This paper examines patterns of export creation and diversion by analyzing Pakistan’s trade agreements at the two-digit industry level for all 88 export-oriented industries. We compare the net change in exports with nine ...

The study attempts to seek evidence on regional economic integration in driving labor productivity convergence in low- and middle-income East Asian states towards Japan, the country assumed to be the regional technology ...

This article empirically examines the effects of foreign aid on economic freedom while considering the mediating role of political institutions. We contribute to the literature in two ways. First, we provide an empirical ...

We test the technical efficiency, measured by the degree of integration, of agriculture markets for five crops in the Punjab province of Pakistan using daily wholesale market prices from the Agriculture Management Information ...

We examine the impacts of a sustainable urban transport initiative, the first Bus Rapid Transit System launched in Lahore, Pakistan in year 2013. We measure the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the BRT using a ...

In the context of a high prevalence of both poverty among households and business failures among firms in the majority of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, competition is seen as one of the viable tools for transforming ...

In this article, we investigate the distinguishing features of fast growing firms in the Pakistani textile and apparel sectors. We find that the distribution of firm growth- both in terms of employment and sales - is very ...

Industrial clusters and special economic zones are key areas of focus for industrial policy makers who are aiming to expand the industrial base and increase competitiveness. Thus, the role of development of industrial ...

This study analyzes the impact of education, experience, and social capital on firm survival using two waves of a survey conducted in 2008 and 2017 for the electrical fittings cluster based in Sargodha, Pakistan. Estimating ...

This study empirically investigates the aid effectiveness debate in light of the Burnside-Dollar (2000) hypothesis that the recipient country’s policy environment is critical for aid effectiveness. Based on data from ten ...