An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

Purpose – This study aims to examine the determinants of poverty among microcredit beneficiaries in Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund.Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on a nationwide survey of microcredit beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Using the national poverty...

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Main Authors:	Owolabi Yusuf, Muhammad-Bashir, Shirazi, Nasim Shah, Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi
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Published:	Emerald Group Publishing 2016
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spelling	iium-532442017-03-31T01:16:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53244/ An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund Owolabi Yusuf, Muhammad-Bashir Shirazi, Nasim Shah Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi H Social Sciences (General) Purpose – This study aims to examine the determinants of poverty among microcredit beneficiaries in Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund.Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on a nationwide survey of microcredit beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Using the national poverty line, this study classified borrowers into the poor and the non-poor. A Tobit model was estimated to examine the determinants of poverty among the borrowers. Findings – The model was found to fit the data well and six out of the ten specified independent variables are found to be statistically significant. Practical implications – The results of the study can be helpful in fully characterizing poverty dynamics and in policy formulation in using microcredit to reduce poverty. Originality/value – The paper is the first to examine the determinants of poverty among Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund recipients Emerald Group Publishing 2016-08-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53244/1/JEC-10-2014-0023.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53244/7/53244_An%20empirical%20analysis%20of%20factors.pdf Owolabi Yusuf, Muhammad-Bashir and Shirazi, Nasim Shah and Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi (2016) An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Journal of Enterprising Communities, 10 (3). pp. 306-320. ISSN 1750-6204 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JEC-10-2014-0023 10.1108/JEC-10-2014-0023
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description	Purpose – This study aims to examine the determinants of poverty among microcredit beneficiaries in Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund.Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on a nationwide survey of microcredit beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Using the national poverty line, this study classified borrowers into the poor and the non-poor. A Tobit model was estimated to examine the determinants of poverty among the borrowers. Findings – The model was found to fit the data well and six out of the ten specified independent variables are found to be statistically significant. Practical implications – The results of the study can be helpful in fully characterizing poverty dynamics and in policy formulation in using microcredit to reduce poverty. Originality/value – The paper is the first to examine the determinants of poverty among Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund recipients
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author	Owolabi Yusuf, Muhammad-Bashir Shirazi, Nasim Shah Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi
author_facet	Owolabi Yusuf, Muhammad-Bashir Shirazi, Nasim Shah Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi
author_sort	Owolabi Yusuf, Muhammad-Bashir
title	An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
title_short	An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
title_full	An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
title_fullStr	An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
title_full_unstemmed	An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
title_sort	empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of pakistan poverty alleviation fund
publisher	Emerald Group Publishing
publishDate	2016
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An empirical analysis of factors that determine poverty among the beneficiaries of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

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