S.M Turab Hussain

S.M TURAB HUSSAIN

Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Economics,

LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences, DHA, Lahore

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EDUCATION

University of Essex,Colchester, UK.

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, 2004

  • Thesis Title:Policy Analysis and Network Effects in an Extended Family Model of Rural-Urban Migration.
  • Supervisor: Professor Sajal Lahiri.
  • PhD Bursary Award, Department of Economics, 1999-2002.

University of Essex,Colchester,UK.

Master of Arts in Economics, 1997

  • Distinction in MA Examination, 1997.

College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, USA

Bachelor of Arts, 1995

Major: Economics and Minor: Mathematics

  • Member ‘Omicron Delta Epsilon’ Economics Honour Society, USA, 1995.
  • Honours in Senior Independent Study Thesis, 1995.
  • Graduated Cum Laude

GovernmentCollegeLahore,Lahore, Pakistan

Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics (First Class), 1992.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lahore University of Management Sciences, Department of Economics, 2012 - present

Associate Professor and Chair of Department

Lahore University of Management Sciences, Department of Economics, 2010-2012

Assistant Professor and Acting Chair of Department

LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences, Department of Economics, 2003-2010

Assistant Professor

University of Essex, Department of Economics, Colchester, UK, 2002-2003.

Teaching Fellow/Lecturer

University of Essex, Department of Economics, Colchester, UK, 1999-2002.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences, Department of Economics, 1997-1999.

Teaching Fellow

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Published and Current Research

  • Candles in the dark: Successful Organizations in Pakistan's Weak Institutional Environment, co-author Mahmood A. Ayub, Oxford University Press, 2016 (Book).
  • Reclaiming Prosperity in Khyber Pahtunkhwa: A medium term growth strategy for inclusive growth, Ikram, K., et. al, IGC, Working Paper, June 2014.
  • Prospects and Challenges of Trade in Agriculture between Pakistan and India., co-author Usman Khan., Department of Economics Working Paper, May, 2014.
  • A Comparative Analysis of the Garments Sector in Pakistan., co-authors, Usman Khan, Kashif Malik and Adeel Faheem., IGC, Working Paper, March, 2013.
  • Barriers to Growth of Small Firms: Case study of selected Light Engineering Industries in Pakistan, co-authors, Nazish Afraz and Usman Khan, IGC, Working Paper. Feb, 2013.
  • Constraints faced by Industry in Punjab., co-authors, Usman Khan, Kashif Malik and Adeel Faheem., Lahore Journal of Economics,17, Lahore, Sept, 2012.
  • Migration and Remittances in South Asia in the wake of Emerging Global Challenges, in Global Recovery, New Risks and Sustainable Growth; Repositioning South Asia, Edited by Bhattacharya, D., Rahman, M., Centre for Policy Dialogue, (SAES IV), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept, 2012.
  • A Note on the Political Economy of Trade with India, co-author, Dr. Mohsin Khan, Usman Khan and Nadia Mukhtar, a project for the Adam Smith International, UK, Sep 2012, Unpublished.
  • Industrial Policy, its Spatial Aspects and Cluster development in Pakistan, co-authors., A. Burki, K. Munir. M. Khan, U. Khan, A. Faheem and A. Khalid., Ministry of Industries and Production, GOP, Dec. 2012.
  • Economic Growth and Structural Change in South Asia: Miracle or Mirage. Monograph withIjaz Nabi (Team Leader), South Asia region, World Bank, March 2010.
  • Industrial Policy: Irrelevant or Essential?, Social Science and Policy Bulletin, LUMS Vol 2 , No.2, Autumn 2010.
  • Services Trade Negotiations in the Doha Round: Opportunities and Risks for Pakistan, co-author Burki, Abid A., in Trade and Economic Growth Linkages. M. Mazhar Iqbal and M. Idrees (eds.) Feb, 2009, Islamabad: Department of Economics, Quaid-i-AzamUniversity. 1–32.
  • Opportunities and Risks of Liberalizing Trade in Services in Pakistan, co-author Abid A. Burki. Issue Paper No. 7, Dec. 2007, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Possibilities and Implications for Trade in Agriculture Sector with focus on Wheat and Sugar, co-authors Abid A. Burki and Mushtaq Khan,Chapter 6 in The Challenges and Potential of Pakistan-India Trade, 2006, Edited by Zareen Naqvi and Philip Schuler.World Bank Publication.
  • Migration, Policy and Welfare in the Context of Developing Economies: A Simple Extended Family Approach, in Internal Labour Migration in Pakistan, Edited by Hisaya Oda, Institute of Developing Economies Japan External Trade Organization, 2005.
  • Victory in Principal: Pakistan’s Dispute Settlement Case on Combed Cotton Yarn Exports to the United States, in Managing the Challenges of WTO Participation, Edited by Peter Gallagher, Patrick Low and Andrew Stoler, 2005, Cambridge University Press.
  • Dynamics of Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in Pakistan, The Lahore Journal of Economics, Vol. 3, No. 1 June 1998.
  • Services Trade Negotiations in the Doha Round: Opportunities and Risks for Pakistan, CMER Working Paper # 07-55, 2007, LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences.
  • Prospects of Wheat and Sugar Trade between India and Pakistan: A Simple Welfare Analysis, CMER Working Paper # 06-44, 2006, LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences.
  • Combed Cotton Yarn Exports of Pakistan to the USA. A Dispute Settlement Case,Centre for Management and Economic Research (CMER) Working Paper # 05-36, 2005, Lahore University of Management Sciences.
  • Rural to Urban Migration and Network Effects in an Extended Family Framework, CMER Working Paper # 05-38, 2005, Lahore University of Management Sciences.
  • Migration, Policy and Welfare in the Context of Developing Economies: A Simple Extended Family Approach, CMER Working Paper # 05-37, 2005,LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences.
  • SME’s in Pakistan: A Survey of their Problems and Prospects, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Working Paper Series, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Dec. 1998.
  • Dynamics of Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in Pakistan, Centre for Management and Economic Research (CMER) Working Paper # 97-14, 1998, LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences.

