ISSN 2736-1721
Global Journal of Business Management ISSN 6731-4538 Vol. 5 (2), pp. 001-005, February, 2011. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
A comparative study on the effect of telecommunication sector investment on foreign and domestic trade in Pakistan
Shumaila Hashim1* and Khair-Uz-Zaman2
1Department of Business Administration, Gomal University, D. I. Khan, Pakistan.
2Department of Economics, Gomal University, D. I. Khan, Pakistan.
Accepted 17 December, 2010
Abstract
This paper empirically investigates the effect of telecommunication sector’s investment in trade enhancement by using time series data for the period from 1950 - 1951 to 2006 - 2007. Foreign trade and domestic trade were two dependent variables while investment in telecommunication sector was taken as an independent variable for both situations. By using the regression models in log-linear form we obtained the positive and significant impact of investment in telecommunication sector on both foreign and domestic trade. This study shows that in Pakistan with the increase in telecom facilities trading activities have gained boost.
Key words: Pakistan, telecommunication sector, foreign trade, domestic trade.