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About the Journal Editor Table of contents Note for Authors Contacts Available vols in the Library	The Economic Journal is published under the Department of Economics GC University, Lahore. For any inquiry about journal and submission of research papers, contact the following address, economic.journal@gcu.edu.pk.

About:

GCU Economic Journal is produced half yearly during January-June and July-December by the Department of Economics, GC University, Lahore. The views expressed are the personal responsibility of the authors and the Department accepts no responsibility for them. Correspondence relating to contributions and business matters should be addressed to the Editor. Contributors should give prior notice in case reprints are required.

Editor:

Dr. Perviz Azim

Associate Editors

Asif Saed, Wasif Siddiqi, Alvina Sabah

National Advisory Board

Khalid Aftab, M. Aslam Chaudhry, Hamid Dar, Zakir Hussain, Aliya H. Khan, Haris Gazdar, Muhammad Aslam, Atif Ali Jaffari

Foreign Advisory Board

Instructions to Contributors

I

Abstract should not exceed 200 words. One hard copy and soft copy of manuscript must be submitted. All manuscripts must be double-spaced (text, notes, tables, etc.) and typed in Times New Roman, Font size 12. Allow right and left hand margins of 1 inch each. Use of capital letters should be only where necessary.

II

Notes to each article should appear in a separate section, at the end of the article. However, footnotes are preferred. The first note should be an acknowledgement or exploratory note about the author(s) and should be starred (*). End note number should be in parenthesis. However, footnotes should be written in superscript form. All end notes or footnotes should be a separate single paragraph or line.

III

All references should be listed in alphabetical order of the author(s) surnames at the end of the text. References in the text should include surname(s) as el1 as the year of publication. For citation in the text of a reference with more than two authors, write first author’s surname followed by et al.

Examples:

• Aftab, K., Q. Aslam, A. Saeed and U. Ahson 2007. Pakistan India trade: a case study of fans and bicycle industry of Pakistan. In: Maqvi Z. F. and P. Schular, eds. The Challenges and Potential of Pakistan-India Trade. 143-157. The World Bank: Washington, D.C.

• Debreu, G. 1951. “The coefficient of resource utilization” Econometrica 19(3): 273-292.

• Din,M., E.Ghani and O. Siddiqui 2003. “Openness and economic growth in Pakistan” The Pakistan Development Review 42(4) :795-807.

• Greene, W.H. 1990. Econometric Analysis. New York: Macmillan Paulino, A. S. and A. P. Thirlwall 2004. “The impact of trade liberalization on exports, imports and the balance of payments of developing countries” The Economic Journal 114: 50-72.

• Tahir, p. 1999. Joan Robinsin: A neglected precursor of internal migation models. In: C. Sardoni and P. Kriesler, ed Keynes. Post-Keynesian and Political Economy. 311-331. London: Routledge

IV 

Any mathematical equation in the text should be separated from the text with at least 1- inch margin above and below. Tables should be printed on a separate page. Each table should be numbered and referred to in sequence in the text Each figure (illustration) should be on a separate sheet of paper.

GCU Economic Journal is published half yearly in January-June and July-December by the Department of Economics, GC University, Lahore. Views expressed are solely those of the authors. All correspondence should be addressed to the Editor. Contributors should give prior notice in case reprints are required.

Contents

Articles

Does Export Expansion Lead towards Economic Growth

Bedi-uz-Zaman, Sami Ullah and Parvez Azim

Foreign Remittances, Income Inequality and Non-Linearity: Evidence from Pakistan 

Muhammad Shahbaz

Effects of Pollution on Lahore Traffic Wardens, Productivity

Soufia A. Siddiqui and M. Wasif Siddiqi

The Trade Off between Inflation and Unemployment: An Empirical Evidence from Pakistan

Shabbir Ahmad Gondal, Zakir Hussain and Masood Sarwar Awan

Acreage Supply Response of Basmati Rice in Punjab Pakistan: A time Series Analysis

Nisar Ahmad and Falak Sher

Purchasing Power Parity: the Linkages between Goods and Assets markets in West African Countries

Yusuf Muhammad Bashir and Nasim Shah Shirazi

Book Review

Fan Industry of Pakistan, Growht Dnamics of Small, Medium and Large Enterprises

Zainab Ijaz and Syed Abid Hussain

For full text of any above article, please email to ranahamzaijaz@gmail.com.

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