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- ItemOpen AccessEstimating an Earnings Function from Coarsened Data by an Interval Censored Regression Procedure. Data(2005-02) Daniels, Reza C.; Rospabe, SandrineThis paper estimates an earnings function where the dependent variable is a mix of point and interval data using an interval regression model based on a pseudo-maximum likelihood estimation procedure. The analysis uses the 1999 OHS, and takes into account point and interval income observations, as well as design features of the survey including stratification, clustering and weights.
- ItemRestrictedHow did the labour market racial discrimination evolve after the end of Apartheid? An analysis of the evolution of employment, occupational and wage discrimination in South Africa between 1993 and 1999(2002) Rospabe, SandrineIN 1994, THE ONSET OF DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA formally ended several decades of discriminatory policies and legislation, which deeply affected the structure and the efficiency of the labour market. Hence, the legacy of apartheid is reflected by large racial inequalities in the access to the labour market in addition to a well-established occupational and wage racial hierarchy
- ItemOpen AccessThe Impact of Privatisation and Regulatory Reform on Wage Premia in State-Owned Enterprises in South Africa(2003-07) Hattingh, Damian; Hodge, James; Rospabe, SandrineWhilst much has been said about the employment effects of the privatisation of state-owned enterprises in South Africa, the debate has largely overlooked the impact of these events on the wage levels of those workers that retain their jobs in the restructuring process. This paper estimates earnings functions for workers in the South African economy to determine the impact of these changes.
- ItemOpen AccessMaking Racial Wage Relations Fair in South Africa: A Focus on the Role of Trade Unions(2001-04) Rospabe, SandrineThe aim of this working paper is to highlight the influence of South African trade unions on African and White earnings as well as their role in the reduction of wage inequalities and discrimination between these two groups. The econometric analysis utilises a 1997 microeconomic data set. Findings show firstly that the union wage premium for African male workers lies between 13 percent and 20 percent, depending on the methods used.
- ItemOpen AccessWhy is Youth Unemployment so High and Unequally spread in South Africa?(2002-05) Mlatsheni, Cecil; Rospabe, SandrineNot only does the South African labour market exhibit a high unemployment rate for the young, according to international standards, but it also shows evidence of large inequalities between age groups, races and genders. Thus, this paper first seeks to explain these stylised factsinvestigating the microeconomic determinants of employment for different groups of the population.