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

McLaren, Zoe - 2012

In the context of South Africa's pervasive poverty and mass unemployment, households provide an important private …

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South Africa : Labor Market Dynamics and Inequality

Anand, Rahul - 2016

This paper analyzes the determinants of high unemployment in South Africa by studying labor market dynamics using … on unemployment. The paper also explores the contribution of unemployment towards inequality. Reducing unemployment is … found to be important for reducing inequality - estimates suggest that a 10 percentage point reduction in unemployment …

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The cost of rigidity : the case of the South African labor market

Fedderke, Johannes W. - In: Comparative economic studies 54 (2012) 4, pp. 809-842

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Defending vulnerable workers in South Africa after the crisis : what role for COSATU?

Schiphorst, Fredericus Bernardus Franciscus Maria - In: The financial crisis and developing countries : a …, (pp. 215-230). 2011

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The labour markets of emerging economies : has growth translated into more and better jobs?

Cazes, Sandrine; Verick, Sher Singh - 2013

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Realising South Africa's Employment Potential

Barnard, Geoff - 2009

Unemployment in South Africa is extremely high and unevenly distributed, being concentrated among young less … which produced the extreme levels of unemployment, but more could have been done to unwind those legacies and other policies … implementation of employment protection legislation could also help reduce unemployment. Efforts to tackle crime could help reduce …

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Demographic, employment, and wage trends in South Africa

Bhorat, Haroon; Naidoo, Karmen; Oosthuizen, Morné; … - 2015

This paper looks to uncover the growth traps and opportunities for the South African economy, with a focus on underlying labour market dynamics. We explore the potential of South Africa’s demographic dividend. We also consider the structure of the labour market and the growth-employment...

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The labor market in South Africa, 2000-2017 : the legacy of apartheid and demand for skills have resulted in high, persistent inequality and high unemployment

Mosomi, Jacqueline; Wittenberg, Martin - 2020

The South African economy was on a positive growth trajectory from 2003 to 2008 but, like other economies around the world, it was not spared from the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis. The economy has not recovered and employment in South Africa has not yet returned to its pre-crisis...

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Household Inequality and the Labor Market in South Africa

Leibbrandt, Murray; Bhorat, H.; Woolard, Ingrid - 2001

There has been very little detailed exploration of the relationship between wage income and household inequality in South Africa despite the relevance of this issue for many contemporary growth and development policy debates. This article is directed at such an analysis. It uses a decomposition...

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Interaction of unemployment, socioeconomic factors and demographic dividend in South Africa : issues and policy options

Nkhumeleni, Mpho; Stiegler, Nancy; Kanayo, Ogujiuba - In: International journal of economics and financial issues … 12 (2022) 5, pp. 95-105

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