Pakistan has embarked upon an ambitious program of economic cooperation with China under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is one of the six economic corridor ... Read More

This is a book about one of the many unsung heroes of Pakistan and the work which he has very diligently, assiduously and conscientiously undertaken for the poverty eradication and well being of the d ... Read More

This study is a contribution in the technical debate regarding the real effects of fiscal multipliers which occur through government expenditure shocks on other economic variables. The debate is mainl ... Read More

Crop residue management practices adopted by farmers have a significant effect on pollution created by the agricultural sector. Broadly, farmers are following the practice of removal, burning and inco ... Read More

This study investigates the effects of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) on export performance of four South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The study also examines the ... Read More

This study attempts to provide a comprehensive and deeper understanding of the relationship between health and social inclusion using both cross-sectional and panel data sets for 180 countries from 19 ... Read More

This study contributes to the existing literature by empirically investigating the impact of environment, terrorist attacks and socio-economic deprivations on changes in vote shares of the major conte ... Read More

Many developing countries joined the WTO with the hope that using the platform will boost trade and thus will catch-up on the developed countries. South Asian countries were the founding member of the ... Read More

Pakistan was one of the top ten economic performers among the developing countries in the world during the first forty years of its existence. These forty years were tumultuous in the history of the n ... Read More

hina’s economic growth in the recent decades has been exceptional. Since 1979, millions of Chinese have been lifted out from poverty. The economic planning and reforms undertaken by the government hav ... Read More

After heuristically explaining the social and economic process of catch-up growth, a case is made for effective government rather than ‘good government’. The case is made that corruption is not necess ... Read More

This study analyzes the real impact of enterprise credit and household credit separately on economic growth for a selected group of 36 developed and developing countries. Since most of the available l ... Read More

This research examines the intensity, magnitude and direction of trade bilaterally between Pakistan and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan (the CARs) in1995-2017. The anal ... Read More

The purpose of this study is to measure the food price volatility for sixteen food commodities [beef, chicken, pulse mash, pulse moong, pulse masoor, rice iri, wheat, tomato, potato, onion, ginger, ga ... Read More

The impressive environmental performance of the Blue Angle as a national eco-label scheme of Germany motivated other countries to introduce their own national eco-label schemes. However, there are var ... Read More

Over the time period, the structure of the economy does not remain same. This study examines the interaction between economic growth and its determinants for Pakistan. Since fixed parameter approaches ... Read More

This study provides insights into real wellbeing of the Ummah (Muslim community) using Islamic perspectives and empirical evidence. Islam places justice at center in economic interactions. In Islamic ... Read More


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