Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the first time ever the effects of overall terms of trade, bilateral terms of trade and main commodity groups’ terms of trade on economic growth. Design/methodology/approach: Augmented Dickey Duller and Philips Perron unit root tests and...

Purpose: This study aims to find the determinants of internal and external customer satisfaction of Islamic banks of Pakistan through service quality indicators that are assurance, reliance, empathy, tangibility, responsiveness. Compliance has also been added as a determinant of customer...

Purpose: This paper estimates the sensitivities of the output of the manufacturing industries of the four Southeast countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore) to both the country-specific and global business cycle fluctuations. The study investigates whether the business cycle...

Purpose: This study aims to estimate and compare the effect of EU and US GSP schemes on the cotton and textile sectors of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis used data from 2003 to 2014 for all the 14 categories of cotton and textile products at two-digit using HS commodity...

This article provides an overview of the main indicators of Pakistan’s stock market development and their possible relevance for real economic activity focusing on the post-liberalisation period. The aspects of the market investigated include liberalisation of the market, integration of...