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The Effects of Rising Food and Fuel Costs on Poverty in Pakistan
Chaudhry, Theresa; Chaudhry, Azam - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 13 (2008) Special Edition, pp. 117-138
populations. Finally, food price inflation can lead to significant increases in Pakistani poverty levels: For Pakistan as a whole … and the most vulnerable to these price shocks are the poorest segments of society. In countries like Pakistan, the … discussion has focused onthe impact of substantially higher food and fuel prices on poverty. This paper used PSLM and MICS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010905754
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Ensuring Stable and Inclusive Growth in Pakistan
Chaudhry, Shahid Amjad - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 13 (2008) Special Edition, pp. 1-4
The article provides an overview of the Pakistani economy and addresses various sectoral issues currently being faced by the economy. The first and the most critical problem highlighted concerns the protection of the poor. Other issues highlighted relate to education, healthcare, housing,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592652
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Ensuring Stable and Inclusive Growth in Pakistan
Chaudhry, Shahid Amjad - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 13 (2008) Special Edition, pp. 1-4
The article provides an overview of the Pakistani economy and addresses various sectoral issues currently being faced by the economy. The first and the most critical problem highlighted concerns the protection of the poor. Other issues highlighted relate to education, healthcare, housing,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561888
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The Effects of Rising Food and Fuel Costs on Poverty in Pakistan
Chaudhry, Theresa; Chaudhry, Azam - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 13 (2008) Special Edition, pp. 117-138
populations. Finally, food price inflation can lead to significant increases in Pakistani poverty levels: For Pakistan as a whole … and the most vulnerable to these price shocks are the poorest segments of society. In countries like Pakistan, the … discussion has focused onthe impact of substantially higher food and fuel prices on poverty. This paper used PSLM and MICS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010562188
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The Impact of Health Information Provision on Breast Cancer-Related Knowledge and Protective Behaviors: An Experiment in Health Education
Shahed, Sarah - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 18 (2013) 1, pp. 117-133
This study examines the impact of health information provision on health-related knowledge and corresponding behaviors. Our main assumption is that women’s health can be improved by adopting health protective and health-enhancing behaviors. The study employs a before–after, no-control-group...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010905709
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Asymmetric Behavior of Inflation Uncertainty and Friedman-Ball Hypothesis: Evidence from Pakistan
Naqvi, Syed Kumail Abbas; Naqvi, Bushra - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 15 (2010) 2, pp. 1-33
This paper is a first attempt to measure and analyze inflation uncertainty in Pakistan. It makes several contributions … that the Friedman-Ball inflation uncertainty hypothesis holds true for Pakistan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010905727
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The Economics of Inflation, Issues in the Design of Monetary Policy Rule, and Monetary Policy Reaction Function in Pakistan
Ahmed, Ather Maqsood; Malik, Wasim Shahid - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 16 (2011) Special Edition, pp. 213-232
The objective of this study is to estimate a monetary policy reaction function for Pakistan. To do this, we use data … for the period 1992Q4–2010Q2. Our results show that the State Bank of Pakistan reacts to changes in the inflation rate and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010905753
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Measuring Volatility of Inflation in Pakistan
Saleem, Nadia - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 13 (2008) 2, pp. 99-128
The available evidence in Pakistansuggests that inflation is a monetary phenomena. This paper examines the relationship between the determinants of inflation and its volatility by using monthly data for 1990:M1-2007:M5. The determinants of inflation are estimated by a VAR analysis, which shows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010905764
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An Exploratory Analysis of Inflation Episodes in Pakistan
Riazuddin, Riaz - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 13 (2008) Special Edition, pp. 63-93
inflation is primarily a monetary phenomena; however, the quantity theory of money does not hold in Pakistan below money supply …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592620
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An Exploratory Analysis of Inflation Episodes in Pakistan
Riazuddin, Riaz - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 13 (2008) Special Edition, pp. 63-93
inflation is primarily a monetary phenomena; however, the quantity theory of money does not hold in Pakistan below money supply …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561889