This note makes two poins. First, that the impact of remittances on poverty depends on who sends the remittances. If … those who send it come from poorer households (semi-skilled and unskilled workers), its impact on poverty would be greater …. Second, that the manner in which remittances are sent, i.e. through legal or illegal channels, also makes a difference in …

remittances has helped in reducing poverty levels. Third, the cotton/wheat and low intensity zone still largely depend for …The main focus of this study is Rural Punjab and it contributes to regional poverty research in two ways; first, using … a more recent household survey data, carried out in August 2007 by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE …

The major aim of this chapter is to extend the poverty studies of the sixties into the seventies, it also re …-examines the evidence on rural poverty for the sixties, supplementing the results with new evidence where available, mainly to see … whether the conclusions reached by earlier authors were in fact justified. An examination of the trends in rural poverty into …

The main focus of this study is Rural Punjab and it contributes to regional poverty research in two ways; first, using … a more recent household survey data, carried out in August 2007 by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE …), it provides fresh poverty estimates for the rural areas of the Punjab. Second, the poverty differential across the agro …

The main focus of this study is Rural Punjab and it contributes to regional poverty research in two ways; first, using … a more recent household survey data, carried out in August 2007 by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE …), it provides fresh poverty estimates for the rural areas of the Punjab. Second, the poverty differential across the agro …

In Pakistan during the 1980s migration and remittance flows were perhaps the single most important factor in explaining … the rapid decline in poverty during these years. In Sri Lanka, where nearly half of out-migrants are women, migration and … remittances have both affected the labour market and foreign exchange position of the country. In Bangladesh and India migration …

has played a major role in increasing Pakistan’s national income. The study fails to find the active role of money in … expansion increases inflation in Pakistan. …

sector education in the four provinces of Pakistan would be useful to provide feedbacks to the provincial administrations of …

reducing transaction costs by improving the institutional and physical infrastructure are key to expanding Pakistan’s exports …