The paper presents a comparative analysis of determinants of child labor in urban and rural areas. A simple theoretical model (Probit) of household's decision about child's time allocation is used. From the econometric data sets of urban and rural areas of two districts of Pakistan, evidence is...

Sialkot, the export city of Pakistan is earning $900 million per annum by exports. The major exports are the sports goods, surgical instruments, leather products, martial art instruments, musical instruments and sports wear. All these products are value-added by cottage industry. How the export...

The paper analyses the contribution of informally employed women (for the age group of 16-60 years) to their household budget. The urban informal sector largely absorbs women workers. We examine the determinants of their contribution to their household budgets for the survival of the families....

Educated youth unemployment is crucial issue for developing countries. The social and economic costs of unemployment at individual, household and national level are universal. But there are few studies on unemployment duration when the individuals start jobs and its determinants in developing...

This paper investigates the impact of demographic factors like age, income, dependency ratio, education of males and females and the economic factor of financial depth on household savings in Pakistan. The results were obtained for time series data of 1975-2008 by applying cointegration...

Sialkot, the export city of Pakistan is earning $900 million per annum by exports. The major exports are the sports goods, surgical instruments, leather products, martial art instruments, musical instruments and sports wear. All these products are value-added by cottage industry. How the export...

Sialkot, the export city of Pakistan is earning $900 million per annum by exports. The major exports are the sports goods, surgical instruments, leather products, martial art instruments, musical instruments and sports wear. All these products are value-added by cottage industry. How the export...

The paper analyses the contribution of informally employed women (for the age group of 16–60 years) to their household budget. The urban informal sector largely absorbs women workers. We examine the determinants of their contribution to their household budgets for the survival of the families....

Abstract: The paper analyzed the contribution of informally employed women (for the age group of 16-60 years) in their household budget. The urban informal sector absorbs the women workers largely. What are the determinants of their contribution in their household budgets to make survival of the...

Abstract: The paper analyzed the contribution of informally employed women (for the age group of 16-60 years) in their household budget. The urban informal sector absorbs the women workers largely. What are the determinants of their contribution in their household budgets to make survival of the...