PakistanCall for Papers: Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance. JIBF is indexed/listed in EBSCO, Index Islamicus, Ulrich, DOAJ & OCLC. Since 2013, it got 250 Google Scholar citations (Source: http://bit.do/ibfjournal). Due Date August 15, 2018. Submit: ia_ib@yahoo.com
An excellent article written by Dr. Asad Zaman While logical positivism is rarely discussed in classes, it is deeply embedded in the foundations of economics and econometrics. Even though it is a failed philosophy, the mistake is subtle and difficult to detect. Linked post below explains my own experiences with absorbing and then unlearning this … Continue reading »
Since 2001, the Planning Commission of Pakistan has been estimating the national poverty line. From 1990 to 2011-12 nutritional inadequacy is used to measure poverty line. However, keeping in view of recent dynamics, the poverty line is now calculated by using the cost of basic needs. The present report presents national poverty number, along with disaggregation at rural-urban level. … Continue reading »