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brought on the present domestic and foreign debt crises. The paper presents a qualitative account of the debt in Pakistan and … debt overhang in Pakistan, it is found that net foreign resource flows to the private and public sectors tended to crowd … out private and public savings respectively and that public savings is crowded out by resource flows from the private …
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, Pakistan. We examine descriptive statistics on patron–client interaction and correlations between household characteristics and …
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This study uses a structural model to analyze the co-determinants of capital structure and stock returns. Applying a generalized method of moments (GMM) model to a panel dataset for 100 nonfinancial firms for the period 2006– 10, our results indicate that both leverage and stock returns affect...
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Engel’s Law states that the share of food in household expenditure declines with households’ total expenditure—a regularity that is clearly evident in Pakistani household income and expenditure data. This study uses an “Engel curve” to incorporate additional social effects—including...
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Pakistan, and the capturing of the “bear” and “bull” market effects on stock betas in our estimation procedure could explain … these different results for Pakistan’s market. …
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This paper analyzes the impact of major factors on the export of mangoes from Pakistan. We use a cointegration approach … increase mango exports from Pakistan. …
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Pakistan has launched two far reachingsocial protection programs. The federal government’s Benazir Income Support …
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This paper investigates the relationship between human capital and economic growth in Pakistan with aggregate time … schooling in Pakistan than in OECD economies is consistent with very substantial education under-investment in Pakistan … estimated to have accounted for just under one-fifth of the increase in Pakistan’s GDP per head. Since the 1990s, the impact of …
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One of the most critical challenges Pakistan faces today is the need to improve and expand its education system. With … of the majority of the population. Punjab, Pakistan's largest province, has taken several education reform initiatives to …
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Whether to provide services by the public or the private sector has been at the center of debates within governments and those in the international aid industry for decades. Unfortunately, this debate has often been cast in terms of absolutes with the private sector either as savior or demon....
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