Female leadership and empowerment: An RCT in Pakistan
with Andreas Landmann, Muhammad Karim and Fazal Khan
Revise & resubmit at the Journal of Development Economics
We study whether holding an elected leadership role in a women-only community-driven development programme strengthens women’s civic and political agency in rural Pakistan.
What Do Others Think? Norm Beliefs and Women’s Work in Pakistan
with Hira Kaleem; Anri Sakakibara; and Abu Siddique
Low female employment can reflect a coordination failure sustained by misperceptions of community support for women’s work. We find that women especially underestimate other women’s approval, and these beliefs are most strongly associated with their search and work histories.
GLO Discussion Paper
The Two-Sided Barrier to Women's Work: Experimental Evidence from Firms and Households in Pakistan.
with Anri Sakakibara and Abu Siddique. AEA RCT registry PEDL STEG
AI Ready Faculty in Pakistani Universities.
with Azam Chaudhry, Arnaud Chevalier, Abu Siddique.
Does structured AI training change faculty knowledge and teaching practices, and do these changes improve student learning?
Misperceived Demand: Evidence from Informal Markets in Pakistan.
with Sebastian Goerg, Philipp Lergetporer, Anri Sakakibara, Abu Siddique.
Do vendors misperceive consumer demand, and can systematic customer feedback change business practices and performance?
What Textbooks Teach About Women.
with Anri Sakakibara, Abu Siddique.
Working for Well-Being? Factory Jobs, Agency, and the Mental Health of Women in Pakistan
with Anri Sakakibara and Abu Siddique. AEA RCT registry
Female Labour Force Participation and Early Childhood Health and Development in Pakistan
with Chris Hockey, Anri Sakakibara, Abu Siddique. AEA RCT registry
Spousal Information Sharing and Women's Work in Pakistan
with Farah Imami, Anri Sakakibara, Abu Siddique. AEA RCT registry
What Do Others Think? Experimental Evidence on Misperceived Approval and Women's Work in Pakistan
with Hira Kaleem, Anri Sakakibara, and Abu Siddique. Working Paper AEA RCT registry
Women's Factory Jobs and the Marriage Market in Urban Pakistan
with Abhishek Chakravarty, Anri Sakakibara, and Abu Siddique. AEA RCT registry
Publications
International Standards and Export Performance: Evidence from Pakistani Firms
Wadho, W. and Chaudhry, A.
Journal of Development Studies (2026).
Wadho, W. and Chaudhry, A.
Technovation (2024).
Ethnic Diversity, Concentration of Political Power, and the Curse of Natural Resources.
Wadho, W. and Hussain, S.
Economia Politica (2023).
Faultlines in Family SMEs: The U-shape effect of family control on innovativeness and performance.
Ashraf, N., Wadho, W. and Shahid, S.
M@n@gement (2023).
Wadho, W. and Chaudhry, A.
Journal of Asian Economics (2022).
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Hassan, Y, and Wadho, W.
Lahore Journal of Economics (2020).
Young innovative companies and employment creation, evidence from the Pakistani textiles sector.
Wadho, W. , Goedhuys, M and Chaudhry, A.
World Development (2019)
Paper . Working paper . Media . Media
Identifying and Understanding the High Growth Firms in Pakistani Textiles and Apparel sectors.
Wadho, W. and Chaudhry, A.
Lahore Journal of Economics (2019).
Wadho, W. and Chaudhry, A.
Research Policy (2018).
Government size and economic growth in an endogenous growth model with rent-seeking.
Wadho, W. and Ayaz, U.
Economics & Politics (2018)
Corruption, Tax Evasion and the role of Wage Incentives with Endogenous Monitoring Technology.
Wadho, W.
Economic Inquiry (2016).
Education, Rent seeking and the Curse of Natural Resources.
Wadho, W.
Economics & Politics (2014).
Control Rights, Bureaucratic Corruption and the Allocation of Resources.
Wadho, W.
European Journal of Law and Economics (2013).