Muhammad Farooq Naseer - CERP

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow

Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow

Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow

Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.