COURSES DESIGNED AND TAUGHT

BSc (Honours) Programme, LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences

  • Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics (Principles and Intermediate), Microeconomics (Principles and Intermediate), Development Economics, Development Theory, International Trade Theory, Managerial Economics.

MSc Economics Programme, LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences

  • Trade and Development

MBA Program, LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences

  • Managerial Economics

BSc (Honours)Programme, University of Essex, Colchester, UK

  • Intermediate Macroeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Current Issues in Development Economics, International Trade Theory.

Rausing Executive Development Centre, LahoreUniversity of Management Sciences

  • Lectures on Trade and Development. Course for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Pakistan, 2007.
  • Course Director - World Bank-LUMS Training Program for Journalists in Economics and Finance, Feb. 2005.
  • Lectures on Inflation, Monetary Policy and Economic Growth. Diploma in Business Management (DBM) Crescent Group, Pakistan, 2004.
  • Course Director – DBM Module on Managerial Economics, Packages LTD. 2004.
  • Lectures on Taxation and Fiscal Policy. Course on Taxation for the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) Pakistan, 1998.

National Management College, Lahore

  • Lectures on Economic Development, Agriculture, Trade and Growth 2010 - 2014

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Presented a paper titled Trade between Pakistan and India: Opportunities and Challenges, at the LUMS conference on Pakistan-India Trade, Lahore, Aug, 2014

Presented a paper titled Barriers to Growth of Small Firms: Case Study of selected Light Engineering Industries in Pakistan, co-authors, Nazish Afraz and Usman Khan, at the Tenth Annual Conference on the Management of the Pakistan Economy, Lahore School of Economics, Lahore, March, 2014.

Presented a paper titledTrade between Pakistan and India: Opportunities and Challenges, at the Annual ICRIER conference on Pakistan-India Trade, New Delhi, Jan, 2014

Presented a paper titledProspects of Trade with India in the Automotive and Pharmaceutical Sectors, Workshop on Pakistan-India Trade, LUMS, Dec, 2013.

Presented a paper titledA Comparative Analysis of the Garments Sector in Pakistan., co-authors, Usman Khan, Kashif Malik and Adeel Faheem., at the Annual Growth Week, International Growth Center (IGC), London School of Economics, UK, Sept, 2013.

Prospects of Trade with India in the Agriculture Sector, Workshop on Pakistan-India Trade, LUMS, June, 2013.

Presented a paper titledConstraints faced by Industry in Punjab., at the Eight Annual Conference on the Management of the Pakistan Economy, Lahore School of Economics, Lahore, May, 2012.

Presented a paper titled Migration and Remittances in South Asia in the wake of Emerging Global Challenges, at the Fourth South Asian Economic Summit (SAES IV), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct, 2011.

Presentation of the inception report and draft Industrial Policy to Ministry of Industries and Production, GOP, Islamabad and various chambers of commerce and industry across Pakistan, Summer 2010.

Attended the 11th Annual Global Development Conference (GDN), Regional & Global Integration: Quo Vadis? Jan 16 – 18, 2010, Prague, Czech Republic.

Discussant,Global financial distress and its impact on South Asia, International Conference on Macro-economic Stabilization, Recovery and Social Protection in Times of Global Economic Distress, LUMS, June 29-30, 2009.

Presentation of the study: Opportunities and Risks of Liberalising Trade in Services in Pakistan, ICTSDRound Table on the Services Sector, LUMS, March, 2007.

Presentation of the Pakistan-India Trade Sugar and Wheat Sector Study to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, April 2006.

Selected for the Fifth Summer School on Trade, Industrialization and Development organized by the University of Milan, Centre for Economic Policy Research, The University of Turin and Centro Studi Luca D’agliano in Gragnano,Italy, June, 2006. The summer school was on “Outsourcing and International Fragmentation of Production: Implications for Developing Countries.”

Selected for the Ford Foundation Award to attend the 5th CAPORDE- Cambridge Advanced Programme on Re-thinking Development Economics,QueensCollege, University of Cambridge, UK,. July 13 – July 31, 2005.

Third Workshop on Prospects of Trade with India – Presentation of Final Results of the Sugar and Wheat Sector Study, World Bank, Islamabad, July 11, 2005.

Second Workshop on Prospects of Trade with India – Presentation of Preliminary Results of the Sugar and Wheat Sector Study, World Bank, Islamabad, April, 2005.

Workshop on Prospects of Trade with India – methodology of measuring relative competitiveness of domestic industry, by Gary Pursell, World Bank, Islamabad, 2004.

Discussant, Conference on Growth and Security in South Asia. Sponsored by The Delhi Policy Group, Union Bank and LUMS. Dec. 2004.

New Issues in Economic Growth, World Bank, Washington D.C, June 1998.

Budgetary Processes and the Analysis and Management of Public Expenditures, World Bank, Washington D.C, June, 1998.

Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: Theory Evidence, and Implications for South Asia, EDI, World Bank, Colombo, Sri Lanka, October, 1998.

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