With the gradual reduction in trade barriers led by the process of globalisation, more emphasis is now being placed on promoting export competitiveness. Asia is the home of many of the world’s top rice exporters. The food-price crisis has divided Asia into “rice haves ” and “rice...

This study examines the relationship between illiquidity premium and equity returns in Pakistani equity market for the period 2000:6 to 2007:6 by using Fama and French (1992 and 1993) methodology. This is the first study that explores the relationship between illiquidity premium and equity...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the short and the long run wheat demand elasticities in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – Using cointegration and vector error correction model (VECM) techniques, the main objective of the study has been achieved. Findings – The...