Profile: Umair Kiani is the Research Associate on Social Norms project at Center for Economic Research Pakistan. He has previously worked as a Research Assistant at Consortium for Development Policy Research on a project to investigate the economic benefits of energy efficient brick kilns in Pakistan. He has also worked as a Research Associate at the Economics Department of Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) where he was part of a qualitative survey and training team for an RCT aimed at improving student learning outcomes across government schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He has also handled and analyzed quantitative data for several other projects while working at LUMS. Umair holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Lahore School of Economics, double-majoring in Economics and Finance, and a Master’s degree in Economics from LUMS. His research interests include public policy, gender, and development economics.  

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Profile: Jamshed Ahmed is Research Associate at the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan. He has previously worked on two projects as a Research Associate on "Dynastic Politics and Under-development" and "Local Government Elections, Sargodha" at Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He has also served as a Research Assistant at the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR), aiding research on the Teacher Cadre Incentives and Improved Learning Outcomes in KP, Pakistan. Jamshed holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics Forman Christian College (a chartered university) (FCC), and a Master’s degree in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Profile: Anam Tariq is a Research Associate on the Female Participation in the Medical Workforce Project at the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan. She has previously worked as a Research Assistant at the Sociology Department at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Anam holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Anthropology from LUMS, and a Master’s degree in Sociology and Social Anthropology from the Central European University.