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Does Financial and Trade liberalization Drive Private Investment in Pakistan?

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  • Qazi Muhammad Adnan Hye
  • Wee-Yeap Lau

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There is evidence in economic growth literature that private investment enhances economic growth of developing countries. Recent economic growth policies in Pakistan has concentrated more on encouraging private sector investment through the liberalization of the financial and trade sectors. However, previous studies have ignored the impact of trade and financial liberalization on private investment. This study investigates the short- and long-run impact of financial and trade liberalization on private investment in Pakistan. Using the data from 1971–2014 on the ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration, our result suggests that: First, per capita real private income, public investment, and financial liberalization are positively related to private investment in the long run; Second, real interest rate and trade openness are negatively related to private investment in the long run; and finally, the short-run results indicate that capital account liberalization and financial openness are positively associated with private savings.

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  • Qazi Muhammad Adnan Hye & Wee-Yeap Lau, 2018. "Does Financial and Trade liberalization Drive Private Investment in Pakistan?," Asian Journal of Economics and Empirical Research, Asian Online Journal Publishing Group, vol. 5(2), pages 112-120.
    • Handle: RePEc:aoj:ajeaer:v:5:y:2018:i:2:p:112-120:id:251
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    Cited by:

    1. Han Wang & Geng Peng & Benfu Lv, 2018. "Effect of Retail Investor Attention on Chinas A-Share Market Under a Strengthening Financial Regulatory Policy," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 8(10), pages 1274-1297, October.
    2. Muhammad Farhan Ashraf & Muhammad Mehran Latif & Hina Kanwal, 2019. "Factors Inducing the Investment and Saving Behaviour in Pakistan," iRASD Journal of Economics, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 1(2), pages 82-88, December.

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