Total factor productivity (TFP) is not only influenced by the direct effects of human capital, R&D (i.e., internal technology building capabilities), embodied & disembodied forms of technology transfer and know-how through ...

This study investigates the some causes of depression in Rural Pakistan women. The study uses data from the Pakistan Rural Household Survey (2004) and differs from other studies in that this analysis pinpoints the social ...

This study investigates the relationship between fiscal deficit and inflation by using annual data ranging from 1976 to 2010. The literature on the subject provides ample evidence that fiscal deficit causes inflation and ...

Most of the developing economies, including Pakistan, are confronted with high level of external debt which is adversely affecting their economic performance. The hypothesis of debt overhang is often used to assess the ...

Natural Resource Dependence has been identified as a factor contributing to the paradoxical ‘’natural resource curse’’ hypothesis. This study attempts to identify the effect of Natural Resource dependence in SAARC, ASEAN ...

The paper employs micro model in order to address the electricity subsidy reforms and its welfare impacts. The study uses two pricing policies one with uniform price increase and other with non-uniform price increase. ...

Transnational food crises in 2007-2010 had a substantial impact on the socioeconomic status of many developing and under developing countries. The fear that a large proportion of the population spending considerable ...

South Asian economy, in general, has been experiencing high level of corruption, low economic growth, and worsening health and education indicators, thereby offering itself as a classic case study for evaluating the ...