Author: Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Costs and Benefits of Education
Development Economics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Education and Economic Development

Health, Education, and Economic Development Health and Education as Objectives of Development Education and health are basic objectives of development; they are important ends in themselves. Health is central to wellbeing, and education is essential for a satisfying and rewarding life. Health and Education as Inputs of Development At the

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A Numerical Example of Multiple Linear Regression by Hand

What is Multiple Linear Regression? The linear regression model shows the linear dependence of one variable on one or more independent variables. A simple linear regression model consists of the linear dependence of one variable on only one independent variable. It is also called a bivariate or two-variable regression model. Such as

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Short Questions Project Appraisal

Short Questions Cash flow refers to the movement of money into and out of a business, project, or individual account over a specific period. For example, Revenue from sales of goods or services, loan repayments, interest payments, etc. Cash inflow is the amount of money coming into the business from

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Capital Budgeting
Project Appraisal
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Capital Budgeting

What is Capital Budgeting? Capital Budgeting is the process of evaluating and selecting long-term investment projects that involve significant capital expenditures such as purchasing new machinery, expanding production facilities, or launching new products. It compares costs and benefits of projects to determine its long-term profitability. Some of the most common

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Cost Benefit Analysis
Blog
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Cost Benefit Analysis

What is Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)? Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is a process that’s used to determine the profitability of a project by estimating and comparing its costs and benefits measured in monetary terms after adjusting for the time value of money. Objectives of Cost Benefit Analysis To determine the

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Measures of Poverty and Inequality
Development Economics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Measures of Poverty and Inequality

In this post we will discuss measures of poverty and inequality. What is Poverty? Poverty can be defined in two ways, absolute poverty and relative poverty. In ordinary language when we ask about poverty, we often mean absolute poverty. But what it is? United Nations define poverty as: A condition

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Coefficient of Determination R2

Goodness of Fit So far, we have no way of measuring how well the explanatory or independent variable, X, explains the dependent variable, Y. In other words, we must know how well the OLS regression line fits the data. Are the observations tightly clustered around the regression line, or are

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Money, Functions and Types

What is Money? Money can be defined as any asset or commodity that is widely accepted for the exchange of goods and services. The word “Money” is derived from the Latin word “Moneta”. According to Mankiw: Money is the stock of assets that can be readily used to make transactions.

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Long Questions Project Appraisal

LQ1 – Define project life cycle. Explain different stages of project lifecycle in detail. Project Project is an interrelated set of activities undertaken to achieve a specific objective. It is unique and temporary in nature with a defined beginning and end. Examples, bridge construction project, developing a new product, building

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Cardinal Utility
Microeconomics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Cardinal Utility Theory

Theory of Consumer Demand The theory of consumer demand explains how consumers make choices about what goods and services to purchase and how much to spend, given their preferences, income, and prices. This theory helps us understand how consumers allocate their limited resources to maximize their satisfaction or utility. Important

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Microeconomic Household Fertility Theory
Development Economics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Microeconomic Household Fertility Theory

Introduction to Microeconomic Household Fertility Theory The 3rd stage of Demographic Transition Theory marks the decline of birth rate with the increase in level of economic development. To explain this decline in birth rate we use Microeconomic Household Fertility Theory which is the application of consumer behavior in microeconomics. Microeconomic Household

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Inflation
Macroeconomics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Inflation, Its Types, Causes and Effects

Inflation Inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over time. When the general price level increases purchasing power of money decreases and each unit of money buys fewer goods and services. Thus, money losses its value. Prof. Coulborn defines inflation

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Malthus Population Theory
Development Economics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Malthus Population Theory

In the previous post we study about Demographic Transition Theory. In this post we will discuss Introduction to Malthus Population Theory Thomas Malthus examined the relationship between population growth and food supply in his essay “The Principle of Population” in 1798. This theory has two core principles: Core Principles of Malthusian

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GDP Deflator
Macroeconomics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Nominal GDP, Real GDP & GDP Deflator

In this post we will discuss the concepts of nominal GDP, real GDP, GDP deflator and inflation. Before going forward we must know what GDP is? Gross Domestic Product is the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a year. To see more

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