Open AccessInvestigating the Poverty Human Capital and Economic Development Nexus in Dera Ghazi Khan Division: An Econometric Analysis
Author(s) -
Salyha Zulfiqar Ali Shah,
Imran Sharif Chaudhry
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of business and social review in emerging economies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-089X
pISSN - 2519-0326
DOI - 10.26710/jbsee.v7i4.1921
Subject(s) - human capital , poverty , promotion (chess) , prosperity , ordinary least squares , division (mathematics) , nexus (standard) , economics , value (mathematics) , human development (humanity) , economic growth , development economics , econometrics , political science , statistics , mathematics , engineering , arithmetic , politics , law , embedded system
The present study focuses on the D. G. Khan division, which is one of the important divisions of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Being less developed, this study tries to find out different factors that can contribute to the betterment of this region. The study was based on primary data collected during the year 2019. The findings revealed that human capital is the most significant factor that can contribute to alleviating poverty and promoting the development of the D.G. Khan division.