The objective of this study is to understand why parents in rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan, choose to send their …

Pakistan has launched two far reachingsocial protection programs. The federal government’s Benazir Income Support …

The textiles and garments (T&G) sector accounts for almost 50% of Pakistan’s exports and is the largest component of … manufacturing. T&G sector, because of recent favorable developments for the industry in Pakistan and the expected future changes in … the international trade structure for the sector, has the potential to play an important role in expanding Pakistan …

Pakistan and the efficiency of its foreign exchange market. We use monthly data from the State Bank of Pakistan and KIBOR rates …. Pakistan’s foreign exchange market is still small compared to those of other emerging economies, implying that substantial …

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 …

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 …

This paper investigates the economic (i.e., labor market) outcomes of “training” for individuals in Pakistan. The labor … market benefits of general education have been relatively well explored in the literature and specifically in Pakistan. They …,000 households in Pakistan, collected in 2007. Multinomial logit estimates of occupational attainment show how training determines …

import demand functions with reference to Pakistan’s trading partners. We use GARCH-based exchange rate volatilities and the … with that of the short run. The results show that, when Pakistan employed the US dollar as the vehicle currency with its … remained unaffected by volatility distortions when Pakistan traded with its developing partners using bilateral exchange rates …