: Our study enriches the growing literature on cost stickiness in the context of an
emerging economy. The study examines the relationship between cost stickiness and
dividend payout behavior in Pakistan, and the possibility ...
Abstract: The objective of this article is to evaluate the impact of Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) on Pakistan's and Sri Lanka's macroeconomic structures. The
FTA is operational since June 2005. For this ...
This paper investigates whether consumer confidence improves the prediction
of GDP growth over what are popularly construed as fundamental economic variables.
We use monthly data concerning Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) ...
The prime objective of this study is to examine how agglomeration affects the productivity of firms by location. Using different spatial econometrics on geo-referenced data of textile manufacturers in Pakistan, the study ...
In Pakistan, essential food items are exempted from indirect taxes to avoid any subsequent increase in their prices, with the goal of protecting the poor from a regressive tax burden. Taxes on inputs such as on fuel and ...