Oil Price Shocks: A Comparative Study on the Impacts in Purchasing Power in Pakistan
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Article Title | Oil Price Shocks: A Comparative Study on the Impacts in Purchasing Power in Pakistan |
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ERA Journal ID | 41980 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Jamali, Muhammad Bachal (Author), Shah, Asif (Author), Soomro, Hassan Jawad (Author), Shafiq, Kamran (Author) and Shaikh, Faiz M. (Author) |
Journal Title | Modern Applied Science |
Journal Citation | 5 (2), pp. 192-203 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Canada |
ISSN | 1913-1844 |
1913-1852 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.5539/mas.v5n2p192 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/mas/article/view/10152 |
Abstract | The current research investigates the relationship between changes in crude oil prices and Pakistan and the macro-economy. A multivariate VAR analysis is carried out among five key macroeconomic variables: real gross domestic product, short term interest rate, real effective exchange rates, long term interest rate and money supply. From the VAR model, the impulse response functions reveal that oil price movements cause significant reduction in aggregate output and increase real exchange rate. The variance decomposition shows that crude oil prices significantly contribute to the variability of real exchange rate long term interest rate in the Pakistan economy while oil price shocks are found to have significant effects on money supply and short term interest rate in the economy. Despite these macro econometric results, caution must be exercised in formulating energy policies since future effects of upcoming oil shocks will not be the same as what happened in the past. Explorations and development of practicable alternatives to imported fuel energy will cushion the economy from the repercussions of oil shocks. Oil price shock has negative impact on the GDP and as well as economy of Pakistan. |
Keywords | Macroeconomic performance; Oil price fluctuations; Pakistan |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Shah Abdul Latif University, Pakistan |
COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan | |
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Agricultural College, Pakistan | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6wvy/oil-price-shocks-a-comparative-study-on-the-impacts-in-purchasing-power-in-pakistan
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