For working out appropriate strategies and action programmes in order to fully utilize human resources for development and to advance the role and the status of women in society, it is essential that the statistical data collected on female participation in economic activity should reflect their...

In the Spring 1976 issue of the Pakistan Development Review, Chaudhry and Javed [2] had estimated a demand function for fertilizer in Pakistan. Based on these findings, they make a case for a 20.26 percent per year increase in fertilizer prices. This short note points out some errors in the...

The responsiveness of farm entreprenurs to changes in agricultural prices, even in a traditional agrarian setting, is well established. Research on Pakistan's agriculture by Afzal [1], and Gotsch and Falcon, [6] have shown that the response of farm producers to prices is positive and rational,...

The recent literature on the theory of tariffs and trade restrictions has emphasized the optimality of free trade policies for both developed and developing countries. There are exceptional cases in which trade restrictions can be justified-when, for example, a country has monopoly power in...

The 'Green Revolution' of the late sixties was caused by the development of high responsive seeds (HRS) and the increased availability of ~on water. New dwarf varieties of rice and wheat developed for tropical and subtropical regions have a higher grain·nutrient response than traditional...

Like most of the Indian states, specially those in the eastern region, foodgrains Foreign debt burden of Pakistan⬠"!s economy is a burning issue. Debt burden has reached to alarming proportion and has posed a great danger to the economic future of the country. A net outflow of resources is...

Poverty is a curse at individual as well as community level. It is a threat to humanity at whatever level it exists. All the societies of the world have made efforts to address this challenge. Islam being the religion of all times has also presented a comprehensive system to alleviate this...

We estimated the import and export elasticities of Pakistan trade with traditional trade partners and some Asian countries to see the dynamics of Pakistan trade from 1973 to 2008. OLS results suggest that income is the principal determinant of exports and imports. Pakistan exports are...

High economic growth, price stability and low unemployment are the most enviable macroeconomic goals. The success of government policies is reflected in low inflation and low unemployment. The nature and costs of inflation and unemployment can have vital impact on the economy and society....