Author:Grieger, Lloyd; Williamson, April; Leibbrandt, Murray; Levinsohn, JamesDate:28 May 2015We use longitudinal data from the National Income Dynamics Study to document the extent of recent short-term residential and household compositional change in South Africa. We analyse the demographic correlates of these transitions, including ...Read more
Author:Finn, Arden; Leibbrandt, Murray; Levinsohn, JamesDate:28 May 2015The study of income inequality and income mobility has been central to understanding post-apartheid South Africa's development. This paper uses the first two waves of the National Income Dynamics Study to analyse income mobility using ...Read more
Author:Finn, Arden; Leibbrandt, Murray; Levinsohn, JamesDate:28 May 2015As is clear from the title of the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS), one of the major reasons for undertaking South Africa's first national panel study has been to gain an understanding of income mobility. In 2008, a nationally sampled ...Read more
Author:Grieger, Lloyd; Williamson, April; Leibbrandt, Murray; Levinsohn, JamesDate:28 May 2015This analysis offers insight into short-term household change in South Africa by examining the extent and correlates of residential and compositional change. Data from Waves 1 and 2 of the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) are used to ...Read more
Author:Grieger, Lloyd; Williamson, April; Leibbrandt, Murray; Levinsohn, JamesDate:28 May 2015We use longitudinal data from the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) to document the extent of recent short-term residential and household compositional change in South Africa. We analyze the demographic correlates of these transitions, ...Read more
Author:Ardington, Cally; Lam, David; Leibbrandt, Murray; Levinsohn, JamesDate:28 May 2015Sustainable poverty reduction requires that poor households effectively manage risk. The absence of basic financial services is a major obstacle to poverty reduction in South Africa. This paper reviews available South African literature on ...Read more