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Determinants of poverty among urban households in Afghanistan: Case study of Mazar-e-Sharif

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  • Ahmad Walid BARLAS

    (Samangan Higher Education Institute, Afghanistan;Phd Candidate in Law and Economic Faculty, University of Greifswald, Germany)

  • Mohammad Ehsan SADIQ

    (Juzjan University, Afghanistan)

  • Ajmal HAIDARI

    (Badakhshan University, Afghanistan.)

Abstract

This paper appraised urban poverty determinants in Afghanistan consider-ing Mazar-e-Sharif as a case study. The data was collected from 326 households using a multi stage sampling approach. The logit model was applied to estimate the influencing factors on poverty status among targeted households. The findings reveal that age of household head, remittances, number of male employed and number of female employed are negatively correlated with poverty status. While, household size and number of illiterate households member have positive impact on poverty in the study area. Thus, current research suggests government to invest more on education sector in order to increase the literacy among different social segments to finally reduce poverty through supply of literate manpower to the market “Policy implication†.

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  • Ahmad Walid BARLAS & Mohammad Ehsan SADIQ & Ajmal HAIDARI, 2022. "Determinants of poverty among urban households in Afghanistan: Case study of Mazar-e-Sharif," Journal of Economics and Political Economy, EconSciences Journals, vol. 9(3), pages 257-267, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cvv:journ1:v:9:y:2022:i:3:p:257-267
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    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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