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(1991) for Pakistan, Schady (2003) for the Philippines, and Mora (2008) for Colombia. Testing the sheepskin or credential … the case of Pakistan. Specifically, this paper explores the above question of interpretation of sheepskin effects in the … case of Pakistan. Using the IFPRI-sponsored, 1987 Pakistan Survey of Rural Education, Migration and Employment (PSREME), it …
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APEC's vision of integrating the APEC has remained, for the most part, intangible. Cultural differences, socioeconomic disparity, and lack of a defined structure and leadership have been cited by many as major obstacles. Lately, there has been a proliferation of regional groups in Asia, creating...
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It has been alleged since its inception that the WTO Dispute Settlement (DS) mechanism is biased against developing countries, as manifested in e.g. allegedly too low rates of dispute initiation. To shed light on this issue, this study analyses the determinants of developing country...
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Quantitative studies estimate that potential two way trade between India and Pakistan can be about 10 times than its … examines the characteristics of firms engaged in Indo-Pakistan trade. It also estimates existing transport arrangement between … suggests that new rail and road links should be opened. Transaction costs of trading between India and Pakistan are high and …
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This paper aims to identify the bilateral trade possibilities and non-tariff barriers between India and Pakistan. The …, the study finds that the export potential from India to Pakistan is to the tune of US$ 9.5 billion while that from … Pakistan to India is US$ 2.2 billion. Items having export potential from Pakistan are largely in the textile sector while items …
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-Lagunes and Light (2010) for the U. S., Riddle (2008) for Canada and Shabbir & Ashraf (2011) and Shabbir (2013) for Pakistan …. Shabbir and Ashraf (2011) summarily reports that the sheepskin effects for rural Pakistan persist in the face of controls for … reconfirms that significant sheepskin effects exist for rural Pakistan for diplomas obtained by completing primary, high school …
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understanding of the measures, determinants, and impacts of new processes remains limited. Drawing on unique data from Pakistan, we …
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Although tax non-filing and the resulting tax evasion are a challenge to public welfare of developing countries, scholarly knowledge on the subject is minimal. The present paper compares rich self- employed identified as non-filers with a randomized group of tax filers in terms of two bases of...
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analyze the impact of terrorism in Pakistan on the inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI), portfolio investments, and …
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