R23 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: R23

Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics

Monitoring South Africa’s metropolitan economies: A survey of the data landscape

Discussion Document 13 Disparities in data across different metropo...

Dieter von Fintel

Discussion Document

Impact of Social Transfers on Depressive Symptoms: Evidence from the South African Old ...

We study the effect of income receipt in form of Old age pension (...

Joseph Ajefu, Adeola Oyenubi

Working Paper

Does Child Support Grant incentivise childbirth in South Africa?

We consider the perverse incentive that can be created for poor hou...

Umakrishnan Kollamparambil, Adeola Oyenubi

Working Paper

Emigration and education: the schooling of the left behind in Nigeria

The potential effects of migration on the welfare of the left behin...

Ermias G. Weldesenbet, Nonso Obikili, Biniam E. Bedasso

Policy Brief

Labour market impact of internal in-migration: A district level analysis of South Africa

Despite the lack of clarity in literature with regards to the quest...

Umakrishnan Kollamparambil

Working Paper

Impact of internal in- migration on income inequality in receiving areas: A district le...

The impact of internal migration on regional income inequality of t...

Umakrishnan Kollamparambil

Policy Brief

College Major Choice, Spatial Inequality and Elite Formation: Evidence from South Africa

This paper explores the determinants of college major choice in the...

Biniam E. Bedasso

Policy Brief

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

The impact of social housing developments on nearby property prices: A Nelson Mandela B...

Social housing projects often face substantial “Not-in-my-backyard”...

Michael C. Sale, Mario du Preez

Working Paper