Non-performing loans has been a limiting factor in smooth growth of commercial banking. To augment the literature in this dimension, this paper subjects the findings of Mehmood et al. (2013) to rigorous statistical treatment and reexamines the relationship found therein. It empirically tests the...

The study investigates the relationship between industrial production and environmental quality in a Chinese economy. The estimates of the ARDL bounds test over the sample 1972-2020 provide evidence of the long-run relation between industrial production and environmental quality in the presence...

Natural resource rent (NRR) can be a blessing for the economic growth of resource-rich economies but may cause environmental problems. The present research explores the effects of NRR, economic growth, trade openness (TO), and foreign direct investment (FDI) on the carbon intensities of...

Broadband has become an integral part of digital infrastructure of countries around the globe even in developing regions. Accordingly, this paper investigates the broadband growth nexus for 24 Asian countries for period 2001-2011. Using fixed effects with Driscoll and Kraay standard errors, the...

Globalization and its social consequences have engendered newer trends that include increasing preferences of women to become economically active. Economic role of women has become a widely discussed topic in recent times in Muslim world. There are different perspectives and norms that determine...