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Wage Subsidies to Combat Unemployment and Poverty: Assessing South Africa's Options

Author: Burns, Justine; Edwards, Lawrence; Pauw, Kalie Date: 28 May 2015 Wage or employment subsidies have been used in both developed and developing countries to raise employment levels. Various advisers to the South African government have endorsed wage subsidies as a policy measure to deal with this countrys ... Read more
Wages and wage elasticities for wine and table grapes in South Africa

Author: Conradie, Beatrice Date: 28 May 2015 A survey of 190 wine and table grape farmers in the Western Cape puts the average wage for farm labour at R928 per month in 2003 and R1123 per month in 2004. Output per worker has doubled since 1983. On farms with grape harvesters, labour is ... Read more
Wages and wage inequality in South Africa 1994-2011: The evidence from household survey data

Author: Wittenberg, Martin Date: 28 May 2015 We analyse the long‐term trends in wages in South Africa, using the data from the October Household Surveys, Labour Force Surveys and Quarterly Labour Force Surveys. We show that outliers and missing data need to be taken into consideration ... Read more
Water and development in rural Transkei: Some present needs; current and future strategies

Author: Krone, A.G. Date: 28 May 2015 Water supply, sanitation, Transkei Read more
The Way Forward for the City of Cape Town and what it means to be 'Smart' in Africa

Author: Boyle, Luke Date: Mar 2020 In today’s urban environment, local governments have to deal with increasingly complex mandates, social inequalities and economic growth in a context of increasing environmental and economic uncertainty (Baud et al., 2014). In Africa, these ... Read more
Wealth data quality in the National Income Dynamics Study wave 2

Author: Daniels, Reza Che; Finn, Arden; Musundwa, Sibongile Date: 28 May 2015 This paper examines the quality of data on household assets, liabilities and net worth in the South African National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) Wave 2. The NIDS is the first nationally representative survey on household wealth in South ... Read more
Wealth in the National Income Dynamics Study Wave 2

Author: Daniels, Reza Che; Finn, Arden; Musundwa, Sibongile Date: 28 May 2015 This document investigates the composition and distribution of individual and household wealth in the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) Wave 2 dataset (SALDRU, 2010-2011). The NIDS Wave 2 instrument marks the first time in South Africa ... Read more
Weighing the value of asset proxies: The case of the body mass index in South Africa

Author: Wittenberg, Martin Date: 28 May 2015 There are many household surveys, e.g. the Demographic and Health Surveys, that carry a wealth of useful information but in which information of interest to economists, chiefly or missing altogether. In many of these surveys, however, there ... Read more
West coast rock lobster allocation for the 2017/18 season

Author: Johnston, Susan Date: Mar 2018 This document reports on details of the west coast rock lobster TAC allocations for the 2017/18 season. Read more
What Do People Actually Learn from Public Health Campaigns? Incorrect Inferences About Male Circumcision and Female HIV Infection Risk Among Men and Women in Malawi

Author: Maughan-Brown, Brendan; Godlonton, Susie; Thornton, Rebecca; Venkataramani, Atheendar Date: 28 May 2015 Qualitative studies and polling data from sub-Saharan Africa indicate that many individuals may mistakenly believe that male circumcision directly protects women from contracting HIV. This study examines whether individuals who learn that ... Read more
What do people actually learn from public health education campaigns? Incorrect inferences about male circumcision and female HIV infection risk in a cluster randomized trial in Malawi

Author: Maughan-Brown, Brendan; Godlonton, Susan; Thornton, Rebecca; Venkataramani, Atheendar Date: 28 May 2015 Objective: To examine whether individuals who learn that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) partially reduces female-to-male HIV transmission erroneously infer a reduction in male-to-female HIV transmission risk. Design: Cluster ... Read more
What Drives Corruption? Evidence from North African Firms

Author: Delavallade, Clara Date: 28 May 2015 This paper empirically analyzes the main microeconomic determinants of two forms of corruption supply, administrative corruption and state capture, by Maghrebi firms. This study is based on a new database of nearly 600 Algerian, Moroccan and ... Read more
What happened to multidimensional poverty in South Africa between 1993 and 2010?

Author: Finn, Arden; Leibbrandt, Murray; Woolard, Ingrid Date: 28 May 2015 Gauging levels of welfare using data on income and expenditure is informative yet limited and can be enhanced by including non-money-metric measures. Nationally representative data sets from 1993 and 2010-2011 which cover a broad set of domains ... Read more
What happened to multidimensional poverty in South Africa between 1993 and 2010?

Author: Finn, Arden; Leibbrandt, Murray; Woolard, Ingrid Date: 28 May 2015 Gauging levels of welfare using data on income and expenditure while informative is limited, and can be enhanced by including non-money-metric measures. Using data from the detailed and nationally representative PSLSD (1993) and NIDS Wave 2 ... Read more
What was the poverty headcount in 2004 and how does it compare to recent estimates by van der Berg et al?

Author: Meth, C. Date: 28 May 2015 Read more
What"s in a name? Racial identity and altruism in post-apartheid South Africa

Author: van der Merwe, G.W.; Burns, Justine Date: 28 May 2015 This paper reports the results of an economic experiment which was designed to test the effect of racial identity on generosity in a non-strategic setting. A sample of undergraduate University students was recruited to participate in a Dictator ... Read more
What's new in the unemployment debate: A review of nine papers presented to the Carnegie Conference

Author: Simkins, C. Date: 28 May 2015 Unemployment Read more
What's the matter with Msinga?

Author: Robbins, D. Date: 28 May 2015 Poverty, Kwazulu Read more
When the grant stops, the hope stops. The impact of the lapsing of the Child Support Grant at age 15: testimonies from caregivers of children aged 15 to 18

Author: Seyisi, Khululwa ; Proudlock, Paula Date: Oct 2009 Report for Parliament, 21 October 2009. Children's Institute, Black Sash & the Alliance for Children's Entitlement to Social Security (ACESS). Read more c b n d
Where does all the surplus go? : A note on the analysis of your employer's profits

Author: Dorrington, R. Date: 28 May 2015 Profits, inequality Read more

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