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Foreign Capital Flows And Economic Growth In Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis, Sharafat Ali
Foreign Capital Flows And Economic Growth In Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis, Sharafat Ali
Sharafat Ali
Pakistan economy has received large inflows of foreign capital, in shape of foreign debt, FDI and worker’s remittances, over the years. The present study is focused on the examination of effects of these flows on economic growth in Pakistan. Johansen cointegration technique and Granger causality test has been used for the analysis for the sample period of 1972-2013. The results reveal negative impacts of these flows on economic growth of the economy in long run. Short run analysis confirmed unidirectional causality running from debt service, FDI, inflation and literacy rate to growth. Causality from domestic investment is not concluded but …