African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

Empirical analysis of foreign direct investment and economic growth in Pakistan using VECM model

Iqra Ashraf
  • Iqra Ashraf
  • School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Shi Yong
  • Shi Yong
  • School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Raja Muhammad Afzal
  • Raja Muhammad Afzal
  • State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Guo Kun
  • Guo Kun
  • School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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  •  Received: 22 July 2019
  •  Accepted: 16 September 2019
  •  Published: 31 October 2019

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