ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc³The Determinants of Inflation in Pakistan´

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M.SHAHZAD YOUSAF
Roll #. ME 8241
MSc Economics
Session: 2007-09
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Department of Economic
Superior University Lahore, Pakistan.
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First of all I acknowledge my 

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successes accomplishing in every sphere of life. I would like to thank Sir Habib Asghar,

my thesis supervisor for his guidance and support during the entire period of writing this

paper. He constantly monitored my progress toward the completion of this paper. Sir

Habib Asghar, thank you very much.

I also would like to acknowledge Sir Zia who is the program manager for being a source

of encouragement and motivation. He was always welcome and helpful whenever I visited

him for advice.

Finally, I appreciate my family for their understanding during the rest of the time I wasn¶t

available for them. To " all glory is unto Him for seeing me through out many

challenges.

December ,2009

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èhapter no. Description Page no.

’c Abstract««««««««««««««««««« 2

1 Introduction««««««««««««««««««««. 3

’c Introduction«««««««««««««««««. 3

’c Definition«««««««««««««««««....c 4

’c èauses of inflation in Pakistan««««««««««. 5

’c Purpose of the study««««««««««««««. 5

’c Research Question««««««««««««««« 6

2 Literature Review««««««««««««««««««« 7

3 Theoretical Framework««««««««««««««««.. 16

’c Demand Pull Theory««««««««««««««« 17

’c èost Push Inflation«««««««««««««««. 18

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4 Data & Methodology«««««««««««««««««« 20

’c Methodology«««««««««««««««««« 22

’c Simple èo Integration Analysis««««««««««« 25

’c èorrelation««««««««««««««««««.. 25
c Adjusted R2««««««««««««««««««««««««««...
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’c èo-integration Test«««««««««««««««.. 27
’c Multi co integration Analysis«««««««««««.. 33
’c Error èorrection Model (EèM)««««««««««..
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5 Data Analysis««««««««««««««««««««. 36

’c Unit Root Test ««««««««««««««««.. 37

’c èo-integration««««««««««««««««.. 40

’c Error èorrection Model (EèM) «««««««««. 43

’c Adjusted R-squared«««««««««««««« 44
’c F-Statistics ««««««««««««««««. 46

6 èonclusion «««««««««««««««««««. 47

7 References «««««««««««««««««««««.. 50

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