Review of Economics and Development Studies Vol. 4, No 2, December2018 Volume and Issues Obtainable at Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Review of Economics and Development Studies ISSN:2519-9692 ISSN (E): 2519-9706 Volume 4: No.2,December 2018 Journal homepage: www.publishing.globalcsrc.org/reads The Calculus of Rural Poverty: Evidence from District Bhakkar – Pakistan 1Sobia Khuram, 2Mahmood ul Hassan 1Assistant Professor, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
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[email protected] ARTICLE DETAILS ABSTRACT History The study was conducted to determine the factors associated with poverty Revised format: November 2018 in Pakistan. Using cross sectional survey design, data was collected from Available Online: December 2018 300 households. Multiple linear regression model was employed to analyze the data. Results of regression analysis showed that household Keywords size, dependency ratio, participation rate, ownership of physical assets and Poverty, Poverty Line, Household landholding size had a significant impact on the poverty status of the households. The study suggested an increased investment in agricultural sector and creation of social infrastructure, with a view to create more JEL Classification: employment opportunities, ensuring supply of healthy and educated I30, R20 workforce and thus reducing poverty. © 2018 The authors, under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial 4.0 Corresponding author’s email address:
[email protected] Recommended citation: Khuram, S. and Hassan, M. (2018). The Calculus of Rural Poverty: Evidence from District Bhakkar – Pakistan. Review of Economics and Development Studies, 4 (2), 271-280 DOI: 10.26710/reads.v4i2.411 1.