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Curriculum Vitae

Rizwana Siddiqui

Address

Office: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

P. O. Box 1091, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Ph # (92-51) 9248090

Residential Ph # (92-51) 4436066

E-mail: rizwana_s99@yahoo.com

Education

1. Masters in Employment and Labour Studies September 1994 December 1995, International Institute of Social Studies (Part of Erasmus University Rotterdam), The Hague, The Netherlands.

Specialization

Quantitative Models and Methods

Development Finance and Structural Adjustment

2. MSC in Economics January 1984 December 1985 Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Short Courses1986-1995

A. Mathematics and Econometrics at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.

1. Mathematics for Economist (I) (December 1986 to July 1987) (First position) A+ 2. Mathematics for Economist (II) (August 1989 to May 1990) (First position) A+ 3. Mathematics for Economist(Linear Algebra (III)(July,1990-December,1990)(First position) A+ 4. Mathematical Optimization and Economic Theory for Economist (IV) (Feb 1991- May 1992) (First position) A

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5. Introduction to Econometrics (October 1987 to April 1988) (First position) A+

Short Courses -1996-2011

B. Gender 6. Women in Development, Women Studies Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. 7. Knowledge Networking Program on Engendering Macroeconomics and International

Economics Intensive Summer Course, University of Utah, SLC, USA. May 2003.

8. TOT Workshop on Gender Sensitive Budgeting organized by UNDP in Manila, Philippine, July 12 July 15, 2004.

C. CGE and GAMS 9. Computable General Equilibrium modelling (CGE) and General Algebraic Modelling

System (GAMS). organized by IDRC, Canada and PDFI, Philippines, 2000.

10. Advanced Training Workshop on CGE With GAMS, 10-14 June. organized by IDRC, Canada and CREA, Senegal, Dakar, 2004.

D. Impact Evaluation 11. Perspective on Impact Evaluation: Approaches to assessing development effectiveness,

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Jointly Organised by African Evaluation Association (AfrEA), Network of Network on

Impact Evaluation (NONIE), International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), Cairo,

Egypt, March 29-31, 2009.

Professional experience

1. Senior Research Economist: July 7, 2008 to date Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Islamabad

Job Description

Conduct policy-oriented research.

Provide professional advice to policy-making institutions.

Participate in projects undertaken by the institute.

Support senior economists in planning, designing, implementation and evaluation of a project.

Participate in seminars and conferences.

Review of papers submitted for publications

2. Research Economist: December 19, 1995 July 6, 2008. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad

3. Staff Economist: July 1988 December 1995. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Islamabad

4. Associate Staff Economist: November 1986 June 1988, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics Islamabad

5. Member of Survey Team-April 1986 August 1986, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Islamabad Food Security Survey of urban households jointly organized by

the PIDE and IFPRI.

Publications

Journal Articles

1. MODELING GENDER EFFECTS OF PAKISTANS TRADE LIBERALIZATION, Feminist Economics, 15(3), July 2009, pp287-321. (Chapter 10 in Gunseli Berik, Yana Van der Meulen Rodgers, and

Stephanie Seguino (eds), Inequality, Development, and Growth Routledge, London and Newyork, pp 287-321).

2.Quantifying the Impacts of Development of Transport Sector in Pakistan, The Pakistan Development Review, 46(4), Part II, (2007), pp. 779-802.

3.Remittances, Trade Liberalization and Poverty in Pakistan, The Role of Excluded Variables in Poverty Change Analysis, [with A.R. Kemal], The Pakistan Development Review, 45(3),

2006, pp. 383-415.

4.Modeling Gender Dimensions of the Impact of Economic Reforms on Time Allocation among Market, Households and Leisure Activities in Pakistan, The Pakistan Development Review, 44(4), Part II, (2005), pp. 615-639.

5. Determinants of Debt Rescheduling in Pakistan, [with R. Siddiqui], The Pakistan Development Review, 40(4), Part II, 2001, pp. 689-704.

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6. Analysis of Non-Conventional Indicators of Gender Relations: Evidence from Pakistan, [with R. Siddiqui and S. Hamid], The Pakistan Development Review, 39(4), part II, 2000, pp. 913-

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7. The Impact of Tariff Reforms on Income Distribution in Pakistan: A CGE Analysis, [with R. Siddiqui and Z. Iqbal], The Pakistan Development Review, 38(4), Part II, 1999, pp. 789-804.

8. Impact of Fiscal Adjustment on Income Distribution in Pakistan, [with Z. Iqbal], The Pakistan Development Review, 38(1), 1999, pp 1-24.

