Research Article | Open Access
Assessing the effect of Foreign Remittances on Gender Parity in Pakistan: Evidence from Panel Data Techniques
Muhammad Yasir Nadeem,Dr. Ahmed Raza Cheema
Pages: 2730-2739
Abstract
Research background: Foreign remittances emerge as the main source of inflow of foreign financial resources in developing countries like Pakistan. They have multidimensional impacts on such like economies.Purpose of the article: Gender inequality is a characteristic of most societies, with males on average better
positioned as compared to females socially and economically. The fifth goal of the Sustainable Development Goals is to enforce gender equality. To explore the factors affecting gender parity in Pakistan.Methods: The study estimates gender parity in terms of the ratio of female gross enrollment to male gross
enrollment, per capita income by adjusting the price differences among different localities and foreign remittances from Household Income and Expenditure Surveys (HIES) from 1998-99 to 2018-19. Then, the study applies panel date techniques- fixed effect, random effect, GLS regression and Panel corrected standard error regression
Keywords
Gender parity; foreign remittances; economic growth; Pakistan