%0 Journal Article
%T Relationship between Economic Freedom and Pro-poor Growth: Evidence from Pakistan (1995-2010)
%A Khalid ZAMAN
%A Muhammad Mushtaq KHAN
%A Mehboob AHMAD
%J Romanian Journal of Fiscal Policy
%D 2011
%I 
%X The relationship between economic freedom and pro-poor growth is examined in Pakistan from 1995-2010. The concept of pro-poor growth is derived from the literature of Kakwani and Pernia (2000) and Kakwani and Son (2003). The domino effect shows that there is a strong link between economic freedom indicators and pro-poor growth. Econometric analysis proves a strong relationship between economic freedom, poverty reduction and income inequality. Results reveal that larger the business freedom and / or trade freedom, greater the economic growth. This will ultimately reduce poverty in the country.
%K Economic Freedom indicators
%K pro-poor growth
%K poverty
%K inequality
%K Pakistan
%U http://www.rjfp.ro/issues/Volume2_Issue1_ZamanEtAl.pdf