9. The Impact of Structural Adjustment on Income Distribution in Pakistan: A SAM-based Analysis [with Z. Iqbal], The Pakistan Development Review, 37(4), Part II, 1998, pp 377-397.

10. A Decomposition of Male-Female Earnings Differentials [with R. Siddiqui] The Pakistan Development Review, 37(4), part II, 1998, pp 885-898,.

11. Financial Development and Economic Growth: A case Study of Pakistan"[with R. Siddiqui], Journal of Economic Cooperation among Islamic Countries, 18(3) July 1997, pp 139-58.

12. Supply Response in Pakistan with Endogenous' Technology" [with A. M. Ahmed], The Pakistan Development Review, 33(4), part II, 1994, pp 871-888.

13. Household Saving Behavior in Pakistan"[with R. Siddiqui], The Pakistan Development Review, 32(4), part II, 1993, pp 1281-92.

14. "On The Measurement of Technical Progress"[with A.H. Khan], International Journal of Development Planning Literature, 5(1), 1990.

15. "The Impact of Advertising on Aggregate Consumption Function",[With A. H. Khan] The Pakistan Development Review, 28(4), part II, 1989, pp 673-680.

Chapters of Books

1. Pakistan: Migration, Remittances, and Development - chapter 3 in Saman Kelegama (eds) Migration, Remittances, and Development in South Asia, SAGE, India, 2011.

2. Changing Rules of the Game of Textile Trade: Gender Implications for Pakistan from a CGE Analysis, chapter 2 in Shahid Ahmed and Shahid Ashraf (eds), Dynamics of International Trade, Regional Trading Agreements and WTO: Developing Countries Perspective, Routledge, New Delhi, India , 2011, pp. 44-67.

3. Do Dividends of Liberalization of Agriculture and Manufactured food Trade Trickle Down to Poor in Pakistan? chapter 4 in Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal and Muhammad Idrees (eds), Trade and Economic Growth Linkages, Department of Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 2009, pp. 59-96.

4. Tariff Reduction, Fiscal adjustment and Poverty in Pakistan: A CGE based Analysis [with A. R. Kemal, R. Siddiqui, and A. Kemal], chapter 8 in John Cockburn, Bernard Decaluwe,

and Veronique Robichaud (eds), Trade Liberalisation and Poverty: A CGE Analysis of 1990

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Experience in Africa and Asia, International Development Research Centre, Canada, 2008, pp. 303-43.

5. Welfare and Poverty Implications of Global Rice and Agricultural Trade Liberalisation for Pakistan, chapter 5 in Mohammad A. Razzaque and Edwin Laurent (eds) Global Rice and Agriculture Trade Liberalization: Poverty and Welfare Implications For South Asian

Countries, London: Commonwealth Secretariat and Academic Foundation, 2008, pp 131-84.

6. Gender and Adjustment Policies: Evidence from Pakistan [with R. Siddiqui and others], chapter 6 in Swapna Mukhopadhyay and Ratna M. Sudershan (eds), Tracking Gender Equality under Economic Reforms, Continuity and Change in South Asia (2003), pp. 153-95.

Books

1. Gender and Empowerment: Evidence from Pakistan[with R. Siddiqui and others], Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, 2006.

2. Macroeconomic Framework for the Eighth Five Year Plan Macro-Econometric Model for Pakistan, [with S. N. H. Naqvi and others], Pakistan Institute of Development Economics,

Islamabad, 1993.

Working Papers

1. Human Capital vs Physical Capital: A Cross-country Analysis of Human Development Strategies, PIDE Working Papers, 2009:51, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics,

Islamabad.

2. Tariff Reduction, Fiscal Adjustment, and Poverty in Pakistan, [with A.R.Kemal and Others], MPIA Working Paper -17, Poverty and Economic Policy Network (PEP), University of Laval,

Canada, 2008.

3. Income, Public Social Services and Capabilities Development: A Cross District Analysis of Pakistan, PIDE Working Papers, 2008:43, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics,

Islamabad.

4.Modeling gender Dimensions of the Impact of Economic Reforms in Pakistan. MPIA

Working paper-13, Poverty and Economic Policy Network, University of Laval, Canada,

2007.

5. Dynamic Effects of Agriculture Trade in the Context of Domestic and Global Liberalization: A CGE Analysis for Pakistan. PIDE Working Papers 2007:38, Pakistan Institute of

Development Economics, Islamabad.

6. Remittances, Trade Liberalization and Poverty in Pakistan, The Role of Excluded Variables in Poverty Change Analysis [with A. R. Kemal], PIDE Working Papers, 2006:1, Pakistan Institute

of Development Economics, Islamabad. (Study no 1 of the project Exploring the Links between Globalization and Poverty in South Asia (Pakistan): A General Equilibrium

Approach).

