A quantile regression analysis of the conditional female wage distribution in post-apartheid South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorLeibbrandt, Murrayen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Safiaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-26T11:20:13Z
dc.date.available2015-06-26T11:20:13Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe democratisation of South Africa in 1994 brought about increased economic opportunity for labour market participants. The impact of democratisation on the labour market outcomes of both males and females of various races has been studied extensively in terms of mean earnings. However, because of the heterogenous distribution of South African labour force participants, a mean analysis is not sufficient. This paper investigates changes in the post-Apartheid conditional earnings distribution of women in South Africa of all races using conditional quantile regression analysis. Women are exclusively analysed because the labour market choices and constraints they face are unique. A two part model is estimated with the rest part correcting for sample selection into employment in a South African context. Then, quantile regression analysis is employed to parsimoniously describe the entire conditional wage distribution aiding the understanding of female labour force dynamics in South Africa. Individual data on the South African labour market from Statistics S.A is utilised for the analysis. White women are found to earn more than black and coloured women at all quantiles of the wage distribution conditional on education, skills level and sector of employment. Inequality is found to be increasing among women in higher skilled occupations. Women in lower skilled occupations have witnessed an increase in real wages at all quantiles of the conditional wage distribution.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKhan, S. (2014). <i>A quantile regression analysis of the conditional female wage distribution in post-apartheid South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13121en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKhan, Safia. <i>"A quantile regression analysis of the conditional female wage distribution in post-apartheid South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13121en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKhan, S. 2014. A quantile regression analysis of the conditional female wage distribution in post-apartheid South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Khan, Safia AB - The democratisation of South Africa in 1994 brought about increased economic opportunity for labour market participants. The impact of democratisation on the labour market outcomes of both males and females of various races has been studied extensively in terms of mean earnings. However, because of the heterogenous distribution of South African labour force participants, a mean analysis is not sufficient. This paper investigates changes in the post-Apartheid conditional earnings distribution of women in South Africa of all races using conditional quantile regression analysis. Women are exclusively analysed because the labour market choices and constraints they face are unique. A two part model is estimated with the rest part correcting for sample selection into employment in a South African context. Then, quantile regression analysis is employed to parsimoniously describe the entire conditional wage distribution aiding the understanding of female labour force dynamics in South Africa. Individual data on the South African labour market from Statistics S.A is utilised for the analysis. White women are found to earn more than black and coloured women at all quantiles of the wage distribution conditional on education, skills level and sector of employment. Inequality is found to be increasing among women in higher skilled occupations. Women in lower skilled occupations have witnessed an increase in real wages at all quantiles of the conditional wage distribution. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - A quantile regression analysis of the conditional female wage distribution in post-apartheid South Africa TI - A quantile regression analysis of the conditional female wage distribution in post-apartheid South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13121 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13121
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKhan S. A quantile regression analysis of the conditional female wage distribution in post-apartheid South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13121en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.titleA quantile regression analysis of the conditional female wage distribution in post-apartheid South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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