Corruption has opaque significant consideration for researchers during the last few decades due to its effect on economic growth. This study examines the relationship between corruption and economic growth in Pakistan, covering the period from 1985 to 2010. Stationarity of the variables was...

International trade promotes economic development and leads to peace and stability in a country. Political instability affects trade through its direct effect on income and prices and indirectly through its influence on investment in physical capital. This study aims to examine the impact of...

This paper examines the impact of growth and income inequality on poverty for a panel of five selected South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries; namely, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; over the period of 1990-2008. Using Pedroni's (2004) test for panel...

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of various macroeconomic factors i.e. per capita GDP; Gross capital formation; trade openness and consumer price index on tourism receipts in selected South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries (namely, Bangladesh,...

The objective of the study is to investigate the link between health care expenditures (HCE), economic growth and health outcomes (i.e., life expectancy (LE), infant mortality and the share of elderly people) for a panel of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries;...

Growth is a matter of extreme importance for the countries of developed and developing world. Sustained growth with employment generating policies eventually trims down the critical problem of unemployment. This paper emphasizes the link between GDP per capita and unemployment rate, as described...

The objective of the study examines the macroeconomic consequences of terrorism in Pakistan. The study evaluates the short- and long-run relationship between terrorism and economic factors over a period of 1975–2011. Both objectives have been achieved with the sophisticated econometrics...

The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between unemployment rate and growth rate in selected SAARC countries over the period of 1990-2010. Data is analyzed by panel cointegration technique, Fully Modified OLS (FMOLS) and Dynamic OLS (DOLS) for estimating long-run relationship...

The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between unemployment rate and growth rate in selected SAARC countries over the period of 1990-2010. Data is analyzed by panel cointegration technique, Fully Modified OLS (FMOLS) and Dynamic OLS (DOLS) for estimating long-run relationship...

The study examines applicability and performance of Value-at-Risk (VaR) models with respect to foreign exchange risk assessment within a managed float regime. Pakistani rupee offers an instructive case as it seems to manage its currency mainly against the US dollar, but to a lesser extent...