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Bigsten, Arne - 2014

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the forces that determine inequality change, focusing on...

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Estimating employment responses to South Africa's Employment Tax Incentive

Budlender, Joshua; Ebrahim, Amina - 2021

We present new evidence on the effects of South Africa's Employment Tax Incentive (ETI), a hiring and employment wage …-level youth employment, though some important caveats apply. Our results prompt a re-evaluation of the (sometimes contradictory …) existing literature on the employment effects of the ETI: we judge that, in light of our findings, there is insufficient …

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Incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya: A long-term perspective

Bigsten, Arne; Manda, Damiano Kulundu; Mwabu, Germano; … - 2014

inequality and poverty to changes in factor endowments and changes in economic and employment structures. We also provide some …

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Can a wage subsidy system help reduce 50 per cent youth unemployment? Evidence from South Africa

Ebrahim, Amina; Pirttilä, Jukka - 2019

The paper examines the incidence and employment impacts of the Employment Tax Incentive, a South African wage subsidy … influence on the employment rate of eligible workers. The number of jobs in the region where the subsidy is the greatest has …

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Gender and the South African labour market: Policy relevant research possibilities using South African tax data

Ebrahim, Amina; Lilenstein, Kezia - 2019

This paper has three primary objectives. First, it provides a broad overview of the available South African data used to examine gender in the labour market, with specific reference to the South African Revenue Services (SARS) tax data which has recently been made available. Second, the paper...

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