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This article attempts to show that a strategy for accelerated growth for Pakistan is both necessary and feasible …. Pakistan’s macroeconomic conditions are broadly similar to some of its more rapidly growing neighbors. The country …, which could further depress the economy. We develop a “Heterodox Scenario,” which shows that macroeconomic adjustments can …
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, Pakistan. We examine descriptive statistics on patron–client interaction and correlations between household characteristics and …
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This study uses a structural model to analyze the co-determinants of capital structure and stock returns. Applying a generalized method of moments (GMM) model to a panel dataset for 100 nonfinancial firms for the period 2006– 10, our results indicate that both leverage and stock returns affect...
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distortions, and move the economy onto a sustainable path in the long run. …
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Pakistan, and the capturing of the “bear” and “bull” market effects on stock betas in our estimation procedure could explain … these different results for Pakistan’s market. …
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This paper analyzes the impact of major factors on the export of mangoes from Pakistan. We use a cointegration approach … increase mango exports from Pakistan. …
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Pakistan has launched two far reachingsocial protection programs. The federal government’s Benazir Income Support …
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This paper investigates the relationship between human capital and economic growth in Pakistan with aggregate time … boosting the economy’s capacity to absorb world technical progress. Much higher returns, including spillovers, to secondary … schooling in Pakistan than in OECD economies is consistent with very substantial education under-investment in Pakistan …
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One of the most critical challenges Pakistan faces today is the need to improve and expand its education system. With … of the majority of the population. Punjab, Pakistan's largest province, has taken several education reform initiatives to …
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Whether to provide services by the public or the private sector has been at the center of debates within governments and those in the international aid industry for decades. Unfortunately, this debate has often been cast in terms of absolutes with the private sector either as savior or demon....
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