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- Title
The Impact of Food and Non-food Price Hike on Poverty in Pakistan.
- Authors
Ullah Awan, Rehmat; BiBi, Khansa; Sher, Falak; Rahim, Shazia
- Abstract
Present endeavor estimated the impact of Price hike on Poverty in Pakistan. The objectives of the study were to find the effects of Food and Non-food Price hike on Poverty Headcount and Poverty Gap Ratio in overall Pakistan and rural & urban areas of Pakistan. The elasticity of Poverty Gap Ratio with respect to Price hike of both variables was also found. Cross sectional Pakistan Social & Living Standard Measurement (PSLM) survey data and official poverty line of 2007-08, Rs 1141.53 were used in this study. Results illustrated that poverty remained higher among rural population than the urban population of Pakistan. Second, the impact of Food Price hike on poverty remained high in severely affected areas of Pakistan as compared to Non-food inflation.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; PRICE increases; POVERTY; FOOD prices; COST of living
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS), 2014, Vol 34, Issue 2, p753
- ISSN
2074-2061
- Publication type
Article