Despite profuse literature on foreign direct investment, human capital and trade openness linkage with economic growth of developed economies, little profound literature is available in case of Pakistan. This paper specifically examines relationship of economic growth with foreign direct...

Purpose: This study tests the Marshall-Lerner condition and the J-curve Phenomenon for Pakistan by using the quarterly data from the third quarter of 1970 till the fourth quarter of 2012. Methodology: Johansen's Cointegration technique and Vector Error Correction models are employed for the...

This study examines the existing water quality of Lahore and measures domestic household’s willingness to pay for improvement in water quality services. To this end, a Tobit model is estimated by conducting a contingent valuation survey about household perceptions in six towns of Lahore.The...

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...

Since its inception, Wagner’s law has gained the attention of researchers and is well-documented in literature. It deals with the relationship between the increase of government expenditure and improved macroeconomic performance over time. On the contrary, Keynesian theory purports an opposite...