Role of FDI in sustainable Development in Pakistan Chair: Dr. Eatzaz Ahmad | Markets Connectivity and Economic Development: Chair: Dr. Faiz Bilqees | ||
1 | FDI and Economic Growth in Pakistan: A Sector Wise Multivariate Cointegration Analysis Adeel Ahmad Dar | 1 | CPEC, SEZ (Special Economic Zones) and Entrepreneurial Development Prospects in Pakistan Muhammad Mansoor Ali |
2 | The Role of the Sectoral Composition of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth: A Policy Proposal for CPEC and Regional Partners Haider Ali | 2 | Effect of Agglomeration on Socio-Economic Outcomes: A District Level Panel study of Punjab Annus Azhar |
3 | The Impact of Productivity on Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan: A Structural VAR Analysis Abida Hafeez | 3 | A Comparative Account on the Economic and Environmental Efficiency of the Road and Intermodal Freight Model Networks Muhammad Ovais |
4 | The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan: Is China crowding out investment in Pakistan? Fiaz Hussain | 4 | A Tale of Two Markets and the Role of Prosperous Market-Augmenting Governments Sung-Kyu Lee |
Discussant : Faiz Ur Rehman | 5 | Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and CPEC: Background, Challenges and Strategies Dr. Karim Khan | |
Discussant: Nasir Iqbal |
Trade and Globalization Chair: Dr. Zafar Mahmood | Ph.D Session Chair: Dr. I. U. Mangla | ||
1 | Exploring Channels of Economic Linkages of Pakistan’s Economy to the Globe Javed Iqbal | 1 | Investigating the Group Diversification Premium and Discount in Pakistan Waseem Ullah |
2 | Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade on Trade between China and Pakistan Amir Mustafa | 2 | Fiscal Policy Effectiveness of Pakistan: A Structure VAR approach Mahmood Khalid |
3 | Does Globalization Shape Income Inequality? Empirical Evidence from Selected Developing Countries Mirajul Haq | 3 | Oil Price Pass through to Domestic Inflation: Evidence from Pakistan CPI and WPI Data Talah Numan Khan |
4 | Pakistan’s International Trade: the Potential for Expansion Towards East and West Ehsan Choudhri | 4 | Information efficiency premium can also explain expected stock returns: Evidence from Karachi stock exchange Ahmad Fraz |
Discussant: Uzman Ahmad | Discussant: Adnan Haider |
Public Policy and CPEC Chair: Dr. Munir Ahmad | Chinese Economy and CPEC Chair: Muzzafar Ud Din | ||
1 | Sufficiency Analysis of Local Production Capacity in Punjab for the requirement of CPEC Hafiz Ghulam Mujaddad | 1 | Chinese Banking Reforms, An Analysis and Evaluation of Non-Performing Loans (NPL’s) Ramiz ur Rehman |
2 | Impact of CPEC Projects on Agriculture Sector of Pakistan: Infrastructure and Agricultural Output Linkages Riaz Ahmed | 2 | CPEC and Regional Integration Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Faaiz Amir |
3 | The Growth Effectiveness of Fiscal and Monetary Policies: Empirical Analysis in the Case of Pakistan Muhammad Usman | 3 | Impact of CPEC on Social Welfare in Pakistan: A District Level Analysis Rashida Haq |
4 | Cost and Benefit Analysis of the Four Routs of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Zafar Mueen Nasir | 4 | China’s Journey towards Renewable Energy and Its pillover Effects through the CPEC in Pakistan Syed Twangar Hussain Kazmi |
Discussant: Muhammad Idrees | Discussant: Mansoor Hashmi |
Political Economy and Growth Chair: Dr. Nausheen Mahmood | Regional Integration: Chair: Dr. Athar Maqsood Ahmad | ||
1 | Theory and Practice of Understanding Corruption in Pakistan Case Study of National Accountability Bureau, KPK Asif Ali | 1 | Leapfrogging and Moving Closer towards Regional Partners: Rate of Transition Analysis by Digital Mosaics and Weibull Probability Distribution Model Ejaz Gul |
2 | Do Political Leaders Favor their Constituencies in FDI Policy? Evidence from Frequency-Domain Spectral Causality Muhammad Zahir Faridi | 2 | Dragon’s Entry in South Asia and its Impact on Financial Markets Ahmad Fraz |
3 | Property Rights Approach within Multiple Transactions Takuya Nakaizumi | 3 | Does Infrastructure Development Promote Regional Economic Integration? CPEC’s Implications for Pakistan Ayza Shoukat |
4 | Does Political Globalization impede Terrorism? A Regional Perspective Noman Ahmad | 4 | The Impact Of Exchange Rate Volatility On Demand For Pakistan’s Leather Goods Exports To China Muhammad Ejaz |
Discussant : Lubna Hassan | Dicussant: Arshad Ali Bhatti |