145 research outputs found
Interest and the Modern Economy
The argument that modern economies cannot function without interest is examined in detail. We show that Islamic alternatives to interest, which vary with the context and the type of loan, provide adequate substitutes. Interest based institutions lead to many types of difficulties both practical and theoretical. Islamic alternatives provide solutions to these difficulties.interest; riba; Islamic economics; prohibition of interest; profit sharing; Ricardian equivalence; Modigliani Miller Theorem
The Economics of Stateless Nations: Sovereign Debt and Popular Well-being in Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan believes that âhigh and growingâ indebtedness of the government is reflected in falling investment and growth rates of the economy, leading to growing poverty of the people. This paper examines how this came to be, and whether the connections implicit in this assessment do in fact exist? On this basis, the paper also comments on the efficacy of some current policy proposals. The conventional wisdom is that âpersistent fiscal and balance of payments deficits are a fundamental source of Pakistanâs high debt burdenâ [Pakistan (2001), p. xv)].1 The State Bank of Pakistan (2001, p. 117) goes further: âThisâŠpublic debt is the result of structural weaknesses in the domestic economy and the external account. Excessive government expenditures, stagnant tax revenues, high returns on government securities and inappropriate sequencing of financial reforms, led to a bludgeoning (sic.) domestic debt profile. On the external front, large current account deficits, stagnant export revenues and declining worker (sic.) remittances, effectively forced Pakistan into an unsustainable situationâ. All this is true, but hardly exhaustive.
Impact of Different Levels of Schooling on Development of Studentsâ Social Attitudes
AbstractOne of the expectations of society from schooling is to develop studentsâ prosocial behaviors having roots in their knowledge, beliefs and social attitudes.  But the assessment procedures related to studentsâ social thinking and attitudes are generally missing in the instructional system. The study, therefore, to fill the gap diagnosed as whether schooling offered something that developed studentsâ social attitudes, a prerequisite of prosocial behaviors. Hence, the preset empirical investigation explored the impact of schooling on the development of studentsâ social attitudes.  A sample from 16 schools of 480 students was taken, for which a âsocial attitude scaleâ, having four subscales, i.e., a) concern for othersâ welfare, b) respect for laws, c) respect for othersâ property and d) sensitivity to social issues, was developed to collect data.  Results of data analysis revealed that the overall impact of different levels of schooling for upward positive increase in studentsâ social attitude was negligible, although elementary schooling contributed more, as compared to secondary level.  Similarly public sector schooling across three stages had more impact on studentsâ social attitudes as compared to private sector schools.Keywords: Schools, Social attitudes, Prosocial and antisocial behaviors, Public and                  Private schoolin
Exchange Rate Misalignment in Pakistan: Evidence from Purchasing Power Parity Theory
This paper examines the validity of the purchasing power parity to evaluate whether the Pakrupee vis-Ă -vis the US-dollar has been overvalued since the introduction of managed floating exchange rate. The Johansen multivariate cointegration technique is applied for the period 1982Q2-2002Q4. A single cointegrating vector is identified whose coefficients conform in broad terms to the restriction implied by the PPP theory, lending support to the interpretation of the model as describing a long-run relationship. This support is reinforced by the results derived from the adjustment coefficient, which is identifies clear short-run tendency for the exchange rate to revert to the equilibrium value defined by the estimated long-run model. Furthermore, exchange rate misalignment is also calculated using the estimated long-run relationship to evaluate whether the Pak-rupee vis-Ă -vis the US-dollar was undervalued or overvalued since the inception of managed floating exchange rate system. Calculated misalignment shows a substantial undervaluation of the Pak-rupee vis-Ă -vis the US dollar.Exchange Rate, Pakistan
Interest and the Modern Economy
The argument that modern economies cannot function without interest is examined in detail. We show that Islamic alternatives to interest, which vary with the context and the type of loan, provide adequate substitutes. Interest based institutions lead to many types of difficulties both practical and theoretical. Islamic alternatives provide solutions to these difficulties
Interest and the Modern Economy
The argument that modern economies cannot function without interest is examined in detail. We show that Islamic alternatives to interest, which vary with the context and the type of loan, provide adequate substitutes. Interest based institutions lead to many types of difficulties both practical and theoretical. Islamic alternatives provide solutions to these difficulties
Customer Loyalty in FMCG Sector of Pakistan
The purpose of this study is to find an empirical relationship of proposed variables and to find the impact of customer satisfaction, trust, and corporate reputation on customer loyalty. This study attempts to contribute to the knowledge how FMCG companies of Pakistan can retain their customers by making them loyal through satisfaction, trust, and corporate reputation. A theoretical framework is proposed to suggest links among variables. The sample size selected for research constitutes 200 respondents, and these respondents belong to the cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. Multiple regression and correlation coefficient was used to examine hypothesized relationship. Regression analysis reveals that customer satisfaction, trust, and corporate reputation bring 79.0% change in customer loyalty. There is a strong positive yet significant relationship of trust and customer loyalty. Customer satisfaction & corporate image also posit a positive and significant impact on customer loyalty. The results indicate that FMCG companies in Pakistan should pay more attention toward the reputation of their company, satisfaction of their customers, and trust in order to build loyalty of customers. Generalizability and time constraint are the limitations of the study
A Maximum Likelihood Sequence Equalizing Architecture Using Viterbi Algorithm for ADC-Based Serial Link
Channel impairments in high data rates make Analog-to-digital (ADC) serial link a very attractive choice in terms of bandwidth efficient modulation; however, power limitation of these receivers make the ADC front-end design rather challenging [3]. By replacing traditional symbol by-symbol digital equalizer with a maximum likelihood sequence estimator (MLSE) receiver, in ADC serial link, we can produce a more optimal equalizing architecture in terms of noise, and simplify the complexity of the design in the analog front-end [7]. MLSE architecture is implemented using the Viterbi algorithm, in Matlab, and the parameters for the analog front-end circuits were defined by plotting the bit error rate (BER) as a function of different SNRs. Comparing the BER between the traditionally used MMSE equalizer and MLSE receiver BER was found to be lower for same SNR. Although using the Viterbi algorithm to determine the original signal sequence may make MLSE computationally challenging, the simplicity of analog front-end and lower BER makes this an effective choice for high bandwidth transmission in a digital-heavy receiver
Exchange Rate Misalignment in Pakistan: Evidence from Purchasing Power Parity Theory
Exchange rate provides a key link between the domestic and
world markets for goods and assets. Therefore, a proper and detailed
analysis of the behaviour of exchange rate is required. There is also
growing agreement that prolonged and substantial exchange rate
misalignment can create severe macroeconomic disequilibria and the
correction of external balance will require both exchange rate
devaluation and demand management policies. Thus the policy-makers have
used PPP theory as a guide to represent the external competitiveness of
a country, and as a benchmark against which floating exchange rates are
judged to be misaligned. Developments in 1990s and 2000s show that cost
associated with exchange rate misalignment is very high. Hence, the
analysis of exchange rate determination in the presence of exchange rate
misalignment is crucial for the policy purpose because of its role as a
component of an early warning system [Berg, et al. (2000)]
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