on wages. We observe high levels of demand for skilled labour that have intensified a trend already established before … 1994. Over the period 2001-12 employment within the primary sectors collapsed, employment in the manufacturing sector did … not increase, while employment in the tertiary sectors such as financial services and community services grew. High- and …

employment in the post-Apartheid period. More recently, administrative data from the South African Revenue Service has been made … them. In this paper we thus provide a summary of the main sources of data on earnings and employment and their strengths …

that load shedding is associated with significantly lower employment rates, working hours, and earnings on average …. Employment appears more sensitive relative to intensive margin outcomes, threatening job creation and preservation efforts. These …

This paper documents and analyses the predominance of informal employment in Africa and shows that lack of demand for … potential to become competitive in light manufacturing, but the most promising avenue for export-led growth of employment in … investment and technology transfer in labour-intensive tradable industries, and thus raising labour demand and employment. …

In South Africa, the manufacturing sector - important for growth and employment creation - has shown declining growth …). Offshoring influences jobs and wages differently depending on the type of industry and worker. We provide a nuanced view of … countries, we find that offshoring generally lowers employment in manufacturing firms, and seems to increase the percentage of …

This paper studies the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the gendered dimensions of employment and mental health among … urban informal-sector workers in India. First, we find that men's employment declined by 84 percentage points post … did not experience any significant impact on employment post pandemic, as reported by their husbands. Second, we document …

Africa, but they also have higher failure rates. Ignoring firm exit exaggerates net employment growth. Using panel data for … Ethiopia, we find that small and large enterprises create similar numbers of net jobs. Moreover, wages in small firms are … prospects for employment creation. …

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 …