Zahid Pervaiz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4264725 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zahid Pervaiz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zahid |
| FAMILY NAME | Pervaiz |
| SIGNATURE | PERVAIZ Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | National College of Business Administration and Economics |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8530-2440 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Assessing Inequality of Opportunities for Child Well-being in Pakistan
The role of institutions and social inclusion in trust building
Is gender equality conducive to economic growth of developing countries
Gender equality is generally advocated on the basis of fairness and social justice. Its intrinsic value is widely recognized among academic and policy circles. However apart from its intrinsic value, it may also be considered important due to its significant implications for economic and development outcomes. In existing literature, despite a lot of discussion on its intrinsic value, relatively less focus has been paid to its functional aspect. T…
Welfare Implications of Economic Growth
Purpose of the study: GDP Growth does not necessarily bring improvements in the lives of people belonging to lower social strata. The objective of this study is to analyse the welfare implications of economic growth in Pakistan. We aim to investigate that to what extent economic growth has been successful to bring improvements in the welfare of the poor segments of the society. Methodology: By using the data of different waves of Household Integr…
Pro-Poor Growth
Purpose of the study: The study aims to investigate the welfare of the citizens of Pakistan and to compare the traditional economic growth rate i.e. IWI with welfare indices i.e. ACEWI, ACPWI-I, ACPWI-II. Methodology: For the welfare index, Ahluwalia and Chenery Welfare Index have been used to evaluate the welfare of the people in Pakistan. The study used time series data from 1990 to 2017. Main Findings: Outcomes stated that the traditional meas…
The impact of political institutional quality on social cohesion
Diversity and socioeconomic deprivation have been widely discussed as determinants of social cohesion. These two factors are considered to be a threat to social cohesion. The existing literature identifies the problem, however, the literature suggesting the solution is very limited. The most important determinant which can cure the problems of social cohesion is the better quality of institutions, however, there is hardly any literature on this a…
Social exclusion in Pakistan
Purpose This paper is an attempt to analyze the nature and extent of social exclusion across regions, ethnolinguistic groups and different professions in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach By using household level data of Pakistan Social and Living Standard Measurement Survey, the authors have constructed Social Exclusion Index (SEI) as well as multidimensional deprivation scores across of the households. SEI has been developed by using multip…
Do Poverty and Income Inequality Mediate the Association Between Agricultural Land Inequality and Human Development
Socio-demographic determinants of unmet need for family planning among married women in Pakistan
Fear of side effects for using contraceptives has been identified as the major cause of unmet need for family planning in Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan has been putting a lot of efforts to convince people about the usefulness of population control programs. A huge media campaign has been launched to persuade people about the benefits of birth control. But the efforts of the government do not seem to be very much effective to clear the perc…
Is it Ethnic Fractionalization or Social Exclusion, Which Affects Social Cohesion
Is it Ethnic Fractionalization or Social Exclusion, Which Affects Social Cohesion
Socio-demographic determinants of unmet need for family planning among married women in Pakistan
Fear of side effects for using contraceptives has been identified as the major cause of unmet need for family planning in Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan has been putting a lot of efforts to convince people about the usefulness of population control programs. A huge media campaign has been launched to persuade people about the benefits of birth control. But the efforts of the government do not seem to be very much effective to clear the perc…
Do Poverty and Income Inequality Mediate the Association Between Agricultural Land Inequality and Human Development
Welfare Implications of Economic Growth
Purpose of the study: GDP Growth does not necessarily bring improvements in the lives of people belonging to lower social strata. The objective of this study is to analyse the welfare implications of economic growth in Pakistan. We aim to investigate that to what extent economic growth has been successful to bring improvements in the welfare of the poor segments of the society. Methodology: By using the data of different waves of Household Integr…
Pro-Poor Growth
Purpose of the study: The study aims to investigate the welfare of the citizens of Pakistan and to compare the traditional economic growth rate i.e. IWI with welfare indices i.e. ACEWI, ACPWI-I, ACPWI-II. Methodology: For the welfare index, Ahluwalia and Chenery Welfare Index have been used to evaluate the welfare of the people in Pakistan. The study used time series data from 1990 to 2017. Main Findings: Outcomes stated that the traditional meas…
The impact of political institutional quality on social cohesion
Diversity and socioeconomic deprivation have been widely discussed as determinants of social cohesion. These two factors are considered to be a threat to social cohesion. The existing literature identifies the problem, however, the literature suggesting the solution is very limited. The most important determinant which can cure the problems of social cohesion is the better quality of institutions, however, there is hardly any literature on this a…
Social exclusion in Pakistan
Purpose This paper is an attempt to analyze the nature and extent of social exclusion across regions, ethnolinguistic groups and different professions in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach By using household level data of Pakistan Social and Living Standard Measurement Survey, the authors have constructed Social Exclusion Index (SEI) as well as multidimensional deprivation scores across of the households. SEI has been developed by using multip…
Is gender equality conducive to economic growth of developing countries
Gender equality is generally advocated on the basis of fairness and social justice. Its intrinsic value is widely recognized among academic and policy circles. However apart from its intrinsic value, it may also be considered important due to its significant implications for economic and development outcomes. In existing literature, despite a lot of discussion on its intrinsic value, relatively less focus has been paid to its functional aspect. T…
The role of institutions and social inclusion in trust building
Assessing Inequality of Opportunities for Child Well-being in Pakistan
Economics (9 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Mathematics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Development economics (5 works) · Inequality (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (4 works)