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Kerala’S International Tourism Demand: An Inquiry Into The Validity Of The Standard And Regular Determinants, Muhammed Salim Anappattath

CBER Conference

The present study aims to identify the role of standard factors and other regular potential determinants in influencing the tourist arrivals in Indian state of Kerala. We used month-wise data of the foreign tourist arrivals in Kerala from January 2002 to December 2019 and applied auto-regressive distributed lagged (ARDL) approach, with the seasonality-adjusted data, for the same.

Financial Integration And Exchange Market Pressure, Kate Phylaktis, Muhammad Aftab

CBER Conference

This study examines the role of financial integration on exchange market pressure (EMP) across a representative group of forty-two advanced and emerging markets over the period 2000-2019, which covers the global financial crisis, which has heightened monetary and economic policy uncertainty. We use a novel measure of financial integration, namely the uncovered equity return differential versus the US, which is based on the Uncovered Equity Parity and is available at a monthly frequency.

Tourism For All: Assessing The Impact Of Accessible Tourism On The Sustainability Of Local Communities, Hadiqa Riaz

CBER Conference

To enhance inclusivity and appeal to a diverse range of tourists, including those with specific access needs, this study aims to investigate how accessible tourism influences the sustainable development of local communities in the northern areas of Pakistan. The local communities in northern Pakistan heavily rely on tourism to fulfill their socio-economic needs. Hence, it is imperative to evaluate the potential transformative impact of accessible tourism on their sustainable development. This research builds upon the conceptual framework proposed by Domínguez Vila et al. (2015) and employs a self-administered survey conducted among 321 tourists and 321 residents from five tourist destinations …

State Of Trade In Pakistan, Muhammad Zeshan

CBER Conference

We believe that high tariff rates have increased the overall cost of production in Pakistan, and the domestic prices of many products have become much higher than the international market prices. Reducing import tariffs will reduce not only the domestic prices but will also increase the export competitiveness of the country because many imported products are complementary intermediate inputs in various exporting industries.

Technological Adoption And Changing World Of Work: Case Study Of Services Sector Workforce In Pakistan, Umer Khalid

CBER Conference

This study seeks to investigate the impact of technological adoption and the changing world of work on employment dynamics, job quality and wage structure in the context of a developing economy – Pakistan.

The Relationship Between Labor Market Institutions And Innovation In 177 European Regions Over The Period 2000-2015, Gaetano Perone

CBER Conference

The main goal of this paper was to investigate the relationship between a set of labor market institutions (LMIs) and innovation (proxied by patent density) in 174 NUT-1 and NUT-2 European regions, over the period 2000-2015. Fixed effects with Driscoll and Kraay's (1998) standard errors (FE-DK), ordinary least squares (OLS), the generalized method of moments estimation of the fixed effects (FE-GMM), and a multilevel model (MLM) were employed.

The Financial Well-Being Of Households Through Digital Financial Inclusion: Does Age, And Gender Play Any Role? Evidence From Pakistan, Zahid Bashir, Sabeeh Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir

3rd IBA SBS International Conference 2024

Purpose: The objective of the study is to examine the impact of a system of digital payment as an indicator of financial inclusion on the financial well-being of vulnerable class of Pakistan having no bank account. Additionally, the study investigates the moderating role of age and gender with a special emphasis on the relationship between digital payment, and financial well-being.

Methodology/Design/Techniques: The study uses quantitative data obtained from users of the digital payment system (Jazz Cash, Easy paisa, U-cash, RAAST, mobile banking apps, etc.) through an online research survey across Pakistan. The study tested the hypothesis using the Smart PLS …