Economics

Elements in constructing Productivity Measurement and National Income

Productive Capacities Index (PCI) of UNCTAD After decades of extensive research and policy analysis, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was able to create the Productive Capacities Index (PCI) as a productivity assessment. A multidimensional index that can offer country-specific insights and diagnostics on the growth of productive capacities, the index is …

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Economist whose ideas are transforming the world

An economist is a specialist who studies the link between a society’s resources and its output or production. Economists study a wide range of societies, from small local communities to entire countries and even the global economy. An economist’s expertise and research findings are used to shape a wide range of policies, including interest rates, …

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Price Elasticity demand and its application

Estimation of Demand and forecasting By specifying the Regression Equation and Obtaining the Data, determine all the factors that may influence the demand for a specific good or service before estimating it. Assume we wanted to estimate cell phone demand among students at various educational institutions in Karachi, Pakistan. What factors are most likely to …

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Articles on the Economy currency value

Articles on the Economy currency value of PKR: Reasons and Causes of PKR Depreciation There are numerous elements and factors that influence the determination of the exchange rate. Exchange rates are relative terms and expressed as a comparison of two currencies to each other.  1. Differential in inflation with trading countries, low inflation rates tend …

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Articles on the Economy-Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy

Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy Any country’s central bank provides funds to the banking system and charges interest. Given its monopoly on money creation, the central bank has complete control over the interest rate. The State Bank of Pakistan provides funds to the banking system by charging a three-day reverse repo rate (also known as …

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