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 is consensus among analysts that South Africa's unemployment is structural in the sense that the unemployed generally possess lower skills than what is required in the marketplace. In the context of increasing demand for skilled workers due to technical progress and the need to become more...

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...

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...