Wage subsidies served as a dominant labour market policy response around the world to mitigate job losses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, no causal evidence of their effects exists for developing countries. We use unique panel labour force survey data and exploit a temporary...

Der Autor geht zwei Aspekten des Arbeitsmarktes nach, die in der Haushaltsbefragung vom Oktober 1995 angesprochen wurden: Arbeitslosigkeit und informelle Beschäftigung, und zwar im Hinblick auf die Zuverlässigkeit der erhobenen Daten. Während die Zahl der Arbeitslosen über Kontrollfragen mit...

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...

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...