Open AccessDoes A Relationship Exist between Poverty Human Capital and Economic Development in Pakistan A Case Study of Bahawalpur Division
Author(s) -
Salyha Zulfiqar Ali Shah,
Imran Sharif Chaudhry,
Fatima Farooq
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sustainable business and society in emerging economies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-2504
pISSN - 2708-2172
DOI - 10.26710/sbsee.v3i3.1923
Subject(s) - human capital , poverty , standard of living , economics , basic needs , promotion (chess) , economic growth , socioeconomics , demographic economics , political science , politics , law , market economy
To pursue the poverty reduction goals, various socio-economic, demographic, human development factors should be linked together for a better quality of life, good macro-economic performance and overall economic development of the developing countries. The present study focuses on the Bahawalpur division, Pakistan. A household survey was conducted to collect data from 353 household heads. i.e., respondents using the Binomial Logit and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression techniques. The findings of the study reveal that human capital is the most influencing factor that positively affects the per capita income of households. Moreover, Human capital negatively affects the household’s poverty.