The present study examines the role of credit risk in value creation process in banking system of Pakistan. This study here develops a conceptual model with three antecedents to credit risk. These antecedents are loan loss provision, advances, and capital adequacy ratio. The study analyzes the...

The study assessesliving standards deprivation by determining each indicator of MPI's absolute and relative contribution in overall poverty for the periods 2011 and 2014 using MICS data and the Alkire-Foster method for four districts, namely Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura and Nankana of Lahore...

Background: In the current era, malnutrition among children considers main reason of morbidity and mortality in the world scenario while more specifically in developing countries. Malnutrition in children severely affects their physical growth and academic achievements. This study aimed to find...

For working out appropriate strategies and action programmes in order to fully utilize human resources for development and to advance the role and the status of women in society, it is essential that the statistical data collected on female participation in economic activity should reflect their...

In the Spring 1976 issue of the Pakistan Development Review, Chaudhry and Javed [2] had estimated a demand function for fertilizer in Pakistan. Based on these findings, they make a case for a 20.26 percent per year increase in fertilizer prices. This short note points out some errors in the...

The responsiveness of farm entreprenurs to changes in agricultural prices, even in a traditional agrarian setting, is well established. Research on Pakistan's agriculture by Afzal [1], and Gotsch and Falcon, [6] have shown that the response of farm producers to prices is positive and rational,...

The recent literature on the theory of tariffs and trade restrictions has emphasized the optimality of free trade policies for both developed and developing countries. There are exceptional cases in which trade restrictions can be justified-when, for example, a country has monopoly power in...

The 'Green Revolution' of the late sixties was caused by the development of high responsive seeds (HRS) and the increased availability of ~on water. New dwarf varieties of rice and wheat developed for tropical and subtropical regions have a higher grain·nutrient response than traditional...