Economic Faculty Research
November 29, 2018
Economics Faculty Research Paper Presentations held on 25th October, 2018.
Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Fasting on Cognitive Development of Children
Beenish Amir
Abstract
Evidence has shown that prenatal nutritional shocks have a long-lasting impact on health, cognitive ability and adult outcomes. This study looks at the impact of exposure to fasting on the academic achievement of children who are formally educated. The study uses exposure to Ramadan of pregnant Muslims as a natural experiment to analyze this impact. Relative to famines and wars, Ramadan is a milder shock and lasts for a shorter time period. This study uses LEAPS (Learning and Educational Achievements in Punjab Schools) panel data collected by World Bank for different regions of Punjab. As actual fasting behavior of pregnant Muslims cannot be observed, the study to uses “intention to treat” approach; this permits measurement of impact in presence of non-compliance. Results show that exposure to fasting in the first trimester has a negative effect on test scores of students.
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ 11/29/2018 11:01:00 AM,
MPhil Economics Research Papers
October 07, 2017
Aimal Tanvir and Tahreem Zia presented their MPhil Economics research in the Economics Faculty Departmental Meeting held on 5th October, 2017. Here are the abstracts from both the presentations:
The Impact of Political Connections on the Allocation of Development Projects in Faisalabad
Tahreem Zia
Abstract
Development related funding is critical for the long term growth of any country, but the allocation of funds between politicians and different areas can vary due to various factors and one of the reasons can be strong connection of politicians with those who approves or allocate these funds. This paper tries to find out that does the strength of political connections impact the allocation of development schemes across politicians? Do politicians favor their own constituents with higher value or more popular development projects? and Does the allocation of development funds impact the decisions of voters in elections? According to literature politicians do favor those who are well connected with them but at the expense of the welfare of general public. Developmental schemes data of Faisalabad district has been used to answer these questions, where we have used data from 2010-2016 with the total development schemes of 6900. Faisalabad district has 8 towns, 11 national assembly constituencies and 22 provincial constituencies. TMA’s, district government and provincial government approves the project of MNA/MPA and also allocate the funds to them. OLS regressions and Logit model has been used for the estimation of the hypotheses. Results show that strength of connection, electoral strength and party affiliation significantly impact the allocation of development funds in Faisalabad. Further if MNA/MPA spent more money in his constituency he managed to secure more votes in the next general election.
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posted by S A J Shirazi @ 10/07/2017 12:15:00 PM,
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