• Foreign Direct Investment, Financial Development, Human Capital and Labor Productivity: A Global Perspective. Vol. 30, Issue 01 

  Sundus Javed (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2025)

  The study examines the impact of foreign direct investment, human capital, and financial development on labor productivity, utilizing data from 2000 to 2019 and panel data from 180 economies. The estimation technique ...
• Inclusive Institutions and Sustainable Development: Applying Acemoglu and Robinson’s Framework to the Global South. Vol. 30, Issue 01 

  Kainat Yaqoob; Zainab Jehan; Sadia Sherbaz (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2025)

  Sustainable development in the Global South faces a complex challenge, influenced by environmental, economic, and social factors, as well as issues like poor governance, political instability, and inequality. The literature ...
• Impact of Export Facilitation on Pakistan’s Export Performance. Vol. 30, Issue 01 

  Uzma Zia; Fozia Tabussom (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2025)

  Pakistan provides export financing schemes to support exports. This study examines two main schemes: one offered by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) through commercial banks, and the other by the Federal Bureau of Revenue ...
• Effectiveness of Program Aid in Pakistan: A Triangular Conceptual Modeling Approach Vol. 30, Issue 01 

  Muhammad Arshad; Sana Hameed Pasha; Naeem Akram (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2025)

  Foreign aid has been an essential source of external financing for developing countries, with the belief that it can foster growth in recipient nations. Specifically, the type of aid known as Program Aid is particularly ...
• Impact of External Shocks and Exchange Rate Movements on Retail and Wholesale Prices in Pakistan: A Granular Level Analysis Vol: 30, Issue 01 

  Syed Kalim Hyder Bukhari; Umar Mashhood; Waqas Ahmed (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2025)

  This study assesses the impact of external shocks and exchange rate movements on prices. The main benefit of this granular analysis is its ability to capture heterogeneous impacts across different products and geographical ...
• Asymmetric Effect of Oil Prices on Inflation in Pakistan using a NARDL Econometric Approach Volume 29, Issue 2 

  Poonam Riaz; Saghir Pervaiz Ghauri (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2024-12)

  This study investigates the impact of oil price fluctuations on inflation in Pakistan, focusing specifically on asymmetric effects. Employing the Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributed Lag (NARDL) model, it examines how ...
• Do Digitalization and Innovation Accelerate Productivity? A Comparative Analysis of Four Asian Countries Volume 29, Issue 2 

  Muhammad Adnan Khan; Muhammad Azam Khan; Muhammad Tariq (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2024-12)

  Productivity growth has remained slow in Asian countries. The study examines the impact of digitalization and innovation on output productivity in four Asian countries: China, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, using data ...
• Impact of Efficiency-Seeking FDI on Pakistan’s Macroeconomy: A Sectoral CGE Analysis Volume 29, Issue 2 

  Jazib Mumtaz; Sayed Irshad Hussain (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2024-12)

  The study examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on Pakistan's macroeconomic framework, emphasizing improved capital efficiency and technological advancements. Utilizing a Computable General ...
• Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in Controlling Inflation in Pakistan in the Presence of Positive and Negative Oil Price Changes Volume 29, Issue 2 

  Habib-Ur-Rehman; Eatzaz Ahmed (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2024)

  This study evaluates the effectiveness of monetary policy in controlling inflation in Pakistan. Using quarterly data from 1980 to 2022, the study finds that the policy rate is either an ineffective or counterproductive ...
• Role of Education Mismatch in Shaping Earning Outcomes Across Different Employment Status in Pakistan Volume 29, Issue 2 

  Henna Ahsan (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2024-12)

  This study contributes to the literature that highlights the penalties of education-occupation mismatch in terms of earnings across different employment statuses. Most existing literature analyzing the education-occupation ...
• Trade Liberalization in Pakistan: An Alternative Perspective Volume 29, Issue 1 

  Fahd Rehman (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2024-06)

  This study narrates the history of trade liberalization in Pakistan from 1972 to 2021. It outlines the history of trade reforms, which is divided into three distinct periods: the partial trade liberalization period from ...
• Non-linear Impacts of Financial Inclusion on Pakistan’s Inclusive Growth: A Regime-Switching Approach Volume 29, Issue 1 

  Faiz Farid; Asma Fiaz; Fareeha Armaghan (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2024-06)

  This study explores the connection between financial inclusion and inclusive growth, highlighting the pressing need for such growth in contemporary Pakistan alongside the ongoing efforts to enhance financial inclusion ...
• Exchange Rate Policy and Trade Performance in Pakistan Volume 29, Issue 1 

  Syed Kalim Hyder Bukhari; Asif Mahmood; Mahmood ul Hassan Khan (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2024-06)

  The exchange rate is an important tool for enhancing exports in emerging economies. To quantify the role of the exchange rate in determining trade in Pakistan, this paper presents estimates of the elasticities of relative ...
• Does Consumer Confidence explain Demand in an Emerging Market Economy? Volume 29, Issue 1 

  Ateeb Akhter Shah Syed (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2024-06)

  The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the information content in the consumer confidence index explains demand in Pakistan, beyond economic fundamentals. We use a wide range of models, starting from ordinary ...
• Implications of Oil Price Changes for the Economy: An Aggregate Analysis for Pakistan Volume 29, Issue 1 

  Anum Shoaib Abbasi; Eatzaz Ahmed (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2024-06)

  This study utilizes interim multipliers analysis based on a VAR-X model to investigate the impacts of changes in the world’s crude oil prices on output growth rates, inflation rates, real exchange rates, and real interest ...
• Fiscally Sustainable Pensions in Pakistan Volume 28, Issue 2 

  Mahmood Khalid; Naseem Faraz (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2023-12)

  Public sector employment remains attractive for important reasons such as job security and a guaranteed pension. Evaluating alternate pension systems has gained importance among policymakers concerned about the aging ...
• Navigating the Economic Landscape in the Asian Pacific: A Study of Climate, Security, and Economic Spillovers across Stock Markets Volume 28, Issue 2 

  Qingmei Tan; Muhammad Haroon Rasheed; Kamran Ali (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2023-12)

  The Asian Pacific region is spearheading the post-pandemic economic revival, and exploring regional dynamics is becoming increasingly relevant for researchers. In this regard, stock markets have always profoundly influenced ...
• Rethinking Food Insecurity Assessment Methods: Evidence from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Volume 28, Issue 2 

  Mohsin Khan; Zhang Yanxia (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2023)

  This study evaluates three standard food insecurity measures—Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), Food Consumption Score (FCS), and Minimum Dietary Energy Intake Requirement (MDER)—using survey data from 300 ...
• A Regional Analysis of Poverty in Pakistan: Trends and Decomposition Volume 28, Issue 2 

  Inza Murtaza; Husnain Ali; Muhammad Idrees (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2023-12)

  This study conducted a regional analysis of poverty in Pakistan with a particular focus on trends and decomposition. Nine Household Integrated Economic Survey rounds were used in this study from 2001-02 to 2018-19. This ...
• Are Consumer Expectations Forward-Looking: A Case for Pakistan Volume 28, Issue 2 

  Ali Inayat (© Lahore School Of Economics, 2023-12)

  We have used the Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) algorithm to calculate the forward-looking consumer inflation expectation forward-lookingness. We have used DTW instead of widely used parametric techniques as this algorithm ...

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