Estimation of distribution of income among various occupations/professions in Pakistan

Type Journal Article - Pakistan Economic and Social Review
Title Estimation of distribution of income among various occupations/professions in Pakistan
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2001
Page numbers 119-134
URL http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/pesr/PDF-FILES/3 AHMAD Estimation of Distribution of Income in​Pakistan.pdf
Abstract
Despite the existence of a large number of studies related to income distribution, very little attempt has been made to study the income inequalities between and within various occupations/professions in Pakistani Utilizing HIES 1992-93 data and making use of SPSS, an attempt is made to fill this gap by calculating Gini coefficients for different occupations/professions in Pakistan. Then income inequalities are compared between these professions/occupations broken down to province level. This way comparison is made not only between various occupations/professions but also within each profession/occupation at Pakistan as well as at provincial level. Within these various occupations/ professions, highest level of inequality is observed among skilled workers and lowest level of inequality is found among professionals. Similarly, within various professions/occupations, highest level of inequality is observed in NWFP while lowest level of inequality is found in Balochistan Province.

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