Identifying the pathways out of poverty: Evidence of exit time poverty estimations in Pakistan
2010
Ali, I. (PMAS-Arid Agriculture Univ., Rawalpindi (Pakistan)) | Saboor, A. (PMAS-Arid Agriculture Univ., Rawalpindi (Pakistan)) | Ahmad, S. (PMAS-Arid Agriculture Univ., Rawalpindi (Pakistan)) | Mustafa
Estimation of poverty exit time is imperative to map the progress towards numeric target of millennium development goals of halving extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. FGT class of poverty measures was supplemented with Watts Index, using hypothetical consistent broad based neutral growth of Poor's income at the rate of 4 percent per annum. Decline in poverty incidence and its depth is found significantly higher than average exit time, suggesting the focusing of poverty reduction policies in favor of "richest poor" and inequitable distribution of income among poor. Time required escaping poverty by different provinces declined at varying magnitude, except urban Sindh and entire Balochistan. Rural areas experienced more pronounced decline in average exit time as compared to its urban counterparts. It was noted that average poverty gap of urban population was found 20 percent thereby requiring 5.75 years for the average poor to move out of poverty.
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