The primary objective of this paper is to observe changes in development rank ordering of districts of Pakistan and to highlight some of the major underlying phenomena. The paper demonstrated that there are marked changes in the development ranking of a number of districts from the early 1970s to the early 1980s, especially among districts at intermediate level of development. the paper also identifies regional clusters and describes the sectoral profile of backwardness in the country.
This paper presents an analysis of price (tax) reform in developing countries, with particular reference to Pakistan for 1976. The purpose of the paper is to highlight aspects which need to be taken account of when formulating price policies. The results and conclusions presented should therefore be accepted in this spirit and also seen as preliminary.
The purpose of this study is three fold. First to explore the determinants of house rent. Second to study the factors that determine the cost of construction of dwelling units in different cities of Pakistan, and finally, to estimate the rate of return to investment in different components of a dwelling unit. In short, this paper attempts to present an empirical evidence on market parameters that describes the hedonic price structure for housing in different cities if Pakistan. The attributes that can pay back investments more rapidly were also identified. Knowledge of the household preference and the determinants of the rental and capital value repectively of the rented and constructed properties can help set targets that are attainable.
Upward and downward residential mobility behavior of household between different income level neighborhoods in Karachi is analysed in this research. A multinational logit technique is used to analyse the data of 6275 households in the city. Results of the analysis indicated that mobility between different income level neighborhoods in a developing country is driven by considerations than are different as compared with the developed countries. The analysis shows that upward and downward moves are sensitive to disequilibrium in housing consumption. There is still premium to independence housing as upward mobility is not associated with moves to apartment housing, and downward moves are more sensitive to a declining permanent income relative to current income. Moreover, upward residential mobility is associated more than a move to peaceful areas and downward mobility means moving to worst serviced areas.
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