FACTORS AFFECTING RURAL INCOME IN PAKISTAN: A MICRO STUDY

Authors

  • M. Zahir Faridi
  • Mah Rukh Shabbir
  • Ukasha Kirn
  • Khawaja Asif Mehmood
  • Zahida Niaz

Keywords:

Land holding, Livestock, Log-Linear Model, Marital status, Employment status.

Abstract

The basic purpose of the study is to examine the determinants of rural income in Pakistan. Generally, it was considered that cultivation of crops and livestock ranching are the main source of rural income. But there are many other factors that affect the rural income. In order to examine determinants of rural income, we have used Log-Linear Model for the analysis. Estimated results are demonstrating the mixture of positive and negative relationship with our targeted variable. Rural income presents negative relationshipwith family setup, major diseases and marital status while age, education, gender, employment status, land holding, no of livestock, availability of roadsisdirectly linked with the rural income. It is suggested that Government should brought changes in livestock-based industries.

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Published

2020-08-25

How to Cite

M. Zahir Faridi, Mah Rukh Shabbir, Ukasha Kirn, Khawaja Asif Mehmood, & Zahida Niaz. (2020). FACTORS AFFECTING RURAL INCOME IN PAKISTAN: A MICRO STUDY. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology, 17(15), 110-124. Retrieved from https://www.archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/9952