Publications

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Selected Research:

Shenk, M., Naz, S. and T. Chaudhry, "Intensive Kinship, Development, and Demography: Why Pakistan Has the Highest Rates of Cousin Marriage in the World," Population and Development Review, 2024. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/padr.12678 

Jamil, N., Chaudhry, T., and A. Chaudhry, "Trading textiles along the new silk route: The impact on Pakistani firms of gaining market access to China," Journal of Development Economics, September 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2022.102935  

Mobarak, M., Chaudhry, T., Brown, J., Zelenska, T., Khan, M. N., Chaudry, S, Wajid, R., Bittles, A. "Estimating the Health and Socioeconomic Effects of Cousin Marriage in South Asia," Journal of Biosocial Science, 51(3), 2019, pp 418-435. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932018000275

Work in Progress/Working Papers:

"How Robust Are Intent-to-Treat Effects of Prenatal Ramadan Exposure on Child Outcomes?"

“Self-Selection versus Destination based Learning-by-Exporting: Firm-Level Evidence from Pakistan,” (with Nida Jamil and Azam Chaudhry).

"Trade Liberalization and Carbon Emissions: Firm Level Evidence from Pakistan," (with Nida Jamil and Azam Chaudhry), under submission.

"Promoting Investment in Solar Energy Across SMEs in Pakistan: The Role of Information Provision"  (with Azam Chaudhry, Phil Garner, and Nikita Grabher-Meyer).

Published Journal Articles: 

Research on Firms:

Jamil, N., Chaudhry, T. and A. Chaudhry (forthcoming) “Measuring Precise TFP Growth Under Trade Liberalization: Stripping Away Omitted Price Bias and Demand Shocks, accepted (August 2025) in The World Economy.

Jamil, N., Chaudhry, T. and A. Chaudhry, "Adjustments in markups after a Free Trade Agreement: An analysis of Pakistani firms gaining increased access to China," (with Nida Jamil and Azam Chaudhry), Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, June 2023,  https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2023.2222419.

Chaudhry, T., Ayaz, U., and Tirmazee, Z. "Experimental Evidence on Group-based Attendance Bonuses in Team Production," Journal of South Asian Development, Vol. 18(1), 2023. https://doi.org/10.1177/09731741221129350 

Jamil, N., Chaudhry, T. and A. Chaudhry, "Trading textiles along the new silk route: The impact on Pakistani firms of gaining market access to China," (with Nida Jamil and Azam Chaudhry), Journal of Development Economics, September 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2022.102935  

Chaudhry, T., Haseeb, M., and M. Haroon,"Economic Geography and Misallocation in Pakistan’s Manufacturing Hub," with Muhammad Haseeb and Maryiam Haroon,  The Annals of Regional Science, 59(1), 2017. doi:10.1007/s00168-017-0824-7 

Chaudhry, T., "Collective Branding by Clusters through Export Consortia," published as: "Los clusters y el uso de marcas colectivas en consorcios de exportacion," Trimestre Economico, Vol 53, No. 1, 2013.

Chaudhry, T., "Prospects for Cooperative Marketing among Surgical Instrument Producers in Pakistan," The Lahore Journal of Economics, 16(1), 2011

Chaudhry, T., “Contracting and Efficiency in the Surgical Goods Cluster of Sialkot, Pakistan,” South Asia Economic Journal, 12(1), 2011. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/139156141001200105

Chaudhry, T., “Relational Contracting in Pakistan’s Surgical Instrument Cluster: An Empirical Study,” Pakistan Development Review, 49(3): Autumn 2010.

Chaudhry, T.,  “Industrial Clusters in Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature,” The Lahore Journal of Economics, 10 (2), Winter 2005.

Research on Child/Health/Marriage Outcomes:

Shenk, M., Naz, S. and T. Chaudhry, "Intensive Kinship, Development, and Demography: Why Pakistan Has the Highest Rates of Cousin Marriage in the World," Population and Development Review. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/padr.12678 

Chaudhry, T. and R. Arif, “The Impact of Consanguineous Marriage on Children's Human Capital in Pakistan,” Journal of South Asian Development, Vol. 19, Issue 1, April 2024, https://doi.org/10.1177/09731741231200380. 

