Dear reader,
These are exciting times for the merger of policy-making and high quality development research in Pakistan. Government officials have taken a renewed interest in the insights provided by some of Pakistan's best development researchers on issues ranging from fiscal growth, agriculture, urbanization, health and education.
The Consortium for Development Policy Research exists to communicate these insights both to decision makers and the public, as we have done with seminars, articles and this newsletter. There is still much work to be done, and we are exploring new ways to convey the research of our partners at the International Growth Centre, the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives and the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan to provoke curiosity and action.
But in case you missed them, we are sharing some of the best research from last year from our partners. We hope you find much to reflect on.
Best wishes and Eid Mubarak,
The CDPR team
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5 Research Ideas from CDPR Fellows and Partners
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Taxing to Develop: When "Third-Best" is Best
Henrik Kleven, Adnan Khan and Upaasna Kaul of the International Growth Centre (IGC), provide a review of IGC-funded studies and make the case for re-thinking how we approach tax policy design in poor countries instead of replicating the policies of rich countries.
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Using Incentives to Improve the Performance of Polio Workers
With support from the International Growth Centre and the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan, Michael Callen and his co-authors studied the effect of smartphone-based incentive schemes on health worker motivation during vaccination campaigns.
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Partnerships for Management in Education: Evidence from Punjab and Sindh
Faisal Bari and Rabea Malik, research fellows at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives, study the impact of Public Private Partnerships on school facilities, enrollment, teacher outcomes and learning.
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Addressing Urbanization Challenges
Researchers Sohaib Athar (former IGC economist), Umair Javed (Ph.d candidate at the London School of Economics) and Husnain Fateh (Lahore University of Management Sciences) provide a detailed description of the current state of cities, and make policy recommendations for sustainable urban growth.
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What we still need to know about children's health in Pakistan
In a report for the International Growth Centre, researchers Jeffrey Hammer (Princeton University), Uzma Afzal (Lahore School of Economics) and Usman Ghaus (Lahore University of Management Sciences) identify what is missing about children's health in data sets, and make recommendations for how they can be improved.
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