Population growth is one of the most salient problems faced by developing countries today. Population growth, if not checked, can decrease living standards and lead to high rates of unemployment in the future. South Asia, ...
Female labour force participation rate (FLFP) is highlighted by the literature as a main determinant of women‟s empowerment. Despite extensive research, the concept of empowerment remains ambiguous and the definition varies ...
Using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design and a cross-pooled MICS data set for the years; 2011 and 2014, this research measures the impact of mother-in-law’s retirement on their respective daughter in law’s employment ...
Numerous studies, mostly from the developed countries, report a positive correlation between the number of children or fertility decisions and the choice of becoming self-employed amongst women. However, the direction of ...
Methods by which recruitment process takes place in any organization has important implications in the efficiency of that organization. Specifically recruitment method in public administration has important implications ...
Dowry is a common custom widely followed in South Asia and some parts of East Asia. Dowry expenses are a significant financial burden on poorer families. Thus, consanguineous and exchange marriages arethought to be chosen ...
Moral hazard aggravates mistrust between principals and agents and leads to economic
inefficiency. Although literature has investigated if competition can reduce moral hazard, the
evidence is mixed at best. This thesis ...
Innovation and technological advancement are considered key elements for the economic progress of a country. The quality of governance specifies corruption to explain the variation in innovation and growth of a country. ...
We study the dynamics of long run growth in a two sector economy with externalities where organizational development affects physical capital and foreign technology accumulation. The objective of this thesis is to show that ...
This study analyzes the implications that women’s participation in social movements
may have on the level of empowerment in a developing country context. A social
movement is a multifaceted phenomenon as it aspires to ...
Institutional perceptions in the country influence export propensity of firms based on standard theories. This study using a sample of 11,970 firms across three countries Pakistan, India and Bangladesh investigates the ...
A number of recent studies have shown that prenatal nutritional shocks have a long-lasting impact on health, cognitive ability and adult outcomes. This study looks at the impact of exposure to the month of fasting on the ...
This paper seeks to identify the relationship between parental occupations and gender specific career aspirations of undergraduate students. In order to do this, we conducted surveys with fourth year undergraduate students ...
This thesis presents a three-sector ¯nance-extended endogenous growth model
with constant returns to scale in renewable natural resource production in
combination with physical and technological capital. The purpose of ...
Adverse shocks can bring unrest in the most vulnerable communities. These negative stimuli have been associated with educational and health investment, thus restricting the development of a society. This thesis will provide ...
Pakistan is a developing country, and like other developing countries faces issues regarding gender inequality.At the same time, a considerable number of people have migrated from Pakistan over the last 50 yearsand the ...
Birth order has affected household resource allocation decisions in the past in terms of schooling, labor and nutrition. This paper attempts to study in-depth the impact birth order has on the schooling and child labor ...
Development related funding is critical for the long-term growth of any country, but the allocation of funds between politicians and different areas can vary due to various factors and one important factor is the connections ...
The study using a two-period overlapping generations model analyzes the complementing
nexus between child nutrition and child education and how it alters parent s fertility
decisions. The results of the model show that ...
It is commonly believed that parents transfer their behavioral traits to their offspring. But where does one draw the line between nature and nurture? Most of us have received our first lessons in lying, trust, generosity ...