The present paper studies the effects of financial development on the human capital development of Pakistan. An annual time series data over the period of 1991 to 2016 is used. Financial development is measured through three proxies, which are, bank deposits, broad money supply, and domestic...

In response to the need expressed by the UN General Assembly, an economic vulnerability index (EVI) has been defined by the Committee for Development Policy. The present paper, which refers to this index, first examines how a structural economic vulnerability index can be designed for the...

What are the least developed countries? -- Continuity and change in the least developed countries category -- How has the application of inclusion and graduation criteria affected the least developed countries list? -- Least developed countries and growth economics: why no convergence? -- The...