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populations. Finally, food price inflation can lead to significant increases in Pakistani poverty levels: For Pakistan as a whole … and the most vulnerable to these price shocks are the poorest segments of society. In countries like Pakistan, the … discussion has focused onthe impact of substantially higher food and fuel prices on poverty. This paper used PSLM and MICS …
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1992/93 and 2007/08 in Pakistan. The results show that growth and inequality play significant roles in affecting poverty … poverty, income inequality, and growth using pooled data from eight household income and expenditure surveys conducted between … positive impact on inequality. The results also show that the absolute magnitude of net growth elasticity of poverty is smaller …
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to reduce poverty in rural Pakistan. The present study attempts to analyze the impact of socioeconomic and demographic …Poverty is a complex phenomenon based on a network of interlocking economic, social, political, and demographic factors …. An understanding of the extent, nature, and determinants of rural poverty is a precondition for effective public policy …
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populations. Finally, food price inflation can lead to significant increases in Pakistani poverty levels: For Pakistan as a whole … and the most vulnerable to these price shocks are the poorest segments of society. In countries like Pakistan, the … discussion has focused onthe impact of substantially higher food and fuel prices on poverty. This paper used PSLM and MICS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010905754
While schooling outcomes for girls have improved over the period 2001–11, progress has been uneven within Pakistan … secondary school enrollments for girls. We use data from the Pakistan Integrated Household Survey for 2001/02 and the Pakistan …
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on poverty reduction in the long-run but not in the short run in Pakistan. Lower poverty is associated with low taxation … liberalization on poverty. We investigated the relationship between trade liberalization and poverty levels both in the long run as … well as in the short run for Pakistan. To measure trade liberalization, we used standard indices of trade openness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010587944
on poverty reduction in the long-run but not in the short run in Pakistan. Lower poverty is associated with low taxation … liberalization on poverty. We investigated the relationship between trade liberalization and poverty levels both in the long run as … well as in the short run for Pakistan. To measure trade liberalization, we used standard indices of trade openness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592670
world. Pakistan has adopted trade liberalization policies since the late 1980s with the same expectations. This study has … to four measures of economic development: per capita GDP, income inequality, poverty and employment over the period from … employment positively but per capita GDP and income distribution negatively. However,it has not affected poverty in any way. The …
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