Term Paper
FOOD INFLATION
SUBMITTED To: Madam Momna Zubair
SUBMITTED by: Summaiya Yasmin Irum Shahzadi Summera Maqbool Shumaila Zareen Sehrish Tabassum SUBMISSION DATE: 16-5-2008
International Islamic University Islamabad
2008.
Acknowledgement
We would like to take this opportunity to pay our humble attitude of Almighty ALLAH who enabled us to complete our term paper. We wish to express our gratitude to our honored teacher, mam Momna Zubair, from her sympathetic gaudiness. It is a pleasant duty to acknowledge her numerous valuable suggestions concerning the methodology and organization of this research.
At last but not at least is for all our ever-loving friends without mentioning them by names. We wish to thank them all.
Contents:
Topics Page no
Introduction……………………………………….. (2)
Literature review…………………………………… (5)
Variables causing food inflation…………………… (6)
Monetory Factors…………………………… (6)
Structural Factors…………………………... (6)
Basic Elements of the Model…………………….. (7)
The Variables in the light of current senerio…….. (9)
A fact…………… (14)
Policy Implications…………………………….... (14)
Conclusion……………………………………… (15)
References……………………………………… (16)
Introduction:
Inflation is a burning issue in Pakistan. It is generally felt that for several years Pakistan has had a double-digit inflation. The public sector has used a mix of policies to control inflation, and it is also held responsible for its creation.. The consumer price index (CPI) increased over 11 percent in 1981-82, and over 12 percent in 1990-91.
Similarly, sensitive price
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