Browsing by Subject "J21"

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    Demographic, Community and Macroeconomic Effects on Disability Grant Programme Participation
    (2012-12) Mutasa, George
    This paper investigates the role of demographic, community and macroeconomic effects on Disability Grant programme (DGP) participation. The study descriptively analyses demographic patterns of the disability grant (DG) beneficiaries using data from the 2002 to 2007 rounds of the General Household Survey (GHS). The decision to participate in the programme is empirically examined by probit techniques using data drawn from the 2007 wave of the GHS.
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    Disability Grant and Individual Labour Force Participation: The Case of South Africa
    (2012-12) Mutasa, George
    Despite the explosive growth in the number of people receiving disability benefits in South Africa, very little is known about the labour supply effects of the disability grant (DG). This study investigates the impact of disability grant receipt on labour force participation. Consideration is given to potential bias that may arise from unobserved confounding factors.
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    Employment Outcomes and Returns to Earnings in Post-Apartheid South Africa
    (2012-12) Bhorat, Haroon; Mayet, Natasha
    This paper attempts to understand some of the key drivers of employment and earnings trends within the South African labour market in the 15 years following the demise of apartheid. A number of factors are discussed which feature in the understanding of South Africa’s labour market dynamics in general, and its high unemployment levels in particular.