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Changing Revealed Comparative Advantage Of Textile And Clothing Sector Of Pakistan: Pre And Post Quota Analysis, Nawaz Ahmad Nov 2013

Changing Revealed Comparative Advantage Of Textile And Clothing Sector Of Pakistan: Pre And Post Quota Analysis, Nawaz Ahmad

Nawaz Ahmad

Many Asian countries have been beneficiaries of quota abolition for textile and clothing sector since 2005. After the implementation of the Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC) in December 2004, member countries of World Trade Organization (WTO) have quota-free trade except People’s Republic of China (PRC). It was expected that Pakistan will be beneficiaries in textile and clothing due to expected superior export performance in this sector. Therefore, this study aims estimating revealed comparative advantage (RCA) of textile and clothing sector of Pakistan at HS-2digit level and SITC-3 digit level. It reveals Pakistan has comparative advantage in textile sector and …


Changing Revealed Comparative Advantage Of Textile And Clothing Sector Of Pakistan: Pre And Post Quota Analysis, Nawaz Ahmad Oct 2013

Changing Revealed Comparative Advantage Of Textile And Clothing Sector Of Pakistan: Pre And Post Quota Analysis, Nawaz Ahmad

Nawaz Ahmad

Abstract Many Asian countries have been beneficiaries of quota abolition for textile and clothing sector since 2005. After the implementation of the Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC) in December 2004, member countries of World Trade Organization (WTO) have quota-free trade except People’s Republic of China (PRC). It was expected that Pakistan will be beneficiaries in textile and clothing due to expected superior export performance in this sector. Therefore, this study aims estimating revealed comparative advantage (RCA) of textile and clothing sector of Pakistan at HS-2digit level and SITC-3 digit level. It reveals Pakistan has comparative advantage in textile sector …


Co Emission, Population And Industrial Growth Linkages 2 In Selected South Asian Countries: A Co-Integration Analysis, Nawaz Ahmad Jan 2013

Co Emission, Population And Industrial Growth Linkages 2 In Selected South Asian Countries: A Co-Integration Analysis, Nawaz Ahmad

Nawaz Ahmad

This study investigates the impact of population & industrial growth on one of the important environmental problems i.e. CO emissions in selected SAARC countries. This study covers the time period from 2 1980 to 2008. Four major SAARC countries were selected on the bases of their population size. Study applied panel co-integration methodology to find long rum relationship among the variables. Fisher Johansen to co-integration methodology found co-integrating vectors and Pedroni panel co-integration also found co-integration in the variables of study. Results of the study show that industrialization and population both were major causes of air pollution (CO emission) in …