Arif, R. Chaudhry, T. and Chaudhry, A. “Empowered Mothers and Co-Resident Grandmothers: Two Fundamental Roles of Women Impacting Child Health Outcomes in Punjab, Pakistan, PLOS One, November 2023, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285995.

Arif, R. and Chaudhry, T."Heterogeneous Effects of Emigration on Labor Market Activity and Investment Decisions in Punjab, Pakistan," Advances in Life Course Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2023.100547.

Arif, R. Chaudhry, T. and Chaudhry, A. "Emigration’s Heterogeneous Impact on Children’s Wellbeing in Punjab, Pakistan," , Child Indicators Research, March 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-023-10014-4 

Chaudhry, T.,"Impact of prenatal exposure to Ramadan on disability in Pakistan among adults age 18–64," Dialogues in Health, Vol 1, Dec. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2022.100062 

Chaudhry, T. and Mir, A. "The Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Ramadan on Child Anthropomorphic Outcomes in Pakistan," (with Azka Mir), Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03154-y 

Chaudhry, T., Khan, M. and Mir, A. "Son-biased fertility stopping, birth spacing, and child nutritional status in Pakistan," Review of Development Economics, 25(2), 2021, pp 712-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12748 

Chaudhry, T., Khan, M."Effects of birth order and son preference on utilization of pre- and post-natal health inputs in Punjab," (with Maha Khan), Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 70(1), 2020, pp 110-115.

Chaudhry, T., Khan, M. and Mir, A. "Gender Gaps in Child Nutritional Status in Punjab, Pakistan," (with Maha Khan and Azka Mir), Pakistan Development Review, 59(2), 2020. https://doi.org/10.30541/v59i2pp.275-300 

Mobarak, M., Chaudhry, T., Brown, J., Zelenska, T., Khan, M. N., Chaudry, S, Wajid, R., Bittles, A."Estimating the Health and Socioeconomic Effects of Cousin Marriage in South Asia,"  Journal of Biosocial Science, 51(3), 2019, pp 418-435. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932018000275

Other Research:

Shah, A., Thompson, T., and Zou, H. (2004) “The impact of decentralization on service delivery, corruption, fiscal management and growth in developing and emerging market economies: A synthesis of empirical evidence,” CESifo DICE Report: Journal for Institutional Comparisons 2004: 1.

Book Chapters:

Chaudhry, A. and T. Chaudhry, Haseeb, M., and Afzal, U. (2015) “Beyond the Poverty Line: A Multi-dimensional Analysis of Poverty in Pakistan,” in Rashid Amjad and Shahid Javed Burki (ed.) Pakistan: Moving the Economy Forward, Cambridge University Press, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316271711

An earlier version (available online):

"Beyond the Poverty Line: A Multi-dimensional Analysis of Poverty in Pakistan,” (with Azam Chaudhry, Muhammad Haseeb, and Uzma Afzal), in Rashid Amjad and Shahid Javed Burki (ed.) Pakistan: Moving the Economy Forward, Lahore School of Economics Press, 2013.

Shah, A., Thompson, T. (2004) “Implementing Decentralized Local Governance: A Treacherous Road with Potholes, Detours, and Road Closures,” in Jorge Martinez-Vazquez (ed.) Reforming Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and the Rebuilding of Indonesia, Edward Elgar Press. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781845421656.00023 

Books Edited

Chaudhry, A., Chaudhry, T., and M. Mehmood (2024) Policy Challenges for Macroeconomic Management and Growth in Pakistan, Lahore: Lahore School of Economics.

Chaudhry, A. and T. Chaudhry, (2019) Economic Challenges Facing Pakistan in a Regional and Global Environment, Lahore: Lahore School of Economics.

Published Conference Papers:

Chaudhry, T., and H. Ahmad (2024) “The Global Gig Economy: Pakistan’s Opportunity to Become a Leader in Service Exports?” in Policy Challenges for Macroeconomic Management and Growth in Pakistan, Lahore: Lahore School of Economics.

Jamil, N., Chaudhry, T. and A. Chaudhry (2024), “Access to Foreign Markets: An Analysis of the Pak-China FTA,” in Policy Challenges for Macroeconomic Management and Growth in Pakistan, Lahore: Lahore School of Economics.

