Browsing by Author "Arslan Arif Uppal"

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    Evaluating the Impact of Logistics Sector Development on Economic Growth of Pakistan: A Time Series Approach
    (UMT, Lahore, 2015) Arslan Arif Uppal
    Logistic sector, which is considered as a significant role on countries economic growth and development. Developments in logistic sector facilitate the global trade; increase the competitiveness in countries and its show to be a main determinant of growth and development. Finally, this paper gives the recommendation for the growth of logistics industry and economic growth in Pakistan. This paper used ARDL test method to analyze the relation between GDP growth and logistic sector development in Pakistan .This study indicates many variables in logistic sector, 13 variables are used in factor index to make 4 indexes of transportation (road, sea, air, and rail). Long run results shows that one sector of Pakistan i.e. railways have negative effect to GDP and other sectors like Pakistan road, sea and air have positive effect to GDP the short run results shows that only one sector of Pakistan i.e. air port have positive effect to GDP.This research shows that the development of logistic sector is promoting the economic growth in Pakistan.
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    The Role of Economics and Governance in making Asian people happy
    (UMT, Lahore, 2019) Arslan Arif Uppal
    This paper examines factors that affect happiness using panel data 36 Asian countries focusing on macroeconomic variables and governance variables during 2008-2017. Data of all variables are collected from WDI (World Development Indicators database). This paper use FGLS model for estimation between happiness index and macroeconomic variables and governance variables. The results showed that good governance money, health, and employment creates a higher level of happiness. Our findings shows that positive impact on happiness due to positive and significant relation between life expectancy, money supply and government expenditure on education with all governance variables. In case of unemployment and inequality they have negative and significant relation with all governance variables that’s why they negatively affect happiness. Trade openness has mixed results in term of the effect on happiness.