An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Employment Status in District Multan (Pakistan)
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https://doi.org/10.47067/ramss.v3i1.20Keywords:
Employment Status, Multinomial Logit model, MultanAbstract
Employment is very cogent macroeconomic factor in economic decision making. People in the labor force take decisions to assume various employment statuses in their economic life. This study shows a pragmatic analysis of the factors that determine the employment status in district Multan, based on primary data set of 250 respondents collected through stratified sampling. Multiple Logit technique has been applied. The findings of the study have shown that a range of socio-economic and demographic factors are responsible to determine the employment status. The study is also furnished with some relevant policy implications.
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