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7. Poverty Reducing or Poverty Inducing? A CGE based Analysis of Foreign Capital Inflows in Pakistan [with A. R. Kemal], PIDE Working Papers, 2006:2. (Study no 2 of the project

Exploring the Links between Globalization and Poverty in South Asia (Pakistan): A General Equilibrium Approach).

8.Modeling Gender Dimensions of the Impact of Economic Reforms on Time Allocation among

Market Work, Households Work and Leisure, Research Report, No 185, Pakistan Institute of

Development Economics, Islamabad, 2004.

9.An Assessment of the Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Welfare in Pakistan: A General

Equilibrium Analysis[with A. R. Kemal and others], MIMAP Technical Paper Series no. 16.

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, December, 2003.

10. Tariff Reduction and Income Distribution: A CGE based Analysis for Urban and Rural Households in Pakistan [with A. R. Kemal and others], MIMAP Technical Paper Series no 11,

2001, [also published as a Research Report no 181], Pakistan Institute of Development

Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan.

11. Tariff Reduction and Functional Income Distribution in Pakistan: A CGE Model [with Z. Iqbal], MIMAP Technical Paper Series no 10 (Presented in MIMAP modeling meeting in

Bangladesh, and in PSDE meeting in Islamabad, 1999).

12. Critical Review of Literature on Computable General Equilibrium Models [with Z. Iqbal], MIMAP Technical Paper Series no 9. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics,

Islamabad, January 1999.

13. Distributional Impact of Structural Adjustment on Income Inequality in Pakistan: A SAM-based Analysis [with Z. Iqbal], MIMAP Technical Paper Series no 2, Pakistan Institute of

Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan, February1999.

14. Salient Features of Social Accounting Matrix of Pakistan for 1989-90[with Z. Iqbal], MIMAP Technical Paper Series no.1. and Social Accounting Matrix of Pakistan for 1989-90 Research Report no 171, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1999.

15. The Profitability of the Banking Sector of Pakistan [with R. Siddiqui], Research Report no. 162, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, 1998.

Completed Research

1. Impact Evaluation of Remittance for Pakistan: Propensity Score Matching Approach, 2010. 2. Review of studies in Active Learning Network of Accountability and Performance (ALNAP)

database, 2009.

3. Gender Effects of Fiscal Reforms (A part of the study Modelling Gender Dimensions of the Impact of Economic Reforms completed under the project funded IDRC through Gender Challenge Fund- a joint venture of Gender Network (Phase III) and the PEP Network), 2009.

4. Nominal and Effective Rates of Protection by Industry in Pakistan: A Tariff based Analysis-2006.

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5. Finance, Governance and Poverty in Pakistan: A CGE based Analysis, 2005. A study completed under the project ADB-RETA-60773.

6. CGE Based Analysis of Tariff Reforms in Pakistan: Implications for Employment, Trade and Welfare, 2003. A study Completed for TEPI, ADB.

7. Role of Women in Rural Financial Market in Pakistan (Study no 4 with R. Siddiqui) sponsored by World Bank 1997.

8. Government Revenue and Expenditure: A Causality test: An application of Co-integration and Error-correction Model, 1997 [with A. H. Khan]. Presented in Research Seminar Series,

PIDE, Islamabad.

9. Macro-Economic Policies are Gender Neutral. An Essay Written for a course on Gender as a part of MA-program at International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University

Rotterdam, The Hague, The Netherlands. (1995)

10. Impact of Migration on Labour Sending Countries: A case study of Pakistan. An Essay Written for a course on Employment and labour market as a part of MA-program at

International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Hague, The

Netherlands(1995).

11. Obstacles in Development and Utilization of Skills for Women. An Essay Written for a course on Human Resource Development and Planning as a part of MA-program at International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Hague, The

Netherlands (1995).

12. Earning Functions for Pakistan Theses written as a part of MA program at International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Hague, The

Netherlands(1995).

Work in Progress

1. Private vs Public Foreign Capital Inflows in Pakistan: A CGE-Analysis

2. Do Remittances through Informal Channels have Socio-Economic Impact? 3. Finance, Governance, and Poverty in Pakistan: A General Equilibrium Assessment. 4. Food Poverty: Issues and Options for Food Security in Pakistan 5. Tracking the Impact of Remittances: PSM and DID Approach 6. Social Accounting Matrix of Pakistan: A gender perspective

Book Review

1.Chandan Mukherjee, Howard White, and Marc Wuyts, Econometrics and Data Analysis for Developing Countries, The Pakistan Development Review, 36(1), 1997.

