Measuring Wages and Inequality in South Africa Using Two Nationally Representative Data Series

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dc.contributor.advisorWittenberg, Martin
dc.contributor.authorMcDougall, Bruce
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-08T14:06:39Z
dc.date.available2019-02-08T14:06:39Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.updated2019-02-07T08:32:30Z
dc.description.abstractThe National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) and the Post-Apartheid Labour Market Series (PALMS) are two data sources frequently relied upon for research into earnings in South Africa. This paper contributes to the literature in three ways. Firstly, I show how NIDS data can be adjusted to account for item non-response using a bracket reweighting technique and the effects thereof. Secondly, I consider how estimates of the wage distribution differ between NIDS and PALMS when using the most comparable estimation methods available. Finally, I discuss what the data reveal about the evolution of inequality in South African wages between 2008 and 2014.
dc.identifier.apacitationMcDougall, B. (2018). <i>Measuring Wages and Inequality in South Africa Using Two Nationally Representative Data Series</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29438en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMcDougall, Bruce. <i>"Measuring Wages and Inequality in South Africa Using Two Nationally Representative Data Series."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29438en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMcDougall, B. 2018. Measuring Wages and Inequality in South Africa Using Two Nationally Representative Data Series. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - McDougall, Bruce AB - The National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) and the Post-Apartheid Labour Market Series (PALMS) are two data sources frequently relied upon for research into earnings in South Africa. This paper contributes to the literature in three ways. Firstly, I show how NIDS data can be adjusted to account for item non-response using a bracket reweighting technique and the effects thereof. Secondly, I consider how estimates of the wage distribution differ between NIDS and PALMS when using the most comparable estimation methods available. Finally, I discuss what the data reveal about the evolution of inequality in South African wages between 2008 and 2014. DA - 2018 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - Measuring Wages and Inequality in South Africa Using Two Nationally Representative Data Series TI - Measuring Wages and Inequality in South Africa Using Two Nationally Representative Data Series UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29438 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/29438
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMcDougall B. Measuring Wages and Inequality in South Africa Using Two Nationally Representative Data Series. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29438en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomics
dc.titleMeasuring Wages and Inequality in South Africa Using Two Nationally Representative Data Series
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMCom
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