This study investigates the comparative effect of fiscal and monetary policy on economic growth in Pakistan using annual time series data from 1981 to 2009. The cointegration result suggests that both monetary and fiscal policy have significant and positive effect on economic growth. The...

The study examines the role of human capital in the economic growth of Pakistan by using primary, secondary and higher education enrolments as proxies for human capital in three different specifications. The idea behind these models is to find out the most relevant level of education in terms of...

This study explores effect of social need, social influence and convenience on university student’s dependence on smart phones and on its purchase behavior. Survey method was used to collect data from 337 respondents and structural equation modelling was used to test the hypothesis. Overall...

This paper investigated the impact of prolonged terrorist activities on stock prices of different sectors listed in Karachi Stock Exchange by using newly developed terrorism impact factor index with lingering effect (TIFL) and monthly time series data from 2002(Jan) to 2011(Dec). Johansen and...

The present study examines the effects of oil price on white precious metal returns by using quantile-on-quantile regression proposed by Sim and Zhou (2015). In this study, we mainly focus on the returns of three white precious metals, which include palladium, silver, and platinum. The study is...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of trade and financial sector openness and their simultaneous openness on financial development of South Asia. Design/methodology/approach: To serve the purpose, a panel data set of four South Asian economies, namely, India, Pakistan,...

Purpose: This research intends to determine the role of terrorism in defying foreign direct investment (FDI) in top terror effected economies. Design/methodology/approach: Panel data on FDI and terrorism from top terror effected economies spanning from 1987 to 2018 were used and the...

Ez a cikk az USA gazdaságpolitikai bizonytalansága és a BRIC-országok1 geopolitikai kockázatának kapcsolatát becsüli meg. Az amerikai gazdaságpolitikai bizonytalanság és a BRIC-országok geopolitikai kockázata közötti nemlineáris és aszimmetrikus összefüggés feltételezése...

This paper estimates the relationship between US economic policy uncertainty and geopolitical risk in the BRIC economies.1 Due to the assumption of a non-linear and asymmetric relation between US economic policy uncertainty and geopolitical risk of BRIC countries, a nonparametric estimation...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of corruption on military expenditures in three income level countries. An annual data series of 97 countries covering high-income, middle-income, and low-income regions from 1997 to 2015 is used. Design/methodology/approach: The...