Jamil, N., Chaudhry, T. and A. Chaudhry, "Pakistan's Experience with the Pak-China Free Trade Agreement: Lessons for CPEC," The Lahore Journal of Economics, Special Edition, Sept. 2017.

Chaudhry T., and M. Faran "Same Jeans, Same Stitch? A Comparison of Denim Production across Three Factories in Punjab,Pakistan," The Lahore Journal of Economics, Special Edition, Sept. 2016.

Chaudhry T., and M. Faran "Organization, Management and Wage Practices in Pakistan’s Electrical Fan and Ready-Made Garment Sectors," The Lahore Journal of Economics, Special Edition, Sept. 2015.

Chaudhry, T. and M. Haseeb, "Exporters in Pakistan and Firms Who Do Not Export: What's the Big Difference?," The Lahore Journal of Economics, Special Edition, Sept. 2014.

Chaudhry, T. and Nabeel, F., "Microinsurance in Pakistan: Progress, Problems, and Prospects," The Lahore Journal of Economics, Special Edition, Sept. 2013.

Chaudhry, T. and Saleem, M., "Norms of Cooperation, Trust, Altruism, and Fairness: Evidence from Lab Experiments on Pakistani Students," The Lahore Journal of Economics, Special Edition, Sept. 2011.

Chaudhry, T.,  “Estimating Residential Electricity Demand Responses in Pakistan's Punjab,” The Lahore Journal of Economics, Special Edition, Sept. 2010.

Chaudhry, T. “Microeconomic Flexibility in India and Pakistan: Employment Adjustment at the Firm Level,” The Lahore Journal of Economics, Special Edition, Sept. 2009.

Chaudhry, T. and A. Chaudhry, “The Effects of Rising Food and Fuel Costs on Poverty in Pakistan,” The Lahore Journal of Economics, Special Edition, Sept. 2008.

Permanent Working Papers:

Chaudhry, T., & H. Ahmed (2023), "The Global Gig Economy: Pakistan’s Opportunity to Become a Leader in Service Exports?" ITC Working Paper No. 13-2023.

Chaudhry, T., Asif, M., and M. Manuchehar, "Using Nighttime Light Data to Estimate Sub-national GDP and Growth in Pakistan," 2019.

Haseeb, Muhammad  and Theresa Chaudhry, “Resource Misallocation and Aggregate Productivity in Punjab,” CREB Working paper No 01-14, 2014.

Theresa M. Thompson and Anwar Shah, “Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index: Whose Perceptions Are They Anyway?,” Discussion Draft (background paper for OED evaluation of anti-corruption programs), World Bank, 2005.

mentioned in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/01/27/how-do-you-measure-corruption-transparency-international-does-its-best-and-thats-useful/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a24106368e75 

Shah, Anwar and Theresa M. Thompson, “Implementing Decentralized Local Governance: A Treacherous Road with Potholes, Detoturs, and Road Closures,” Policy Research Working Paper #3353, Washington DC: The World Bank, 2004.

Research Reports

Chaudhry, A., Chaudhry T., Garner, P., & Grabher-Meyer, N., (2023) “Promoting Investment in Solar Energy Across SMEs in Pakistan,” Innovation and Technology Center (ITC) Report No. 03-2023, Lahore School of Economics.

Chaudhry, T., and H. Ahmad (2023) “The Global Gig Economy: Pakistan’s Opportunity to Become a Leader in Service Exports?” ITC Working Paper No. 13-2023, Lahore School of Economics. 

Chaudhry, A., MacChiavello, R., Chaudhry T., Woodruff, C. "Understanding Productivity in the Pakistani Garment Sector," Report on Pilot Project for the International Growth Centre, 2016.

Chaudhry T., Woodruff, C."Incentives and productivity: Work groups vs. production lines", Report on Pilot Project for the International Growth Centre, 2013.

Consultancy Work:

Shah, A., Thompson, T., et al. Mainstreaming Anti-Corruption in World Bank Assistance: A Review of Progress Since 1997, Operations Evaluation Department, World Bank, 2004.

Thompson, T. “Corruption and the Economic Rate of Return on World Bank Projects,” background paper for Operations Evaluation Department, World Bank, 1999.