CURRICULUM VITAE
Nina Gera
E.mail: nina_lse@yahoo.com
nina@lahoreschool.edu.pk
ACADEMIA
2004: M Phil in Economics, Lahore School of Economics
1977: Bachelor of Arts, Honors in Economics, cum laude, Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, USA.
1973: Undergraduate course work at the University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, UK.
1972: A Levels, London University. ‘A’ grades in two subjects.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1994 to the present: Lahore School of Economics; Assistant Professor in Sociology at the
undergraduate level. Associate Editor of the Lahore Journal of Economics.
1992-1994: The Nation newspaper, Lahore. Wrote economic editorials and op-ed articles
as well as edited articles.
1991: Shirkat Gah (A women’s resource centre): Administrative work.
1989: The Friday Times, Lahore, Research Editor. Wrote a weekly column on political
events as well as a series on working women and non-governmental organizations.
1988: Aurat Foundation (A women’s NGO), Lahore., Research work. Wrote on women
and the environment, the Government Women’s Polytechnic, Lahore and other related
topics. Also presented a paper at a workshop on “The portrayal of women in school
curricula”.
1987: The Agha Khan University, Karachi, Research Assistant. Field work and research
on a leprosy project and another on malnutrition in children below the age of 5. The
approach was medical anthropological.
1986: Asia and Pacific Skill Development Program (APSDEP), a project of the ILO in
Islamabad, Research Assistant. Worked on the informal sector, country profiles on
vocational training in the Asia Pacific region and appropriate technology.
1979: Temporary lectureship at the Punjab University, Lahore. Lectured the Public
Administration class on Development Economics.
1978: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad, Economic
Research Assistant. Worked on nationalization, industrialization and development issues.
PUBLICATIONS
Author of the book: Structural Adjustment Programs in Pakistan: A Boon or a Bane”
2007, Lahore School of Economics Press.
Articles:
“Impact of Structural Adjustment Programmes on Overall Social Welfare in Pakistan”,
South Asia Economic Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, January-June 2007.
“Social Sector expenditures and Outcomes: A Case Study of the Punjab in the 1990s”,
Pakistan Economic and Social Review, Vol. 45, No. 1, Summer 2007.
“Food Security under Structural Adjustment in Pakistan”, Asian Survey, Vol. XLIV, No.
3, May-June 2004.
LANGUAGES
English, Urdu and a working knowledge of Hindi and French
COMPUTER SKILLS
A working knowledge of word processing
EXTRA CURRICULAR INTERESTS
Reading, music
Dated: 13-02-2014