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ANALYSING HOUSEHOLD DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY ERADICATION A MICRODATA ANALYSIS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).30      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).30      Published : Jun 2

Analysing Household Determinants of Poverty Eradication: A Microdata Analysis

Abstract

    The current study is an attempt to explore the micro determinants of poverty eradication in Pakistan. The probit model has been used on the data obtained from Pakistan Standard Living Measurement Survey 2019-20. The results indicate that access to drinking water, availability of sanitation and hygiene facilities, holding an agricultural land, having livestock in possession,household size and being a native of the area reduce the predictive probability of being poor. Other variables such as cash transfers, receiving foreign remittances and being self-employed also have a positive impact on poverty eradication. Poverty Trends are analyzed using three cycles of data from 2008-08, 2015-16 and 2019-20, which further reveals an increase in absolute poverty. Government should increase spending on socioeconomic programs with special emphasize on land distribution in rural areas. Social safety nets in the form of cash transfers and foreign remittances would support the vulnerable in the event of external shocks.

    Poverty, Inequality, Probit, Capability Approach

    (1) Jazib Mumtaz
    PhD Scholar, Faculty of Social Science, SZABIST, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Sayed Irshad Hussain
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Science, SZABIST, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Zulfiqar Ali Keeryo
    PhD Economics, Ex-Economic Growth Advisor, Research and Training Wing, Planning and Development Department, Government of Sindh, Sindh, Pakistan
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APA

    APA : Mumtaz, J., Hussain, S. I., & Keeryo, Z. A. (2022). Analysing Household Determinants of Poverty Eradication: A Microdata Analysis. Global Social Sciences Review, VII(II), 295-308. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).30

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Mumtaz, Jazib, Sayed Irshad Hussain, and Zulfiqar Ali Keeryo. 2022. "Analysing Household Determinants of Poverty Eradication: A Microdata Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, VII (II): 295-308 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).30

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    HARVARD : MUMTAZ, J., HUSSAIN, S. I. & KEERYO, Z. A. 2022. Analysing Household Determinants of Poverty Eradication: A Microdata Analysis. Global Social Sciences Review, VII, 295-308.

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    MHRA : Mumtaz, Jazib, Sayed Irshad Hussain, and Zulfiqar Ali Keeryo. 2022. "Analysing Household Determinants of Poverty Eradication: A Microdata Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, VII: 295-308

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    MLA : Mumtaz, Jazib, Sayed Irshad Hussain, and Zulfiqar Ali Keeryo. "Analysing Household Determinants of Poverty Eradication: A Microdata Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review, VII.II (2022): 295-308 Print.

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    OXFORD : Mumtaz, Jazib, Hussain, Sayed Irshad, and Keeryo, Zulfiqar Ali (2022), "Analysing Household Determinants of Poverty Eradication: A Microdata Analysis", Global Social Sciences Review, VII (II), 295-308

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Mumtaz, Jazib, Sayed Irshad Hussain, and Zulfiqar Ali Keeryo. "Analysing Household Determinants of Poverty Eradication: A Microdata Analysis." Global Social Sciences Review VII, no. II (2022): 295-308. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).30