Final Year Projects (FYPs) - Undergraduates

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This collection archives the complete set of theses produced by students of the COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus.

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3 Economic Analysis of Agroforestry Adoption Thal region of Pakistan
(Library Information Services, CUI Lahore, 2018) MUHAMMAD MOHSAN; SP14-BECO-012; Muhammad Mohsan
This Study is conducted in the district Bhakar, a Hybrid-Arid Zone of Thal, Pakistan. This study aims to examine, whether adoption of agroforestry on dune increases the utility of farmer or not? Also we find the effect of socioeconomic factors e.g. age, education and number of family members of farmer on the adoption decision. Also we attempt to determine that how the farm-size, availability of tube well,non-farm income and the distance from the market effect the behavior to adoption of agroforestry system. We illustrate the decision of farmer adoption by using household production theory. By running Logistic regression analysis, we estimated result which shows that the age, education, distance to market and the farm size have the significant effect on adoption. On the other hand the number of adult family member, availability of tube well in dunes are not have significant effect. When the age, education of farmer and distance from the market increases,it will increase the likelihood to adopt the agroforestry technology. On the other hand as the farm-size increases, the farmers are less likely to adopt. The availability of non-agricultural monthly income is also having a positive and significant effect on adoption of agroforestry. So, these are the main factor that will lead to adoption of agroforestry system in Bhakkar.
DOES PAKISTAN CHINA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ENDED UP IN TRADE CREATION OR DIVERSION? AN EMPERICAL INVESTIGATION
(Library Information Services, CUI Lahore, 2015) FA13-REC-006; Lubna Uzair; LHR TP 4322; Dr. Ahmad Nawaz
This study investigates about Jacob Viner’s trade creation and diversion effect in “Pakistan-China Free Trade Agreement” Trade creation and diversion impacts are analyzed by constructing import demand equations both from China and rest of the world by using tariff concession as an independent variable in both equations. For estimation purpose “Harmonized System” data at two digit level is used for imports and tariffs from 2006 to 2012. Import demand equations have been estimated by employing panel data. Estimates of panel model suggest that Pakistan-China trade agreement is not trade diverting and imports from China increased significantly after one year of inception of agreement.
IMPACT OF BRAIN DRAIN ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF PAKISTAN
(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2023) JAVERIA KASHIF; SP20-BEC-002; HINA AMIR
This study aims to find out how Pakistan's economic growth is affected by brain drain. It has used time series data of 1990-2019 over a period of 30 years. In this study the dependent variable is GDP with health expenditure, human development index, population growth and net migration rate as independent variables. The long- and short-term relationships between the variables are ascertained using the autoregressive distributed lag error correction model. ADF unit root test exhibit that the variables are stationary or not. The empirical results found that in the long run there is positive impact of HDI, health expenditures, and population expenditures on economic growth while net migration rate is having negative impact on economic growth of Pakistan. In the short run health expenditure has negative impact on economic growth while net migration rate, HDI and population growth positively affect economic growth of Pakistan.
Impact of cotton dust pollution on women workers’ health and absenteeism: A cross sectional study in textile industries, Pakistan
(Library Information Services, CUI Lahore, 2018) Salman Abdullah; SP16-REC-002/; Dr. Muhammad Khan
The textile sector is one of the largest sectors of world and it contributed a lot in the GDP of every country. In Pakistan it contributed 8.5% to the overall GDP of the economy. A large fraction of working women found in the textile sector of Pakistan. The textile industries are creating a lot of pollution which contributed a lot in both air and water pollution. In textile sector women workers’ wages are not satisfied and polluted work environment leads to serious health issues which cause negative impact on workers’ health. Worker also has to bear economic cost of bad health. So, the objective of the research is to find out the impact of cotton dust pollution on women workers’ health, the research also aims to estimate the health and economic burden which is faced by workers due to bad health. The data is collected from the 18 textile spinning mills of Faisalabad and Lahore districts in March to June in 2015. Total 541 women worker selected from these mills compared to 513 women those are non-textile workers. The survey found that only 9% women are permanent employee and the average wage of women is PKR. 9857 per month which is less than the minimum wage law of Pakistan. The survey also shows that women workers bear high diseases burden than the control group. The analysis have also provides relationship between exposure to cotton dust pollution and many diseases like byssinosis, wheezing, phlegm, blood phlegm and chronic cough etc. These diseases are high among those workers who use firewood for cooking. Work days lost of worker is also estimated with work characteristics and it is found that if a worker is permanent employee and workers who work over time in both cases their absenteeism rate is high. Workers performance is also estimated and half of the worker explains that their performance at work is worse than normal. It is found that many diseases have negative impact on worker performance. The research therefore suggested that government should take some strict action ad textile mills should pay compensation because workers are bearing diseases like byssinosis. Safety culture should be promoted by giving workers training and advisory services. Because most of the diseases can be
Impact of Foreign Aid in Education Sector of Pakistan
(Library Information Services, CUI Lahore, 2018) Muhammad Ahsan; SP14-BECO-003; Ms. Zainab Naveed
The role of foreign aid in education in Pakistan has shown mixed results. The present study intends to explore the relationship between foreign aid and education sector of Pakistan using time series date from the year 1975 – 2014. To estimate the model Autoregressive Distributive Lag Technique has been applied. Empirical results confirm the presence of inverse relation between foreign aid and education in long and short run in Pakistan.
