J31 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: J31

Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

The persistence of apartheid regional wage disparities in South Africa

Despite the ending of apartheid, regional wage disparities remain p...

Lawrence Edwards, Gibson Mudiriza

Working Paper

Public-private sector wage differentials and household poverty among Black South Africans

This paper examines the extent and implications of the public-priva...

Malikah Jacobs

Working Paper

Obesity Based Labour Market Discrimination in South Africa: A Dynamic Panel Analysis

There is increasing concern regarding obesity related healthcare co...

Junita Henry, Umakrishnan Kollamparambil

Working Paper

National minimum wage in South Africa: A Computable General Equilibrium Model Analysis

This paper analyses the economy-wide impact of the national minimum...

Jean L. Erero

Policy Brief

The impact of health on the employment and earnings of young South Africans

This paper estimates the impact of health on employment and earning...

Chijioke O. Nwosu

Working Paper

Micro-evidence on day labourers and the thickness of labour markets in South Africa

The South African labour market is characterised by sharp segmentat...

Waldo F. Krugell, Phillip F. Blaauw

Working Paper

Underemployed women: an analysis of voluntary and involuntary part-time wage employment...

Using nationally representative household survey data from 1995 to ...

Colette Muller

Working Paper

English Language Proficiency and Earnings in a Developing Country: The Case of South Af...

In this paper we explore the relationship between English language ...

Dorrit Posel, Daniela Casale

Working Paper

Trends in the gender wage gap and gender discrimination among part-time and full-time w...

Using nationally representative household survey data from 1995 to ...

Colette Muller

Working Paper

Unions and the gender wage gap in South Africa

Studies of the wage effects of unions in South Africa have been con...

Dorrit Posel, Daniela Casale

Working Paper

Returns to Schooling: Skills Accumulation or Information Revelation?

This paper explores the degree to which imperfect information in th...

Ssekabira Ntege, Steven F. Koch

Working Paper

Does training benefit those who do not get any? Elasticities of complementarity and fac...

Commentators claim a shortage of skills, particularly artisanal lab...

Alberto Behar

Working Paper

Is there evidence of a wage penalty to female part-time employment in South Africa?

In this paper, we investigate female part-time employment in South ...

Colette Muller, Dorrit Posel

Working Paper

The male marital earnings premium in the context of bridewealth payments: Evidence from...

This study explores the nature of the marital earnings premium for ...

Daniela Casale, Dorrit Posel

Working Paper

‘Who replies in brackets and what are the implications for earnings estimates? An analy...

In household surveys, earnings data typically can be reported as po...

Dorrit Posel, Daniela Casale

Working Paper