https://wpseco.fjwu.edu.pk/index.php/wpseco <p><strong>Aim and Scope</strong></p> <p>Fatima Jinnah Women University is a leading institute with a vision to promote and facilitate studies and research in various fields of higher education for women in Pakistan. The Department of Economics at Fatima Jinnah Women University strives to produce professional economists by providing its graduates with a modern, balanced, and high-quality education in both theoretical and applied economics. The department is also committed to enhancing the research efforts of the faculty and students. During the course of their studies, students of all degree programs at the Department of Economics at FJWU are rigorously trained in academic writing, analytical techniques, and carrying out theoretical and empirical research in areas pertaining to various dimensions of the discipline. This training is reflected in the research carried out by both undergraduate and graduate students. Working papers are an intermediary step that can translate their thesis into publishable work. Moreover, the working paper series is expected to provide initial exposure to the research being carried out by both students and faculty members. This will help in stimulating the research culture in the department, eliciting comments and encouraging debate, and getting ideas to improve the research for publication in high-quality journals. This would further strengthen the publications and citation profile of students and supervisors/faculty members. Furthermore, this will enable the department to launch a research journal on the basis of its experience at the working paper level.</p> <p>Keeping in view the potential gains vis-à-vis branding and research outcomes, the department is initiating the Working Paper Series (WPS) in Economics with the short-term goal of promoting and projecting the culture of research and the long-term goal of ensuring wider recognition of the research being carried out by the department.</p> en-US FJWU (Economics) Working Paper Series https://wpseco.fjwu.edu.pk/index.php/wpseco/article/view/4 <p>Postgraduate students' psychological well-being is viewed as a component in having a <br>meaningful, joyful, and productive academic experience. The purpose of this study was to <br>determine quantitatively the factors affecting psychological well-being among postgraduate <br>students. The current study aimed to explore the relationship of academic expectation stress, <br>career adaptability and well-being among postgraduate students; the direct effect of three <br>dimensions of academic expectation stress (self, parental, supervisor) and career adaptability <br>on well-being. It also determined the strongest predictor of psychological well-being after <br>controlling the demographic variables as well as identifying the mediating role of career <br>adaptability among the relation of academic expectation stress and psychological well-being. <br>The online questionnaire survey was followed in the present study to collect the data from 287 <br>enrolled MS/PhD students. The academic expectation stress inventory (AESI), career adaptabilities scale (CAAS) and 42-items Ryff scale of Psychological well-being were administered <br>to the respondents through an online survey. The result showed that dimensions of academic <br>expectation stress (i.e. parents, teachers, self) and career adaptability were significantly <br>associated with psychological well-being. It was further explored that self-expectation and <br>career adaptability were strong predictors of psychological well-being. The Hayes process <br>model demonstrated that career adaptability was significantly mediated the relation of <br>teacher/supervisor and psychological well-being. Whereas, the other dimensions of academic <br>expectation i.e. relation of parental and self-expectation with psychological well-being were <br>not mediated by career adaptability.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Arifa Bibi Copyright (c) 2023 FJWU (Economics) Working Paper Series 2023-03-13 2023-03-13 2 1 https://wpseco.fjwu.edu.pk/index.php/wpseco/article/view/5 <p>The interconnection between economic development, fervid crossovers in the frame of <br>contagious diseases, and environmental problems, in particular, have, until now, seen <br>less scrutiny from environmental economists. Empirical evidence suggests that great <br>economic recessions have proven to affect the prioritization of environmental and <br>climate protection. The current study surveys the perception of the residents of Lahore, <br>Pakistan regarding their environmental concerns, attitudes, and awareness of climate <br>change issues at the time of post-COVID-19 economic crises. Furthermore, the present <br>study investigates several factors impacting the environmental behavior of mainstream <br>society. A cross-sectional quantitative research design was utilized to gather data from <br>respondents belonging to a public university in Pakistan. The findings reveal that <br>climate change is viewed as one of the main ecological problems in Lahore, Pakistan. <br>In any case, the ongoing post-COVID-19 economic recession in Pakistan has switched <br>the advancement done regarding the awareness and attention of mainstream society <br>relating to Climate change. The present research has several implications as <br>identifying rising challenges of economic and climate-related threats can aid in <br>adopting a more dynamic approach to strategic and structural investments. The <br>current paper suggests immediate action against the present extensive financial <br>challenges to turn away the drawn-out impacts of climate change. Moreover, the study <br>also suggests robust policy interventions against financial instability to ensure <br>collective as well as individual effort against climate change for a stable and <br>sustainable future.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Shariq Waheed Husnain Waheed Copyright (c) 2023 FJWU (Economics) Working Paper Series 2023-03-13 2023-03-13 2 1