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Duration of unemployment in youth transitions from schooling to work in Cape Town

Author: Mlatsheni, Cecil; Leibbrandt, Murray Date: 06 Jun 2017 The transition from school to work marks the beginning of the labour market experience of youth. If smooth and efficient, it can be a springboard to a successful career. However, it often is not a smooth transition and youth can be trapped ... Read more
Education and youth unemployment in South Africa

Author: Lam, David; Leibbrandt, Murray; Mlatsheni, Cecil Date: 28 May 2015 The problem of high youth unemployment is a global phenomenon. According to an International Labour Office study in 2004, youth (15-24) make up nearly half (47%) of the world"s unemployed, 88 million out of 186 million, even though youth are ... Read more
Encouraging self-employment amongst the youth in South Africa : will this help tackle the unemployment problem?

Author: Manyande, Nyarai N Date: 2006 Encouraging young people to get involved in self-employment is a solution that is continuously echoed by policy makers as a way of addressing the perennial problem of youth unemployment. This paper investigates how entrepreneurship can be ... Read more
Impact of Migration on Welfare of Migrant Sending Households in Selected Rural Areas of Zimbabwe

Author: Zvendiya, Ronald Date: 2021 The New Economics of Labour Migration theory, recognizes family participation in migration decisions as a strategy for moving out of poverty, thus signaling potential welfare linkages between migrants and family members left behind. The current ... Read more
The role of education and fertility in the participation and employment of African women in South Africa

Author: Mlatsheni, Cecil ; Leibbrandt, Murray Date: Sep 2001 Policy makers are well aware that creating jobs is an important priority if the health of our economy is to be preserved and improved. However, the first step towards a successful strategy of employment creation is an understanding of the ... Read more c b n a
The Role of education and fertility in the participation and employment of African women in South Africa

Author: Mlatsheni, Cecil Date: 2000 Policy makers are well aware that creating jobs is an important priority if the health of our economy is to be preserved and improved. However, the first step towards a successful strategy of employment creation is an understanding of the ... Read more
The role played by personal characteristics and choice of job search method in finding employment in South Africa

Author: Narker, Nisreen Date: 2004 There are certain characteristics that are shared between unemployed individuals. The search method that individuals use also impacts the possibility of finding employment. A link between the characteristics that affect employment and the ... Read more
The effect of disability on labour market outcomes

Author: Ongere, Ruth Boyani Date: 2019 This study estimated the effect of disability, disability type and disability grants on labour force participation, employment and wages using NIDS data from Wave 1 to Wave 4. Data was analysed as a panel to account for the effects over time. ... Read more
Training by the unemployed and employed prior to the implementation of the NSDS : evidence from the Mesebetsi labour force survey 1999 - 2000

Author: Mughogho, Atusaye Kajera Date: 2006 This study is an investigation into the training by the unemployed and employed in the South African labour market prior to the implementation of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) in 2001. The study uses the Mesebetsi Labour ... Read more
What factors contribute to the unemployment duration of youth: A case study of the Action Volunteers Africas youth labour market programme

Author: Setlhodi, Mapaseka Date: 2019 The incidence of unemployment falls most harshly on youth, who are generally low skilled and often have no experience of formal sector employment; with just 24.4 percent of young people being active in the labour market. In an attempt to ... Read more
Who benefits from online education? How the implementation of technology in higher education can result in increasing inequalities in higher education institutions

Author: Pieterse, Allison Date: 2020 The existing literature is inconclusive on how technology in education influences student outcomes and whether it will lead to an improvement in tertiary education access. This paper aims to determine whether the implementation of technology ... Read more
Why is Youth Unemployment so High and Unequally spread in South Africa?

Author: Mlatsheni, Cecil ; Rospabe, Sandrine Date: May 2002 Not 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 ... Read more c b n a
Youth unemployment and the transition from school to work in Cape Town

Author: Mlatsheni, Cecil Date: 2014 This thesis utilises, in the main, a unique panel survey of youth in Cape Town to gain insights into the functioning of the labour market in relation to transitions from schooling to work for youth. The Cape Area Panel Survey (CAPS) was ... Read more