneurship” by Edward Buckingham (School of Oriental and African Sciences, University of London).

Is service sector growth an alternative paradigm of economic development? Lessons from India and what Pakistan can learn by Samina Dossani (School of Oriental and African Sciences, University of London).

Understanding regional economic growth in India. Some lessons for Pakistan by Danisha Kazi (School of Oriental and African Sciences, University of London).

Roundup and concluding remarks by Session Chair: Azam Chaudhry (Lahore School of Economics).

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