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, Issue-IV

(FALL 2020)

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01 - Fostering the Social Capital: Interplay of Public Relations and Democracy

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2020(V-IV).01
10.31703/ger.2020(V-IV).01      Published : Dec 2020

Abstract

    This article discusses fostering social capital as the result of interaction between Public Relations and democracy. Social capital is a collective benefit which results from the close cooperation of individuals or group of individuals through mutual interaction. Burt (2002) defined social capital as "the actual and potential resource that is embedded in available through, derived from social netw... Details

    Social Capital, Public Relations, Democracy, Society

    (1) Ali Hassan
    Lecturer, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Rao Shahid Mahmood Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Arsha Saleem Meer
    Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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02 - The Impact of Public Spending on Poverty through the Channel of Social Infrastru

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2020(V-IV).02
10.31703/ger.2020(V-IV).02      Published : Dec 2020

Abstract

    This study empirically investigated the mediating role that education plays to channelize Public Spending towards Poverty alleviation in Asian economies. To capture the direct and indirect link between the main explained variable poverty and explanatory variable Public Spending, a relatively new methodology known as Moderated Mediation, has been adopted. For empirical analysis, Seemingly Unrelated... Details

    Public Spending, Social Infrastructure, Poverty, Moderated Mediation Model, Asian Countries.

    (1) Muhammad Akbar
    PhD Scholar, Department of Economics, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Sabahat Subhan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Haidar Farooqe
    Lecturer, Department of Economics, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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03 - Trade Openness and Economic Growth Nexus in Pakistan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2020(V-IV).03
10.31703/ger.2020(V-IV).03      Published : Dec 2020

Abstract

    This study explores the nexus amongst trade openness and economic growth for Pakistan for 1981-2019. Trade-openness is a dependent variable, and it is measured as imports plus exports to GDP ratio. Economic growth, Foreign Direct Investment, Inflation, Exchange rate, and interest rate are taken as explanatory variables. Co-integration approach by Johansen and Juselius (1988, 1991) has been used fo... Details

    Economic Growth, FDI, Trade Openness, Inflation, Exchange Rate, Pakistan, Cointegration, ADF

    (1) Ghulam Yahya Khan
    Assistant Professor, Kashmir Institute of Economics, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Masood Anwar
    Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Bagh, Pakistan.
    (3) Aftab Anwar
    Assistant Professor, University of Education Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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04 - Assessing the influence of Corporate Governance, Ownership Concentration and Ban

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2020(V-IV).04
10.31703/ger.2020(V-IV).04      Published : Dec 2020

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    This empirical study examines the impact of corporate governance, ownership structure and bank size on the bank's performance and firm's value of the banking sector in Pakistan. The data is extracted for 17 commercial banks listed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange for the period of 2006-2016. The results show that corporate governance and bank size positively affect bank's performance while ownership... Details

    Corporate Governance, Ownership Concentration, Bank Size, Bank's Performance, Firm's Value.

    (1) Ihtesham Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Wisal Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Studies & Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Arshad Ali Shah
    Lecturer, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
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05 - Jurisdictional Determinants Of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: A Contemporary

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2020(V-IV).05
10.31703/ger.2020(V-IV).05      Published : Dec 2020

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    International Convention for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has incorporated a specialized jurisdiction under the auspicious of the World Bank Group. The convention has promulgated a standing offer for the investors of the contracting states to invoke ICSID jurisdiction on the fulfilment of some determinants. ICSID tribunals have amplified the application of these determinants to th... Details

    Jurisdictional Determinants, State Dispute, Jurisdiction, Investor, Investment

    (1) Ali Nawaz Khan
    Assistant Professor, University Law College, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
    (2) Naveed Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, University Law College, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
    (3) Bakht Munir
    Lecturer, Institute of Languages and Linguistics, New Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
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