The objective of the study is to examine the impact of technical progress in agriculture on changes in rural poverty in Pakistan by using annual data from 1975–2011. Data is analyzed by the set of sophisticated econometric techniques i.e., cointegration theory, Granger causality test and...

Development of a nation depends upon the active involvement of both male and female at the grassroots level. Women empowerment is crucial for community development and sustainable solutions to various problems at a large scale. The current study is an attempt to investigate community perception...

This paper tests the effect of the change in the dividends on stock price behavior. The sample population for this study comprises of four companies from different industries. These companies are Hub co, Lucky Cement, Honda Atlas and Nishat Mills. The research is conducted by gathering five year...

This study examines the applicability of two capital structure theories; i.e., Pecking Order Theory (POT) and Trade-Off Theory (TOT). An extensive panel dataset of 293 non-financial firms listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) for the period 2001 to 2013 is used to test those hypotheses. The...

Pakistan is a large country with a population estimated at 180 millions. The economy has a low Per Capita Income of US$ 600 approximately, with an estimated purchasing power parity of $ 2500. Poverty has always remained a major development problem of Pakistan. Many methods have been used in the...

The paper explains the required return and risk analysis of cement industry in Pakistan to determine the relationship among risk and expected return by capital asset pricing model (CAPM). There are total 18 companies are selected from the cement industry in Pakistan. The secondary data...

This study examines the relationship between corporate governance and technical efficiency of listed commercial banks of Pakistan over the period 2008-2015. The study employs a two-stage methodology. In the first stage, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has been used to compute the technical...