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- ItemOpen AccessEconomists versus the Street: Comparative Viewpoints on Barriers to Self-employment in Khayelitsha, South Africa(2011-12) Cichello, Paul; Mncube, Liberty; Oosthuizen, Morne; Poswell, LauraWhat prevents the unemployed in Khayelitsha, South Africa from trying self-employment? Perceptions of a small group of academic economists are presented and compared to the perceptions of unemployed Khayelitsha residents themselves.
- ItemOpen AccessHindrances to self-employment activity: evidence from the 2000 Khayelitsha/Mitchell's Plain survey(2005) Cichello, PaulThe 2000 Khayelitsha/Mitchell’s Plain (KMP) Survey offers a unique view into the hindrances to self-employment activity in the KMP area. Respondents identify a lack of money/capital as the primary barrier to participation and hours worked in self-employment activities. Concerns over expected profit, while present, are not a dominant hindrance. A lack of skills, concerns over future access to formal jobs, and other “hidden” costs also play a role in limiting self-employment activities, though these are far less important than issues related to capital constraints. Further research is needed to identify whether capital constraints are tied to a lack of access to start-up capital or a lack of demand for borrowing due to ex-ante risk management strategies.
- ItemMetadata onlyLabour market: Analysis of the NIDS wave 1 and 2 datasets(Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, 2015-05-28) Cichello, Paul; Leibbrandt, Murray; Woolard, Ingrid
- ItemMetadata onlyWinners and losers: South African labour market dynamics between 2008 and 2010(Development Southern Africa, 2015-05-28) Cichello, Paul; Leibbrandt, Murray; Woolard, Ingrid