2.H. S. R. Kao, D. Sinha, N. Sek-Hong (Eds) (1997), Effective Organizations and Social Values The Pakistan, Development Review, 36(3) 1997.

Associated with Projects

1995-to date

1. Review of studies in ALNAP[Active Learning Network of Accountability and

Performance] database for International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie). 2009

2. Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP)Modeling Gender Dimensions of the Impact of Economic Reforms in Pakistan, IDRC, Canada. August 2005.

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3.Rice Trade Liberalisation: an implication for Pakistan, 2005-, Commonwealth Project, UK.

4.Finance, Governance, and Poverty in Pakistan, ADB-RETA-60773, 2005.

5. Linkages of Globalization and Poverty in South Asian Countries. CGE based analysis DFID-project, University of Warwick, UK. Project leader from Pakistan (2000-02).

6. Micro Impact of Macroeconomic Adjustment Policies (MIMAP) (Modeling Part, IDRC-projectPhase I), With Dr. S. K. Qureshi, Ex-Director, PIDE, Islamabad, 1998.

7. Trade, Export Promotion and Industry (TEPI), ADB-project with Dr A. R. Kemal(late), Ex-Director, PIDE, Islamabad.

8. Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies (MAP)-Gender- Phase I. With Dr R. Siddiqui, Joint Director, PIDE, Islamabad.

9. Micro Impact of Macroeconomic Adjustment Policies (MIMAP, Modeling Part, IDRC-project) Phase II (Completed), with Dr AR. Kemal, Director PIDE, Islamabad.

10. A Pilot Survey of the Review Formats of ILO_IPEC Supported Education Centers, With Dr. A. M. Ahmed, PIDE, Islamabad.

1986-1994

11. "Economic Implications of Tarbela Reservoir Sedimentation" with Dr. G. Chaudhry and Dr R. Siddiqui-Study prepared for Water and Power Development Authority)".

12. LINK Model of Five South Asian Countries by Prof. Dr. S. N. H. Naqvi and Dr. A. H. Khan involved in estimation and Simulation, published by Asian and Pacific Development Center, Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia.

13. IFPRI Project "Supply Response of Major Food Crops in Pakistan" by Dr A. M. Ahmed and Dr R. Siddiqui. Involved in data collection and estimation of Block Recursive Model with

Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) method for Wheat, Rice and Maize.

14. Food Security Survey of Urban Households arranged by the PIDE, Islamabad, Pakistan and IFPRI, Washington D.C.

Additional Professional Activities

Course Coordinator Mathematics for Economist Pakistan Institute of Development Economics1990-1992.

Member Sub-committee for Social Well-being for the Eighth Five-Year (1993-94 1997-98) Plan of Pakistan.

Supervising Theses.

Co-editor, Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic Adjustment Policies-Pakistan Newsletter, 2000. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Lectures in Workshops organized by various multinational agencies.

Visiting Lecturer, Women University, Rawalpindi.

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Instructor in Training Courses

Input Output Table, Computable General Equilibrium Model and General Algebraic System

organized by

a. National Institute of Banking and Finance.

b. ILO and FBS

c. International Islamic University

d. IFPRI and PIDE

Professional Memberships

Member Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE) since 1986.

Screening committee of Pakistan Society of Development Economists.

Member organizing committee for the Annual General Meeting of Pakistan Society of Development Economist (1987-1994).

International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), 2008.

GTAP-Net Work, Purdue University, USA.

Modelling group of Poverty and Economic Policy, University of Laval, Canada.

Global Development Network.

International Working Group on Gender and Economics, University of Utah, USA.

South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), The PEP-GTAP economic modelling network in South Asia, Bangladesh.

Theses Supervised

1. Fatimah Jinah University, MA Economics 8

2. Quaid-i-Azam University, MPhil Economics 1

3. Urdu University, PHD, Economics (committed) 1

Conferences Attended

International

1. Micro Impact of Macro Adjustment Policies (MIMAP) and Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) (7).

2. Gender (2)

3. Globalisation and Poverty, (DFID), UK- (3)

4. 3ie, Egypt (1).

5. Migration, Sri Lanka, (1).

National Conferences

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1. Annual General Meeting and Conference of Pakistan Society of Development Economists, organized by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

2. TOT, workshop on Gender Issues.

3. AERC workshop on textile and Clothing.

4. SDPI

Computer Skills

1.GAMS, 2. SPSS, 3. Stata 4. TSP, 5. Econometric views, 6. Micro Fit 7. Power Point, 8.

DAD, 9. MS Word, 10.MS Excel.