This paper examines two important aspects of the firms, firstly, it identifies the factors responsible for firm-level corruption, and secondly it investigates the impact of corruption on firm performance in 147 economies using the data set of World Bank's Enterprise Survey. Two indicators, that...

In this paper, an attempt has been made to examine a new transmission mechanism of inflation that is effect of food prices on non-food prices. The panel generalized method of moment (GMM) has been employed on the panels of 47 developing countries disaggregated by income, i.e. low-income,...

Amid increasing significance of the relationship between poverty and environment across nations, the study aims to scrutinize the impact of environmental pollution proxied by CO2 emission on poverty in Pakistan. It is analyzed by applying Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Bounds Testing...

In Pakistan the ratio of institutional delivery that is one of the most important components of maternal health-care is lower than in a number of developing economies. The ratio of public sector institutional delivery is again lower than private sector institutional delivery. Government of...

Democracy, income inequality and economic development are considered to be interlinked with one another in a complex way. The weak growth of political institutions and uncertainty about the continuity of democratic regimes in Pakistan has important consequences for the economic growth and level...

It is attempted to explore the role of change in age-structure and human capital in economic growth of developing countries. A disaggregated panel analysis of 67 developing economies across regions and income groups over the time period of 1960-2014 is conducted. Difference Generalized Method of...

Trade stimulates economic growth as well as create employment. The basic principles (of the WTO) make the system economically more efficient and cut the production and marketing costs. It gives consumers more choice, and a broader range of qualities to choose from. These are the basic benefits...

It is generally argued that open trade is crucial for economic growth and development. The economic literature also argues that growth is an important option for reducing poverty in developing countries. The paper analyzed the causality between the trade, growth and poverty for Pakistan using...