The recent developments in the agricultural sector of Pakistan, especially in the West Wing, have created great optimism for increasing food supply. The significance of increasing food supply should, however, be judged in relation to the rising demand for food during the process of economic...

In this study we shall examine the influence of the major determinants of food consumption,viz., level of per capita income, price structure, differences in preferences and availability of commodities. We shall analyse the consumption pattern as revealed by consumer survey as well as food...

This paper presents some partial and preliminary estimates of saving of the noncorporate private sector of the Pakistan economy. It is a part of a joint effort to make some more detailed estimates of saving for the entire economy, in which the Institute of Development Economics has been...

The purpose of this paper is to examine some characteristics of the urban industrial labour-force. The study of industrial labour-force in Karachi, a newly developed industrial centre!, may reveal how industrial labour-force is built up during the process of industrialization and economic...

The main purpose of this paper is to present estimates of income elasticities for various commodity groups in East Pakistan. To date' no such studies have been conducted in that province; and estimates made in other areas of the subcontinent have only limited applicability. Analysis of consumption...