A Study on Migration and Labour Market Outcomes in Pakistan

Labour market is measured as the main route for set up the connection between international policies, the resulting GDP growth and poverty alleviation. So the findings of this study will support government policy makers and planners to be better aware about current situation of the labour market flow and on the behalf of this information they can generate better employment opportunities, improve the quality of education and training and provide full package of effective policies on migration. This book is designed to exploring the detail structure of labour market in terms of its forceful components such as educational attainment, migration decision, and labour market outcomes (participation rate, employment and earnings of employed). The data on Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2009-10 was used, conducted by Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS), Pakistan. Multiple Regression, Neural Network Multilayer Perceptron and Hierarchical Log-linear Analysis used for analysis purpose.