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. The results suggest a significant reduction in employment in Agriculture from the minimum wage, an increase in wages on … because the data available do not permit adequate treatment of econometric issues that arise in such an assessment. This paper … attempts to estimate the impact of the introduction of a minimum wage law within the Agriculture sector in South Africa, based …
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This paper attempts to understand some of the key drivers of employment and earnings trends within the South African … demographic characteristics in determining labour market outcomes is investigated, along with employment trends by sector. The …
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biannual Labour Force Survey data for the 2000-2007 period. Using a quasi-experimental approach, we apply two alternative … employment, wages, and hours of work. In order to assess whether the changes experienced by workers in the sectors analysed were …
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Theory predicts that an increase in employment protection may reduce employment levels by acting as a tax on firms by … Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) – to create a nuanced and empirically based measure of employment …
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This paper examines the changing nature of occupational labour-market trends in South Africa and the resulting impact on wages. We observe high levels of demand for skilled labour that have intensified a trend already established before 1994. Over the per
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and aftermath of the global financial and economic crisis using 2008 to 2010-2011 panel data from the National Income …
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South Africa is considering introducing carbon taxes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We evaluate potential impacts using a dynamic economy-wide model linked to an energy sector model. Simulation results indicate that a phased-in carbon tax that reache
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