The objective of the study is to examine the impact of technical progress in agriculture on changes in rural poverty in Pakistan by using annual data from 1975–2011. Data is analyzed by the set of sophisticated econometric techniques i.e., cointegration theory, Granger causality test and...

Background: Mismanagement in disaster relief operations (DROs) has created a requirement for fast, fair, and safe humanitarian logistics (HL). The deployment of digital solutions in DROs is supported by humanitarian organizations (HOs) as well as recent research; therefore, the key purpose of...

Livestock production plays a major role in the life of farmers in developing countries like Pakistan. As crops and livestock rearing in rural areas directly affects food security condition of the nations. This study has been devised to observe the impact of Livestock on food security. In this...

Small and medium enterprises of the whole world today, constitute more than 90% of the whole business entities throughout the world. Small and medium enterprises play a tremendous role in any economy like Pakistan as Pakistan is strategically located on the most important trade route between...

This study examines the relationship between corporate governance and technical efficiency of listed commercial banks of Pakistan over the period 2008-2015. The study employs a two-stage methodology. In the first stage, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has been used to compute the technical...

This study examines the applicability of two capital structure theories; i.e., Pecking Order Theory (POT) and Trade-Off Theory (TOT). An extensive panel dataset of 293 non-financial firms listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) for the period 2001 to 2013 is used to test those hypotheses. The...

The research clarifies the association between KSE market capitalization and foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan. The monthly data of these variables are taken for the period July 2003 to June 2008 which specifies the result by taking into account. The study uses statistical methods like...

This paper tests the effect of the change in the dividends on stock price behavior. The sample population for this study comprises of four companies from different industries. These companies are Hub co, Lucky Cement, Honda Atlas and Nishat Mills. The research is conducted by gathering five year...