Job creation and destruction in South Africa

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dc.creatorKerr, Andrew
dc.creatorWittenberg, Martin
dc.creatorArrow, Jairo
dc.date2014-06-05T09:41:36Z
dc.date2014-06-05T09:41:36Z
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T10:06:37Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T10:06:37Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.descriptionAnalysts of the South African labour market have mainly used household surveys to analyse the labour market. It has been more difficult to explore the labour demand of firms, as a result of limited data availability. We use the Quarterly Employment Statistics survey, an enterprise survey conducted by Statistics South Africa, to explore how South African firms create and destroy jobs, thereby shedding light on many of the policy questions that are relevant in a high unemployment society like South Africa. We find that job creation and destruction rates are similar to those found in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. There is little evidence that labour legislation creates rigidities that prevent firms from hiring or firing workers. We also find that larger firms are better net creators of jobs than small firms and that net job creation rates are negative in manufacturing. Our research has important policy implications – particularly for the South African National Planning Commission's 2030 plan, in which new jobs are envisaged to come mainly from small- and medium-sized firms. Our research suggests that this scenario is not likely without changes to policy or legislation.
dc.identifierKerr, A., Wittenberg, M. and J. Arrow (2014). Job creation and destruction in South Africa, South African Journal of Economics, 82(1): 1–18.
dc.identifierhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/saje.12031/abstract
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/708
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Employment KW - South Africa KW - Household survey data KW - Labour market KW - Quarterly Employment Statistics Survey KW - Statistics South Africa KW - Job creation and destruction KW - Labour legislation KW - Small to medium size enterprises LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Job creation and destruction in South Africa TI - Job creation and destruction in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/708 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/708
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSouth African Journal of Economics
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectEmployment
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectHousehold survey data
dc.subjectLabour market
dc.subjectQuarterly Employment Statistics Survey
dc.subjectStatistics South Africa
dc.subjectJob creation and destruction
dc.subjectLabour legislation
dc.subjectSmall to medium size enterprises
dc.titleJob creation and destruction in South Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
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