Trade and Income Distribution in Pakistan

Zeba Amjad

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Zeba Amjad

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trade, income inequality, Gini coefficient and Pakistan

Abstract

This study analyses the fact that trade and income distribution. The objective of the study is to investigate the impact of trade on income distribution in Pakistan. This study shows that trade increases income inequality using time series analysis from Pakistan empirical analysis. In this study a little attention is given to the theories regarding income distribution. The data is processed from 1980 to 2010 an OLS technique is used to get results. Gini coefficient is used as a measure of income inequality. The results found shoes that trade has negative impact on income distribution and income inequality is negatively affected by remittances, and GDP but population growth has negative impact on income inequality.

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Trade and Income Distribution in Pakistan. (2015). Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 15(41), 19-25. https://journalofbusiness.org/index.php/GJMBR/article/view/

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Author Biography

Zeba Amjad

Zeba Amjad is an academic researcher and reviewer affiliated with BZU University Multan, Pakistan. She holds an M.Phil in Economics (Research Continue) and has authored works including 'Trade and Income Distribution in Pakistan' and a study on nanoemulsion-based drug delivery titled 'Attenuation of Celecoxib Cardiac Toxicity Using Poly -Decalactone Based Nanoemulsion via Oral Route'. With 3 publications and 6 citations, her h-index is 1. She serves as a reviewer for the Global Journal of Medical and Business Research (GJMBR) and her research interests span economic development, international economics, and financial economics. Her scholarly contributions continue to impact the fields of economics and pharmacology.

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