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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,...
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1992/93 and 2007/08 in Pakistan. The results show that growth and inequality play significant roles in affecting poverty … poverty, income inequality, and growth using pooled data from eight household income and expenditure surveys conducted between … positive impact on inequality. The results also show that the absolute magnitude of net growth elasticity of poverty is smaller …
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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
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...
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This paper examines the prospects of expanding bilateral trade between Pakistan and China particularly in the context …
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categories—in the case of nonfinancial listed firms in Pakistan for the period 2008–10. We make a significant distinction between …
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implications for Pakistan. It points out that this development is fundamentally contrary to the principle of most … Pakistan. The paper discusses the various preferential trade agreements Pakistan has already signed. It notes that, with the … exception of its trade agreement with China, Pakistan has not succeeded in concluding preferential trading arrangements with any …
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This paper investigates the relationship between exports and economic growth in Pakistan by utilizing the analytical …-export sectors of the Pakistan economy is tested by using time series from 1973 to 2005. The estimation results indicate that …
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The textiles and garments (T&G) sector accounts for almost 50% of Pakistan’s exports and is the largest component of … manufacturing. T&G sector, because of recent favorable developments for the industry in Pakistan and the expected future changes in … the international trade structure for the sector, has the potential to play an important role in expanding Pakistan …
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implications for Pakistan. It points out that this development is fundamentally contrary to the principle of most … Pakistan. The paper discusses the various preferential trade agreements Pakistan has already signed. It notes that, with the … exception of its trade agreement with China, Pakistan has not succeeded in concluding preferential trading arrangements with any …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561877