• The Impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Consumer Confidence in Pakistan 

  Syed Ateeb Akhter Shah; Fatima Kaneez; Riffat Arshad (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 26;No.2, 2021)

  This study examines the impact of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) on the consumer confidence index (CCI) in Pakistan. Using a sample from the start of 2012 up to February 2020, a vector error-correction model is used ...
• Predicting Stock Indices Trends using Neuro-fuzzy Systems in COVID-19 

  Muhammad Zubair Mumtaz (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 26;No.2, 2021)

  Predicting the ebb and flow of stock markets is a complex and challenging exercise owing to the disruptive and uncertain behavior of stock prices. The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of an event that, had a drastic ...
• How Information and Communication Technologies Affect Intensive and Extensive Margins of Firm Exports: Evidence with Micro Data of South Asian Manufacturing Firms 

  Muhammad Luqman; Ghulam Murtaza; Rabia Nazir (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 26;No.2, 2021)

  International trade plays a pivotal role in growth and development. The use of ICT is profoundly changing the landscape for international trade and expands opportunities especially for developing countries. The key ...
• Mergers and Acquisitions in the Indian Sub-Continent: 2010-2019 

  Ali Metwalli; Jim P. DeMello (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 26;No.2, 2021)

  With rising growth rates and per capita income levels on the Indian subcontinent, foreign direct investment in the region, especially through mergers and acquisitions, has increased over the past decade. Using transaction ...
• Remittances and Output Volatility: The Role of Financial Development 

  Aisha Tauqir; Muhammad Tariq Majeed (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 26;No.2, 2021)

  This paper examines the impact of remittances on output volatility through the channel of financial development using data for 158 countries from 1971 to 2017. We estimate the role of financial development by looking ...
• Analysis of Pomegranate Value Chain in Kandahar Province of Afghanistan: Issues and Prospects 

  Muhammad Hasham Daqiq (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 26;No.1, 2021)

  Pomegranates are one of the most important fruits in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, which is famous for its pomegranates around the world. Pomegranates play a vital role in the socio-economic life of those who ...
• Do Underlying Risk Preferences explain Individuals’ Cognitive Ability?⁕ Evidence from a Sample of Pakistani Students 

  Mariam Raheem; Ain ul Momina (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 26;No.1, 2021)

  Emerging research in empirical economics posits a question on the relation between underlying risk preferences and reflective cognitive ability. In an experimental setting, a preliminary sample of 260 participants ...
• The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Income Inequality: A Case Study of Pakistan 

  Suhrab Khan; Ihtsham ul Haq Padda (© Lahore School of Economics Vol.26; No.1, 2021)

  This study investigates the impact of various fiscal policy instruments on the income inequality of Pakistan using an Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model on annual data. We find that direct taxes reduce income ...
• Developing Housing Finance in Pakistan – Challenges and Opportunities 

  Jamshed Uppal (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 26;No.1, 2021)

  Expanding home-ownership poses a fundament financial challenge arising out of the long-term nature of the asset, which calls for the development of institutions and markets to facilitate the flow of long-term funds. ...
• Estimation and Forecasting of Industrial Production Index 

  Muhammad Ejaz; Javed Iqbal (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 26;No.1, 2021)

  It is essential that policymakers consider cyclical changes in output. Monthly industrial production is one of the most important and commonly used macroeconomic indicators for this purpose. However, monthly estimates ...
• Unskilled Migration, Child labor and Human Capital Accumulation of Children in the Presence of Parental Absenteeism 

  Yumna Hasan; Waqar Wadho (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 25;No.2, 2020)

  Temporary unskilled migration and the remittances it generates have the potential to reduce child labor and improve educational outcomes in developing countries. However, recent literature points towards the adverse impact ...
• Trade Agreements and Export Creation: An Empirical Analysis of Pakistan’s Exports at Industry Level 

  Tehseen Ahmed Qureshi; Anwar Shah (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 25;No.2, 2020)

  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 ...
• Pakistan’s Balance-of-Payments Crisis and Some Policy Options 

  Moazam Mahmood; Shamyla Chaudry (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 25;No.2, 2020)

  Neoclassical price theory, and its extension to IMF country advice, argues that balance-of-payments crises such as Pakistan’s are better resolved by depreciating the exchange rate, making exports cheaper and imports dearer. ...
• Regional Economic Integration and Productivity Convergence: Empirical Evidence from East Asia 

  Maryam Ishaq (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 25;No.2, 2020)

  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 ...
• An Analysis of the Cost Structure of Food Industries in Pakistan: An Application of the Translog Cost Function 

  Sajid Hussain; Uzma Nisar; Waseem Akram (© Lahore School of Economics, Volume 25;No.2, 2020)

  Given the importance of food industries in Pakistan, this study analyzes their cost structure by estimating the transcendental logarithmic cost function. The study also considers elasticity of substitution along with ...

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