This paper attempts to examine the impact of major variables affecting export performance of leather goods from Pakistan using primary data source. The exporters from Punjab province were taken as t ... Read More

This paper applies Panel GMM EGLS Method to a panel of 15 out of 18 listed food producers in Pakistan for the period 2001-10 and attempts to explore the impact of energy crisis combined with energy ... Read More

The objective of this study is to analyse the problem of forecasts accuracy from two aspects: the point predictions and forecast intervals. For the point predictions the classical measures of accura ... Read More

An autonomous demand shock affects consumption spending. Variations in consumption spending contribute to the volatility in aggregate demand. As the investor is risk averse, volatility of aggregate ... Read More

This paper addresses the testing for cointegrating vectors and the estimation of cointegrating relations using Partial Least Squares. Together with Harris (1997) and Bossaerts (1988), the PLS approa ... Read More

The purpose of this study was to build a conceptual framework for the relationship between the factors that influence consumers’ perceptions of retail branding and purchase behavior within East Asia ... Read More

Using the latest household survey data for Pakistan, this study analyzes the role of education in determining the extent of earning inequality. Gini indices of individuals’ earnings are computed for ... Read More

This paper investigates the impact of monetary policy variables on the performance of recent post crashed stock market of Bangladesh using monthly data from 2011. As a dependent variable Dhaka Stock ... Read More

To assess the importance of payments system related innovations in Pakistan, this paper attempts to address two questions: First, has the modern technology diminished the importance of paper based f ... Read More

Data analysis is highly critical for a value added research output but very tricky to handle by the researchers. Each statistical technique in research methodology has its own nuts and bolts that th ... Read More

In this article a circulation network model for the detection of arbitrage opportunities in the currencies and securities markets is presented. As an illustration, the study presents its application ... Read More

This paper examines the impact of trade liberalization on employment and wages in Pakistan’s manufacturing industries using a panel data set for the period 1970-71 to 2005-06. This research work is ... Read More


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