DefinePK hosts the largest index of Pakistani journals, research articles, news headlines, and videos. It also offers chapter-level book search.
Title: The Impact of Foreign Aid, Energy Production and Human Capital on Income Inequality: A Case Study of Pakistan
Authors: Usman Qamar Sheikh, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Hafiz Khalil Ahmad
Journal: Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE)
Publisher: Other - RESEARCH FOR HUMANITY (PRIVATE) LIMITED
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2016
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Language: English
Keywords: Foreign Aidenergyproductionhuman capital andincome inequality
This study attempt to examine the impact of foreign aid, energy production and human capital on income inequality in case of Pakistan. For empirical analyses, the study have been used annual time series data covering the period 1984 to 2012. The study has been used the Johansen co-integration to see the long run co- integration among the variables of the study. The results of Johansen co-integration shows that there is long run co-integration among the variables of the study. The long run coefficient shows that foreign aid and human capital play significant role to decrease the income inequality in case of Pakistan. When energy production positively and significantly affect income inequality in case of Pakistan.
Loading PDF...
Loading Statistics...