The stagnant agriculture sector of the Fifties was transformed into a dynamic one in Pakistan by the technological breakthroughs made in the early Sixties. The installation of private tubewells, introduction of high-yielding varieties (HWs) for various crops, the rising use of chemical...

The agricultural labour force in Pakistan has been increasing rapidly due to population growth as well as a declining mortality rate. However, the share of the agricultural labour force to total labour force has been decreasing. The objective of this paper is to search for the factors...

This paper assesses the size of the underground ~conomy and tax evasion in Pakistan for the period 1973-96. Using monetary approach, the results confirm the existence of large underground economy and higher tax evasion over the period under analysis. The overall underground economy has...

This report compiles a latest social accounting matrix (SAM) of Pakistan for the year 1989-90. The SAM framework provides useful information about the structure of Pakistan's economy. Within this framework, the preferred classifications of various accounts are undertaken according to the policy...

This study attempts to provide an analytical answer to the important economic issue of whether workers’ remittances contributed to economic growth in Pakistan during the period 1972-73 to 2002-03. The quantitative evidence shows that workers’ remittances appeared to be an important source of...

The literature reveals that most of the comparative studies have been conducted in the field of conventional versus Islamic banks while as much focus has not been paid to analyze comparative performance of Islamic banks across the countries and literature is scant in this area. This study...