ISSUE

Volume-VIII

, Issue-III

(SUMMER 2023)



01 - Decoding Investor Decision-Making: Unraveling Psychological Factors and Educatio

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).01
10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).01      Published : Sep 2023

    This study delves into the influence of psychological factors on investors' decision-making, with a focus on the moderating role of education. The target population comprises 883 domestic individual investors registered in the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Employing a structured questionnaire, opinions were gathered from a sample of 275 financial domestic individual investors. The findings reveal a pos... Details
    Investor Decision-making, Psychological Factors, Education Moderation, Financial Literacy, Herding Behavior
    (1) Kainat Bibi
    MS Scholar, Institute of Business and Management Sciences, Agriculture University, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shams Ur Rahman
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Business and Management Sciences, Agriculture University, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Adil Sufyan Qayum
    PhD Scholar, Institute of Business and Management Sciences, Agriculture University, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.

02 - Entropy as A Measure of Volatility : A Case Study of Special Convertible Rupee A

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).02
10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).02      Published : Sep 2023

    This study investigates the volatility of the market value of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and the equity market value of the Special Convertible Rupee Account (SCRA). The study utilizes entropy, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation as measures of volatility to gain a comprehensive understanding of the data. The results reveal a strong correlation between SCRA and PSX during the p... Details
    Entropy, Volatility, SCRA (Special Convertible Rupee Account), PSX (Pakistan Stock Exchange
    (1) Uzair Esaa
    Statistical Officer, Ministry of Defence, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ismail
    PhD Scholar, Department of Statistics, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Muteeullah Channa
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Statistics, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.

03 - Work of Underage Individuals in Pakistan: Social and Economic Contributing Facto

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).03
10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).03      Published : Sep 2023

    Work of underage people or child work denotes the engagement of children in any type of activity that divests them from their childhood. The present study piloted to investigate the social and economic determinants of work by underage people in Pakistan. The study uses probit and logit estimation techniques for the purposes of analysis. The study found that education of the underage individuals an... Details
    Child, labor, Wages, Education, Enrollment, Labor Force Survey, Pakistan
    (1) Ahmad Raza
    Manager, Montrose Deli, Chicago, United States of America.
    (2) Syed Fahad Ali Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Chitral, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Nahida Noor
    Subject Specialist, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, KP, Pakistan

04 - Effect of Financial Literacy and Financial Self-Efficacy on Individuals' Investm

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).04
10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).04      Published : Sep 2023

    The research specifically contributes to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) by examining the financial literacy and financial self‐efficacy of those partaking in financial market activities as major contributing factors toward their intentional behaviors to invest. Furthermore, it also takes into account their risk‐taking behavior as a mediator. Hence, a crossâ€... Details
    Financial literacy, financial self‐efficacy, investment intention, risk‐taking behavior
    (1) Saleem Ullah Khan
    Lecturer, Institute of Business and Management Sciences (IBMS), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Syed Imad Shah
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Management Studies, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Shafiq
    Lecturer, Institute of Business and Management Sciences (IBMS), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar KP, Pakistan.

05 - The Role of Middle Man in the Marketing of Agricultural Goods in Pakistan: A Cas

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).05
10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-III).05      Published : Sep 2023

    This study used primary data which is collected from 96 respondents through a well‐organized questionnaire from the different tehsils of district Swat. For the estimation of the results this study used ordinary least square regression with rebuts standard errors. The study's findings demonstrated a favourable correlation between the ith farmer's income and factors such as their qualif... Details
    Middleman, Agricultural Goods, District Swat
    (1) Naeem Ullah
    Graduate (Business Administration), Department of Management Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Noor Hassan
    Lecturer, Department of Management Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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