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(TMC, 2025) Nadeem Sohail
The Differential Impact of Individual Components of Direct and Indirect Taxes on Economic Growth of Pakistan
(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2025) Muhammad Adeel Khalid; CIIT/FA23-REC-001/LHR; Dr Rafi Amir-ud-Din; LHR TP 9708
Pakistan’s economy is facing a grim challenge of fiscal deficit that is characterized by widening gap between government’s tax revenue and expenditures. Taxation and economic growth have a complex relationship that has been debated among scholars. The research gap identified is that there is inconclusive evidence with respect to the differential impact of components of direct and indirect taxes on Pakistan’s GDP growth. The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of Direct Taxes, and Indirect Taxes including Sales Tax, Custom Duty and Excise Duty on the economic growth of Pakistan. The study has tested test three hypothesis and estimation strategy is based upon Unit Root Tests and ARDL Analysis. The study has used data from State Bank of Pakistan consisting of 20 years of monthly tax revenue collection from January 2001 to June 2022. The estimation strategy used for this study includes standard time series techniques such as Unit Root test encompassing both the Phillips-Perron (PP) and Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) tests, and ARDL. The results of the study indicate that there is an insignificant relationship between tax structure and GDP growth rate of Pakistan. The reasons for this insignificant relationship include highly significant impact of some of the control variables, and many other factors beyond the tax structure of Pakistan.
The Impact of Globalization on Foreign Direct Investment of Pakistan.
(Library Information Services, CUI Lahore, 2017) Sakina Fawad; SP14-BECO-030; Dr. Abdul Farooq Chaudhary
The role of globalization on foreign direct investment in Pakistan has shown mixed results. The present study intends to explore the relationship between globalization and foreign direct investment in Pakistan using time series date from the year 1975 – 2014. To estimate the model Autoregressive Distributive Lag Technique has been applied. Empirical results confirm the presence of positive relation between globalization and foreign direct investment in long and short run in Pakistan.
The impact of urbanization, infrastructure development and FDI on Pakistan’s economic growth
(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2023) Samar Shahid; SP20-BEC-001; Dr. Maaida Hussain Hashmi
The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of the strategic pillars of growth in Pakistan, which include foreign direct investment inflows, urbanization rate, youth dependency ratio, and investment in electricity. We used a bound test and error correction model of auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) over the period of 1999 to 2022. The findings state that these variables are negatively correlated with GDP growth rate, which means they have a significant but declining effect on the long-run economic growth of Pakistan. Based on the findings and policy recommendations, the nation can excel with the right planning on urbanization, youth development initiatives and proper foreign investments in local resources, uplifting employment, and industrial growth. It is recommended to the policymakers to analyze how and what policies to be implemented on these factors.
The Role of Foreign Remittances in Fostering the GDP of Pakistan
(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2023) MUHAMMAD UMER; SP20-BEC-005; HINA AMIR
The study is an addition to the research to examine the contribution that worker remittances provide to Pakistan's GDP. The analysis of the study concluded the impact of workers’ remittances, inflation, unemployment rate, emigrants, and total reserves on the GDP of Pakistan. Time series data (1993 to 2021) has been gathered from different authentic sources like the World Bank and IMF. The results of the ADF unit root test indicate that emigration and inflation are stationary at levels, whereas worker remittances, the unemployment rate, and total reserves are stationary at first difference. Both a long-term and short-term link between the variables is shown by the ARDL findings. The findings demonstrate that GDP is significant impacted by each independent variable. Furthermore, the study examined that the workers’ remittances and emigrants is positively related to the GDP of Pakistan while inflation, unemployment rate, and total reserves are negatively related to the GDP of Pakistan. The findings of this study will be a great contribution to the current research for policy recommendations.