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A policy for the (jobless) youth: the employment tax incentive

Author: Ebrahim, Amina Date: 2021 The Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) is a first of its kind wage subsidy policy in South Africa. Designed to tackle the problem of youth unemployment, the ETI differs from previous policies as it aims to address unemployment through stimulating ... Read more
Adolescent econometricians : perceived earnings differentials and choice for tertiary education

Author: Moyo, Alfred N F Date: 2008 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-73). Read more
All jobs are equal, but some jobs are more equal than others: what a clustering algorithm reveals about the labour market segmentation in South Africa

Author: Kensett, Jonathan Matthew Date: 2021 The theory of labour market segmentation is often used to explain wage inequality in South Africa. It posits that labour markets consist of different segments that are differentiated from other segments based on some observable characteristics. ... Read more
Analysing the role of language in the context of education, employment and income in South Africa

Author: Kahn,Amy Date: 2020 Although most of the South African population speak an African language as their home language, English remains the lingua franca and continues to dominate economic and political life. This thesis explores the role of language in the context ... Read more
The anatomy of public works : an exploration of the social protection function of public works programmes in contexts of chronic poverty

Author: McCord, Anna Gabriele Date: 2009 This thesis critically explores the concept of the Public Works Programme (PWP) and interrogates the social protection performance of public works programmes (PWPs) in the context of chronic poverty, with a particular focus on the fundamental ... Read more
Asset-based versus money metric poverty indices in South Africa: an assessment using the Chronic Poverty Research Centre RSA 2002 Survey

Author: Crosoer, David ; Leibbrandt, Murray ; Woolard, Ingrid Date: 2005 Using data from a detailed chronic poverty survey of three South African communities, this paper compares the correlations between traditional (i.e. income and expenditure) and wealth-based measures of poverty in ranking households as poor ... Read more c b n d
Asset-based versus money metric poverty indices in South Africa: An assessment using the chronic poverty research centre RSA 2002 survey

Author: Crosoer, David; Leibbrandt, Murray; Woolard, Ingrid Date: 28 May 2015 Using data from a detailed chronic poverty survey of three South African communities, this paper compares the correlations between traditional (i.e. income and expenditure) and wealth-based measures of poverty in ranking households as poor ... Read more
Changes in education, employment and earnings in South Africa: A cohort analysis

Author: Branson, Nicola; Ardington, Cally; Lam, David; Leibbrandt, Murray Date: 28 May 2015 Rapid increases in educational attainment and the massification of secondary education in South Africa resulted in substantial differences in the supply and quality of educated workers across generations. This paper describes changes in the ... Read more
Child labour and school attendance: Evidence from selection on observed and unobserved variables in Zambia

Author: Simumba, Joseph Date: 2010 Although the determinants of child labour and school attendance are well established in the literature, the causal effect of child labour on school attendance is largely unexplored owing in part to econometric challenges. The difficult in ... Read more
Correlates of Vulnerability in the South African Labour Market

Author: Bhorat, Haroon ; Leibbrandt, Murray Date: May 1999 Using the October Household Survey of 1995 (OHS95), this paper seeks to understand the determinants of indigence in the South African labour market. To this end the study presents a description of the labour market, focusing on how covariates ... Read more c b n a
Credit constraints and the racial gap in post-secondary education in South Africa

Author: Lam, David; Ardington, Cally; Branson, Nicola; Leibbrandt, Murray Date: 28 May 2015 This paper analyzes the impact of high school household income and scholastic ability on post-secondary enrollment in South Africa. Using longitudinal data from the Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS), we analyze the large racial gaps in the proportion ... Read more
The demand for health care services in Nigeria : a nested logit model

Author: Ichoku, Hyacinth Ementa Date: 2000 The main aim of this study is to understand better the factors that influence the health care demand decisions of Nigerian households. The achievement of this objective involves the estimation of the parameters of the demand for health care ... Read more
Demand for healthcare services in Nigeria: a multivariate nested logit model

Author: Ichoku, H Eme ; Leibbrandt, Murray Date: 2003 The object of this paper is to explain the healthcare decision process and the factors that influence medicare demand decisions of Nigerian households during a period of economic depression. It is based on a sample from a small-area analysis ... Read more
Describing and decomposing post-apartheid income inequality in South Africa

Author: Leibbrandt, Murray; Finn, Arden; Woolard, Ingrid Date: 28 May 2015 This paper describes the changes in inequality in South Africa over the post-apartheid period, using income data from 1993 and 2008. Having shown that the data are comparable over time, it then profiles aggregate changes in income inequality, ... Read more
Determinants of health in Nigeria : a case study of Nsukka L.G.A., Enugu state

Author: Okorafor, Okore Apia Date: 2001 The primary aim of this study is to identify the major determinants of health status in Nigeria. This is done with a view to inform policy making in the health sector. Because of time and financial constraints, the study was limited to a ... Read more
The determinants of intra-regional trade in Southern Africa

Author: Cassim, Rashad Date: 1999 This thesis is anchored in policy developments in the Southern African region, including the imminent conclusion of a Southern Africa free-trade agreement (FTA). The major question addressed in the thesis is whether trade integration is ... Read more
Determinants of job search strategies: evidence from the Khayelitsha/ Mitchell's Plan survey

Author: Schöer, Volker ; Leibbrandt, Murray Date: 2006 Over recent years, increasing attention has been paid to factors which determine the job search behaviour of the unemployed in South Africa. We provide a framework for analysing the choice of search strategies utilised by unemployed job ... Read more c b n d
The determinants of off-farm employment and the impact of off-farm employment on food consumption in rural Ethiopia

Author: Shifa, Mhbuba Ahmad Date: 2010 This study analyses the determinants of off-farm employment in rural Ethiopia using a representative sample farm households from four regions of the country. Very few previous regional case studies assess the impact of off-farm employment on ... Read more
Dietary diversity and food security in South Africa: an application using NIDS Wave 1

Author: Thornton, Amy Julia Date: 2016 South Africa is food secure at the national level; however widespread food insecurity persists at the household level. To understand the dynamics of micro-level food insecurity this dissertation investigates how two different aspects of 'food ... Read more
Distance as a barrier to health care access in South Africa

Author: McLaren, Zoe; Ardington, Cally; Leibbrandt, Murray Date: 28 May 2015 Access to health care is a particular concern given the centrality of poor access in perpetuating poverty and inequality. South Africa’s apartheid history leaves large racial disparities in access despite post-apartheid health policy to ... Read more