Exploring the Case of Export Price Competitiveness for Pakistan

dc.contributor.author	Batool, Saima
dc.date.accessioned	2023-10-08T14:48:31Z
dc.date.available	2023-10-08T14:48:31Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.other	172426
dc.identifier.uri	http://10.250.8.41:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/39646
dc.description	Supervisor: Dr. Zafar Mahmood	en_US
dc.description.abstract	A country’s macroeconomic performance is strongly influenced by export price competitiveness assessment among other components. This thesis has attempted to explore the export price competitiveness of Pakistan. Moreover, it analyzes how export price competitiveness is improved by injecting more imported machinery and equipment while allowing imperfect substitution between locally manufactured vs imported machinery. Using the ARDL methodology, it has been found for manufacturing sector that imported machinery results in greater reduction in export prices, hence improve export price competiveness. Beside this investment in R&D and human capital are prerequisite to increase the absorption and adaptation capabilities of imported machinery. It has been found price reducing impact of imported machinery reflected provided there is investment in R&D and human capital.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	School of Social Sciences and Humanities (S3H), NUST	en_US
dc.subject	Imperfect substitution, human capital, Absorption and adaptation capabilities.	en_US
dc.title	Exploring the Case of Export Price Competitiveness for Pakistan	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US