The objective of this paper is to explore the determinants of unemployment in Pakistan. A model is developed to quantify the statistical relationship between unemployment- population and gross domestic product. It is hypothesized that population and GDP exert a strong impact on unemployment in...

The objective of this study is to investigate the long-run effects of various forms of government expenditures on gross private investment in Canada during the period 1961 to 2000. To this end, the effects of six categories of government expenditures are examined within the cointegration and...

This paper makes an attempt to estimate the joint abatement cost function for major water pollutants of paper and pulp industry in India, using different alternative functional forms and to estimate the emission charges for each pollutant under the cost minimization principle. It is observed...

In the era of globalization and liberalization, the one time fancied idea of spatially equitable development has been put to the back burner: The objective of both the international funding agencies and the Indian Government involved in grass root development through PRIs are more than sheer...

The small-scale industry is a key to India's growth and alleviation of poverty and unemployment in the country Therefore, promotion of such enterprises in developing economies like India is of paramount importance since it brings about a great distribution of income and wealth, economic...

This paper tries to revisit the relationship between money supply and interest rates. Data for countries from 1981 to 1998 seem to support the positive relationship between the two variables as described by the Fisher equation. The empirical findings have been substantiated by a simple...

Industry analysis, taking into consideration aggregate figures is likely to miss important firm-specific factors, which are of crucial importance. Performance within industry is sufficiently different. Hence, industry analysis would be more meaningful if one concentrates more on firm-specific...