Dr. Qaisar Khan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at LUMS. He teaches quantitative research methods, applied data analytics and impact evaluation methods to undergraduate and graduate students at LUMS. He is using applied econometrics and applied microeconomics techniques and investigates questions concerning economics of education, health, gender and intergenerational mobility at household level. His recent research evaluates Pakistan’s Lady Health Workers Program, and intergenerational mobility and gender gaps in education within households. Currently, he is focused on education (school governance, teaching labor market, educational outcomes) in merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Dr. Khan is a research fellow at the Mahbub ul Haq Research Center. He is also a member of the Western Economic Association International (WEAI). He has served as Co-PI for private school census in KP with Center for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP). He has also served as a committee member of experts on civil registrations and vital statistics with government of Punjab, and on accelerated improvement plan in merged areas of KP.
Dr. Khan holds a PhD in development policy from KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea.