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Cost of Living Indexes for Rural Labourers in Pakistan

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  • M. GHAFFAR CHAUDHRY

    (Pakistan Institute of Development. Economics.)

  • M. ANWAR CHAUDRY

    (Pakistan Institute of Development. Economics.)

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The purpose of this paper is to provide estimates of the changes ill the cost of living for rural labourers during the period 1966/67 to 1973. It is well known that throughout this period, and particularly in the recent years, prices have been rising. The Central Statistical Office (CSO) publishes consumer price indices for urban workers, but no index for rural workers is available. Thus, it is not known whether inflation has affected rural and urban workers uniformly. If changes in the cost of living have been different, then separate price indexes must be used in estimating the real income levels of the two groups. As development policies in Pakistan are increasingly aimed at alleviating poverty in the rural sector, the need for a separate price index applicable to rural labourers becomes obvious.

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  • M. Ghaffar Chaudhry & M. Anwar Chaudry, 1974. "Cost of Living Indexes for Rural Labourers in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 13(1), pages 26-39.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:13:y:1974:i:1:p:26-39
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    Cited by:

    1. Muhammad Zubair Khan, 1979. "Estimation of Shadow Prices for Project Evaluation in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 18(2), pages 129-145.
    2. Mahmood Hasan Khan, 1981. "The Political Economy of Agricultural Research in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 20(2), pages 191-213.

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