Saher Asad

Economist, World Bank I Development Economist, RDDer and Randomista | Coffee Nerd I @GWTweets and @FulbrightPrgrm alum.

[World Bank South Asia @WorldBankSAsia]

Millions of children in #SouthAsia cannot read basic text by the age of 10. @MoEST_Nepal, @WorldBank and @UNICEFROSA hosted a regional event emphasizing the urgency of the learning crisis and identifying possible solutions to strengthen Foundational Learning.

[World Bank Education & Skills @WBG_Education]

🌏How are families addressing #ClimateChange in #Pakistan?

Families are relying on the schools to fulfill this role. Almost all households in the survey said they support #education about climate in schools.

🆕Blog by @jdbaron & @AsadSaher: https://t.co/WbFszdVcjf

[Juan D. Baron @jdbaron]

Eight in 10 Pakistanis concerned about climate change impacts: WB report https://t.co/pBKJlZCzQE. @WBG_Education @WBPakistanCD @izzafarrakh @AsadSaher @LaurenDahlin

[Juan D. Baron @jdbaron]

🌏🤔 Over 80% of Pakistanis are concerned about climate change, yet action remains limited. Why is this? Our latest policy brief dives into this crucial issue. Discover, engage, and be part of the change. #LivablePlanet #COP28 [https://t.co/7M9SHTytyt]

[Koen Geven @koen_geven]

Expanding education during population growth can seem like running to stay in the same place. But every child we bring into school is an achievement. We estimate that Punjab, Pakistan had 13 million such achievements over 2 decades. Joint w @Ayesha_T24 https://t.co/KrTl4f3sUa

[Saher Asad @AsadSaher]

Does development of transport infrastructure increase rural land inequality? https://t.co/CGcHrz4pqE via @Ideas4India

[Juan D. Baron @jdbaron]

How are the children of Pakistan’s 2022 floods faring? https://t.co/YymNL24z5f via @worldbank

[Naureen Karachiwalla, PhD 🇵🇸 @NKarachiwalla]

🚨New @nberpubs WP Alert!🚨 w/ @AndrabiTahir @BauNatalie Jishnu Das & @aikhwaja. We evaluate the effects of providing grants to public schools on learning outcomes in public & private schools in Pakistan. Spoiler: learning improves in both sectors! https://t.co/m0RBKHbdeb

[Saher Asad @AsadSaher]

@christinalbrown Absolutely! Look forward to that.

[Saher Asad @AsadSaher]

Professional Announcement: Packed up my life after 7 years. Will miss the lovely LUMS campus and wonderful colleagues but at the same time very excited about this new phase of my career as I have moved to Washington DC to join the World Bank as an Economist.

[Saher Asad @AsadSaher]

@shreyaseedas Me too 😊

[Saher Asad @AsadSaher]

Probably the hardest one but also might be most rewarding.

[Asim Ijaz Khwaja @aikhwaja]

Two, demand through voice & vote, in your place of work & your constituency, that our leaders focus on raising collective productivity. For each program-from CPEC to “naya housing”-ask how it will raise productivity, insist this be demonstrated & tested, and changed when needed.

[Asim Ijaz Khwaja @aikhwaja]

Is Pakistan’s economy really in a deep crisis ?

And more importantly, what can one do about it?

Sharing some thoughts in this thread & welcome yours - 1/n

[Matt Lowe @hmmlowe]

Why are there so many small-scale vendors in developing country cities?

Some new evidence with Banerjee, @GregFisch, @deankarlan, @BenRothEcon: https://t.co/ljuP4a1dso 1/

[Saher Asad @AsadSaher]

@shreyaseedas Fazer 😆

[Saher Asad @AsadSaher]

Dress code really doesn’t matter. It is my wish to run a 5K in Islamabad without a single event of ogling. Not likely to ever happen but I still wish. Just wish…

[Maria Memon @Maria_Memon]

This woman is in complete Hijab.

Hence proved that dress codes cannot prevent sexual assaults.

[Saher Asad @AsadSaher]

Probing empirical questions related to media issues would require, efforts both from relevant government departments (including information departments) as well as from private channels/media houses to open doors to researchers and improve data-sharing mechanisms. 7/n

[Saher Asad @AsadSaher]

My piece for #PakistanDialogues @HaqMahbub on Media Regulation in Pakistan. In this descriptive analysis I look at PEMRA notices sent to channels during 18 month period from Jan 2018 to June 2019. 1/n

[Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre @HaqMahbub]

#PakistanDialogues: @AsadSaher (@LifeAtLUMS) evaluates the data surrounding PEMRA notices and examines the degree of censorship and the arbitrariness of decision-making prevalent in Pakistan's Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA).
Read here: https://t.co/KXDH0bGO7q

[Saher Asad @AsadSaher]

Over all this descriptive analysis raises interesting questions about the arbitrariness of media regulation conducted by a seemingly autonomous body under different political regimes. There is very little empirical evidence questions related to media in Pakistan. 6/n