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The Urban Informal Economy and Earning Facilitations: Evidence from District Multan
Abstract
Urban informal sector is a vital source of employment to wide array of labor in urban territories. This study surveys urban informal sector with specific objective to assess the monthly earning dynamics of the individuals. For this purpose, primary data was collected by field survey of District Multan with sample size of 200 individuals engaged in informal sector. The ordinary least square method is in corporate for estimation of results. The findings show significant and positive contribution of education, age, duration of working hours, and experience toward monthly income. Work shift and annual pay rise are traced for no effect whereas, family size showed mixed results. Marital status, nature of work, and road conditions to work, where significant, are found to positively affect monthly income. The need of time is to investment in urban informal sector to amplify the horizon of job opportunities and income of labor in urban informal sector
Authors
Khawaja Asif Mehmood
Lecturer, School of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Ali Azam
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Fahim Ullah
M. Phil Scholar, School of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Urban Informal Sector, Low Paid Jobs, Ordinary Least Square
