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...

Purpose: This study aims to identify the factors that influence customer satisfaction in the banking sector from the perspective of employee characteristics. More specifically, this study identifies the impact of employee etiquettes, employee performance, technical selling skills and...

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 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...

Purpose: This paper aims to determine the preferable destinations of money laundered from Pakistan by using the Walker’s Gravity Model and to estimate the amount of money laundered through 156 countries. The research aims to facilitate policymakers and regulators to provide more efficient...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how social need, social influence and convenience affect dependence on smartphones and purchasing behavior among university students in Pakistan’s emerging economy. Design/methodology/approach – Survey methods and non-probability purposive...