PSSP Working Paper 40 "Potential of market discipline in Pakistan: The bank depositors’ perspective" aims to ascertain whether Pakistan’s financial system is conducive to market discipline. We measure the potential of depositors to induce market discip... Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
Pakistan’s changing demography: Urbanization and peri-urban transformation over time
PSSP Working Paper 39 "Pakistan’s changing demography: Urbanization and peri-urban transformation over time" uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to evaluate improvements in transportation infrastructure and related urbanization over the last 40 y... Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
Varietal integrity, damage abatement, and productivity: Evidence from the cultivation of Bt cotton in Pakistan
Bt cotton remains one of the most widely grown biotech crops among smallholder farmers. Numerous studies, including those previously conducted in Pakistan, attest to its yield and cost advantages. However, the effectiveness of Bt toxin, which depends o... Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
Determinants of Entrepreneurial Behaviour in FATA Pakistan
PSSP working paper 038, “Determinants of Entrepreneurial Behaviour in FATA Pakistan”, investigates determinants of entrepreneurial behaviour in one of the most impoverished areas of Pakistan, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Unlike the d... Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
Assessment of Water Allocations using Remote Sensing and GIS Modeling for Indus Basin, Pakistan
PSSP working paper 036, “Assessment of Water Allocations using Remote Sensing and GIS Modeling for Indus Basin, Pakistan”, uses satellite imagery to estimate crop water use and corresponding water productivity for each canal command area of the Indus B... Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
