*Lecturer, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
**Chairman, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
***Department of Statistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Online published on 14 November, 2013.
Economy of any rural areas depends on different types of economic indicators. The economic indicators which affect the income of nomads in Cholistan Desert are described in this paper. Economy of the nomads of Cholistan desert can be divided in to two parts, i) economy of the nomads when they stay in the desert and ii) economy of the nomads when they are at irrigated areas. Nomads earns more income in irrigated areas as 71% earn their income in the range of Rs. 1,00,100/- to 2,00,00/-. The present study revealed about the factors which influence the income of nomads in irrigated areas of Cholistan Desert. The study was econometric and income is estimated by using Binary Logistic Regression Model on 200 sample data taken from ten different villages of Cholistan Desert.
