Foreign Remittances, Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Imports and Economic Growth in Pakistan: A Time Series Analysis

Artikel

This empirical research paper focuses on establishing a relationship between external determinants and economic growth of Pakistan economy. Empirical analyses are carried out with time series econometric techniques using data over the period of 1977-2013. The main finding is that external determinants such as foreign remittances, foreign direct investment, and foreign imports matter from a growth perspective. Foreign remittances and foreign direct investment have a significant positive role in the growth process of Pakistan economy. Furthermore, it is found that foreign imports have adversely influenced the economic growth of Pakistan. The study recommends that policy makers shall take appropriate steps to increase the inflow of both foreign remittances and foreign direct investment in order to achieve the long run economic growth.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: Arab Economic and Business Journal ; ISSN: 2214-4625 ; Volume: 10 ; Year: 2015 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 82-89 ; Amsterdam: Elsevier

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft
• Thema: External determinants ; Remittances ; Foreign direct investment ; Imports ; Growth ; Pakistan

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Tahir, Muhammad ; Khan, Imran ; Shah, Afzal Moshadi
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Elsevier
• (wo): Amsterdam
• (wann): 2015

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.1016/j.aebj.2015.06.001
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/187528
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