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This study analyzes the future prospects of wheat production in Pakistan. Parameters of the forecasting model are … of 1.6%, indicating that Pakistan will face a slight shortage of wheat output in the future. … obtained by estimating a Cobb-Douglas production function for wheat, while future values of various inputs are obtained as …
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A simultaneous-equations model was used to capture the supply and demand functions for Pakistan’s wheat sector at the … national level. This model reflects the fact that Pakistan’s domestic wheat supply is priceresponsive and positively affected … is statistically insignificant on the demand side. Population size appears to be very significant in determining wheat …
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This study examines the technical, allocative, and economic efficiencies of the cotton-wheat farming system in Punjab …, Pakistan. It also investigates the determinants of these efficiencies using a non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA … the number of contacts with extension agents have a negative impact on the inefficiency of cotton-wheat farming in Punjab. …
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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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Engel’s Law states that the share of food in household expenditure declines with households’ total expenditure—a regularity that is clearly evident in Pakistani household income and expenditure data. This study uses an “Engel curve” to incorporate additional social effects—including...
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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 … schooling in Pakistan than in OECD economies is consistent with very substantial education under-investment in Pakistan … estimated to have accounted for just under one-fifth of the increase in Pakistan’s GDP per head. Since the 1990s, the impact of …
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