Changes in inequality in South Africa : the effect of human capital on inequality using decomposition techniques

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dc.contributor.authorGarlick, Juliaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-30T06:43:02Z
dc.date.available2014-12-30T06:43:02Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 75-79).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyses changes in the inequality of employment earnings in South Africa between 1993 and 2008. This is done through the implementation of a relatively new method of comparing the contributions of various factors to observed changes in incomes distributions. Counterfactual earnings distributions are calculated to assess the effect of changes in the returns to individual characteristics on inequality, and whether these changes operated through changing labour market outcomes or earnings for those employed. The effect of changes in the distribution of education is also calculated, and this is again decomposed into effects operating through labour market outcomes and effects operating through employment earnings. The method is designed to be used in labour markets with high unemployment rates, and incorporates analysis of labour market effects and earnings into one unified approach, which is unusual in the literature on earnings inequality.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGarlick, J. (2011). <i>Changes in inequality in South Africa : the effect of human capital on inequality using decomposition techniques</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10525en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGarlick, Julia. <i>"Changes in inequality in South Africa : the effect of human capital on inequality using decomposition techniques."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10525en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGarlick, J. 2011. Changes in inequality in South Africa : the effect of human capital on inequality using decomposition techniques. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Garlick, Julia AB - This paper analyses changes in the inequality of employment earnings in South Africa between 1993 and 2008. This is done through the implementation of a relatively new method of comparing the contributions of various factors to observed changes in incomes distributions. Counterfactual earnings distributions are calculated to assess the effect of changes in the returns to individual characteristics on inequality, and whether these changes operated through changing labour market outcomes or earnings for those employed. The effect of changes in the distribution of education is also calculated, and this is again decomposed into effects operating through labour market outcomes and effects operating through employment earnings. The method is designed to be used in labour markets with high unemployment rates, and incorporates analysis of labour market effects and earnings into one unified approach, which is unusual in the literature on earnings inequality. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Changes in inequality in South Africa : the effect of human capital on inequality using decomposition techniques TI - Changes in inequality in South Africa : the effect of human capital on inequality using decomposition techniques UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10525 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10525
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGarlick J. Changes in inequality in South Africa : the effect of human capital on inequality using decomposition techniques. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10525en_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.titleChanges in inequality in South Africa : the effect of human capital on inequality using decomposition techniquesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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