Abstract
This study attempts to explore the demographic and economic determinants of poverty in Multan district by using the data of 300 households collected through random sampling technique. Ordinary least square method has been used. The study uses four poverty indices FGT, Sen Index, Sen-Shorrocks-Thon index, and Watts index to measure poverty. The findings reveal that the incidence, depth, and severity of poverty are higher in rural areas than that in urban areas of Multan district. Moreover, it is inferred that household size, physical disability, mental illness, migration, household head occupation, own house, remittances, and education have a significant impact on poverty.
Author(s):
Dr. Muhammad Ramzan Sheikh
Associate ProfessorSchool of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Pakistan
- ramzansheikh@bzu.edu.pk
- website
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hanif Akhtar
ProfessorDepartment of Commerce, Bahauddin Zakariya University Bosan Road, Multan, Punjab, (PAKISTAN)
Pakistan
- haneefakhtar@bzu.edu.pk
- website
MUHAMMAD MUZAMMIL ASGHAR
M.Phil ScholarBahauddin Zakariya University, Multan-Pakistan
Pakistan
Asad Abbas
LecturerLecturer in Economics at COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari-Pakistan
Pakistan
Details:
| Type: | Articles |
| Volume: | 58 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Language: | English |
| Id: | 6055f4ed31f49 |
| Discipline: | Economics |
| Published | June 30, 2020 |
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