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01 - Initiation of Housing Micro Finance in Pakistan: A New Paradigm Shift in Housing

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2021(VI-III).01
10.31703/ger.2021(VI-III).01      Published : Sep 2021

Abstract

    Housing is the third most important necessity of a human being. Every human being needs a housing unit to live in. Recently, with globalization and urbanization, the demand for housing has increased manifold, whereas the supply has remained the same. Similarly, in Pakistan, the value of land and building in urban areas increased exponentially. The lowincome class could not afford a housing unit as... Details

    Conventional Banks, Incremental Housing, Informal Sector, Housing Finance, Microfinance

    (1) Muhammad Salman
    Lecturer, School of Architecture & Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Fariha Tariq
    Associate Professor, School of Architecture & Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Minahil Nawaz
    Assistant Professor, School of Architecture & Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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02 - Women Status in Labour Market of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa..

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2021(VI-III).02
10.31703/ger.2021(VI-III).02      Published : Sep 2021

Abstract

    This study analyses the woman's status labourmarket of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Four workingstates: self-employed, paid employees, and unpaid family helperswere investigated. Data were collected about individuals andhousehold characteristics of women aged between (15-60) yearsfrom the Pakistan Social and Living Standard MeasurementSurvey (PSLM, 2014-15). The estimated results based onMultinomial Logit ... Details

    Labour Market, Women Status, Labor Force Participation, Multinomial Model

    (1) Tamanna Bibi
    PhD Research Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Amjad Amin
    Assistant professor, Department of Economics, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Jabbar ul Haq
    Assistant professor, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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03 - Strategic and Economic Importance of Gwadar for China and other Regional and Wes

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2021(VI-III).03
10.31703/ger.2021(VI-III).03      Published : Sep 2021

Abstract

    Gwadar is a deep seaport that played the role of main communication and trade route among India and the Gulf States. In collaboration with China, Gwadar Port has been intended to be connected with Afghanistan and via Afghanistan to Central Asia through road links. If we take the case of the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, it is Gwadar Port that allows China to counterbalance the Indo-US supremac... Details

    Gwadar, China, Western States, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean

    (1) Fakhr ul Munir
    Demonstrator, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Nelofar Ihsan
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Sanaullah
    Demonstrator, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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04 - Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on Stock Returns Volatility of Commercial Banks

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2021(VI-III).04
10.31703/ger.2021(VI-III).04      Published : Sep 2021

Abstract

    This study aims to determine the impact of macroeconomic variables on the stock return volatility of commercial banks in Pakistan. The macroeconomic variables used in this study are Interest rate, Exchange rate,Inflation rate, Balance of payment, and level of unemployment.Convenience sampling is used for this study. Panel data was invited for use in this study for analysis for the time period stat... Details

    Microeconomics, Stock Return Volatility, Inflation Rate, Commercial Banks

    (1) Niaz Muhammad
    Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Wisal Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan
    (3) Yousaf Khan
    National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan
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05 - Personal Characteristics of Finance Ministers as a key Determinate of Changes in

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2021(VI-III).05
10.31703/ger.2021(VI-III).05      Published : Sep 2021

Abstract

    This research made use of a one-of-a-kind data collection including the personal characteristics of finance ministers from 35 nations that are members of the OECD (2007-2020). In this paper, an effort is made to analyze the influence of scientific publications by finance ministers on the interest rates of OECD member nations' governments. Data is collected from World Bank. A multiple regression mo... Details

    Personal Characteristics, Determinate of Changes, Interest Rates

    (1) Nadia Bashir
    MS Economics, Lahore lead University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdur Rahman
    MS Economics, City University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Mujib ur Rahman
    Demonstrator, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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