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This article is the first to provide estimates of how minimum wages affect worker flows and employment growth rates in an employment scarce developing country context. We investigate the effects of a large, exogenous increase in agricultural minimum wages in South Africa. We find that changes...
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Tasks, Skills, and Institutions
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– A view from below
This paper investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related policy measures on livelihoods in urban South Africa. Using qualitative research methods, we analyse two rounds of semi-structured phone interviews, conducted between June and September 2020 in the township of Khayelitsha, Cape...
Journal Article
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This study shows that occupations in South Africa are segregated and stratified by gender. While some women (mostly Black and 'Coloured') overwhelmingly fill low-paying jobs, others (mostly White and Indian/Asian, but also Coloured) tend to fill higher-paying professional positions. This study finds...
Book Chapter
From the book:
Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Book Chapter
From the book: Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics, Vol. 2.As an upper middle-income country within Africa, South Africa often attracts specific interest in terms of its economic growth and development dynamics. Often under-appreciated, is the extent to which the system of apartheid has...
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– Lessons from South Africa’s Training and Education Programme
From the book:
African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization
South Africa is considering introducing a carbon tax to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Following a discussion of the motivations for considering a carbon tax, we evaluate potential impacts using a dynamic economywide model linked to an energy sector model including a detailed evaluation of border...
Book Chapter
From the book:
Urbanization and Development
Book Chapter
From the book:
The Rise of China and India
Book Chapter
– Poverty and Distribution Trends in an Era of Globalization
Book Chapter
– How Formal Policies Block the Informal Economy in the Maputo Corridor
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Linking the Formal and Informal Economy
Book Chapter
– Methodology and Evidence from Three Developing Countries
From the book:
Growth, Inequality and Poverty
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