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The Unintended Consequences of Education Policies on South African Participation and Unemployment

Burger, Rulof; van der Berg, Servaas; von Fintel, Dieter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

In the late 1990s the South African Department of Education implemented two policies that were meant to reduce the …

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Trends in the Intergenerational Transmission of Education among Black South Africans

Magejo, Prudence; Benhura, Miracle; Gwatidzo, Tendai - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper investigates trends in intergenerational transmission of education among black South Africans – changes in … correlation between parents' and children's education. Using data for 1954-1993 birth cohorts, we find a decrease in … intergenerational transmission of education over the last four decades. The decline is strongest in the lower tail of the educational …

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Coping with Intra-Household Job Separation in South Africa's Labor Market

McLaren, Zoe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

In the context of South Africa's pervasive poverty and mass unemployment, households provide an important private safety net for the unemployed. Using new South African Labour Force Survey panel data, I investigate how households cope with job separations and the resulting loss of earned income....

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Educational Track, Networks and Labor Market Outcomes

Margolis, David N.; Simonnet, Véronique - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

Does the educational track (technical or professional, as opposed to general) provide individuals with networks that are useful in the labor market? And how do these networks help? In this paper, we consider the effect of the educational track on the means by which individuals find employment,...

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A Multi-Method Approach to Identifying Norms and Normative Expectations within a Corporate Hierarchy: Evidence from the Financial Services Industry

Burks, Stephen V.; Krupka, Erin L. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper presents the results of a field study at a large financial services firm that combines multiple methods, including two economic experiments, to measure ethical norms and their behavioral correlates. Standard survey questions eliciting ethical evaluations of actions in on-the-job...

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The Meaning of Failed Replications: A Review and Proposal

Clemens, Michael A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

The welcome rise of replication tests in economics has not been accompanied by a single, clear definition of replication. A discrepant replication, in current usage of the term, can signal anything from an unremarkable disagreement over methods to scientific incompetence or misconduct. This...

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Is There An Informal Employment Wage Penalty? Evidence from South Africa

Strobl, Eric Albert; Walsh, Frank; Badaoui, Eliane - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

We estimate the wage penalty associated with working in the South African informal sector. To this end we use a rich data set on non-self employed males that allows one to accurately distinguish workers employed in the informal sector from those employed in the formal sector and link individuals...

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Giving Up Job Search During a Recession: The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the South African Labour Market

Verick, Sher - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

The global financial crisis deeply impacted the South African labour market resulting in the shedding of almost 1 million jobs over 2009 and 2010. Reflecting longer term structural problems, this employment loss translated into a much larger rise in the number of discouraged individuals rather...

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Foreign Direct Investment, Black Economic Empowerment and Labour Productivity in South Africa

Mebratie, Anagaw Derseh; Bedi, Arjun S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestically owned firms in developing countries has been widely debated in the literature. It has been argued that FDI provides access to advanced technologies and other intangible assets which may spill over to the host country and allow...

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Safety Valve or Sinkhole? Vocational Schooling in South Africa

Pugatch, Todd - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

As an alternative to traditional academic schooling, vocational schooling in South Africa may serve as a safety valve for students encountering difficulty in the transition from school to work. Yet if ineffective, vocational schooling could also be a sinkhole, offering little chance for success...

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