It is generally argued that open trade is crucial for economic growth and development. The economic literature also argues that growth is an important option for reducing poverty in developing countries. The paper analyzed the causality between the trade, growth and poverty for Pakistan using...

It is generally argued that open trade is crucial for economic growth and development. The economic literature also argues that growth is an important option for reducing poverty in developing countries. The paper analyzed the causality between the trade, growth and poverty for Pakistan using...

The main objective of this study is to empirically investigate whether economic performance in Asian economies is helpful for human development or not. For this purpose, data of 40 Asian economies has been taken from various international sources. Empirical investigation has been done by...

Democracy, income inequality and economic development are considered to be interlinked with one another in a complex way. The weak growth of political institutions and uncertainty about the continuity of democratic regimes in Pakistan has important consequences for the economic growth and level...

It is attempted to explore the role of change in age-structure and human capital in economic growth of developing countries. A disaggregated panel analysis of 67 developing economies across regions and income groups over the time period of 1960-2014 is conducted. Difference Generalized Method of...

The paper investigated the relationship between economic growth and domestic savings by employing the technique for causal relationship between them. In the model ARDL Bounds Testing, Johanson Cointegration Approach for long-run association, Innovation Accounting Techniques along with Toda and...

The paper re-investigates the relationship between economic growth and domestic savings by applying new approaches rather than old techniques. The cointegration and causality approaches have been applied for economic growth and domestic savings. In doing so, ARDL Bounds Testing, Johanson...

The literature on financial development and poverty reduction is extensive. Most of the studies are cross-country studies questioned on the basis of inability to eliminate country specific effects. This study examined the role of financial development in poverty reduction in Pakistan. The paper...

In economic theory globalization would result into enhanced economic growth. Economic growth has often been given priority to an anti-poverty measure. There are diverging evidences on the impact of globalization on income inequality within nations. Somehow policy makers ignore the negative link...