Höhere Sterblichkeit und damit geringere Lebenserwartung der Frauen. Im Beobachtungszeitraum langsame Angleichung der Sterblichkeitsraten. Ursachen für die Differenz: weiterhin Enttäuschung über die Geburt einer Tochter sowie geringerer Ausbildungsstand und damit weniger Berufschancen der...

Ergebnis der empirischen Studie: Altersabstand der Geschwister voneinander signifikanter als wirtschaftliche Faktoren. Ausbau des Gesundheitssystems als wichtiger Bestimmungsgrund zur Senkung der Kindersterblichkeit; aber Annahme dieser Dienste durch die Eltern von entscheidender Bedeutung....

Unemployment is one of the major factors in low Economic development of Pakistan and especially KPK, due to a number of factors and gaps on demand and supply side. Unemployment is on the rise, which needs to be minimised. Large part of the working community is involved in unrelated jobs meaning...

Public property common pool resources in many developing countries are often portrayed in dismal states allegedly due to governments’ inability to manage them in a sustainable manner. While this explanation may have some merit, it is certainly inadequate. Instead, we argue that public property...

This study investigates the existence of accrual anomaly by using a sample of 340 non-financial firms listed at Karachi Stock Exchange. The objective of the study is to examine the persistence of the accruals and cash flow components and their respective effect on future stock prices and a hedge...

This study evaluates the link between disaggregate energy consumption (coal, petroleum, electricity, renewable energy consumption), economic growth and environment for Asian Developing countries. Cointegration tests verify long run relationship among energy consumption and growth, energy...

In countries like Pakistan, where the macroeconomic situation remains uncertain and inflationary expectations always linger to a high level, investors stay in search of such cost-effective or profitable investment opportunities that can be able to provide their capital an effective hedge against...