Impacts of Voice and Accountability upon Innovation in Pakistan: Evidence from ARDL and Maki Cointegration Approaches

Table 1

Description of variables.

Sr. no	Variable name	Variable sign	Measure of variable	Source
1	Patents	INN	Innovation is measured in terms of patent granted	WIPO
2	Voice and accountability	VAA	Index of voice and accountability	WGI
3	Terrorism	TSM	Total number of casualties in terrorist incidents	GTD
4	Gross fixed capital formation	INF	GFCF as % of GDP	WDI
5	Domestic savings	SAV	Domestic savings as % of GDP	WDI