Industry structure and labour market flexibility in the South African manufacturing sector : a time series and panel data approach

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dc.contributor.authorHill, A Jen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:28:21Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:28:21Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 24-27)
dc.description.abstractOur investigation of industry structure in South African manufacturing reveals evidence of imperfect competition. We find an average mark-up of 50% for the period 1970 to 2004. Results suggest that there is no consistent trend in the mark-up over time. Extending this analysis, we find that two thirds of total labour employed in South African manufacturing is devoted to fixed costs. We find that this proportion falls during the 1980s and rises during the 1990s, suggesting an increase in labour flexibility followed by a decrease.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHill, A. J. (2007). <i>Industry structure and labour market flexibility in the South African manufacturing sector : a time series and panel data approach</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5796en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHill, A J. <i>"Industry structure and labour market flexibility in the South African manufacturing sector : a time series and panel data approach."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5796en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHill, A. 2007. Industry structure and labour market flexibility in the South African manufacturing sector : a time series and panel data approach. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hill, A J AB - Our investigation of industry structure in South African manufacturing reveals evidence of imperfect competition. We find an average mark-up of 50% for the period 1970 to 2004. Results suggest that there is no consistent trend in the mark-up over time. Extending this analysis, we find that two thirds of total labour employed in South African manufacturing is devoted to fixed costs. We find that this proportion falls during the 1980s and rises during the 1990s, suggesting an increase in labour flexibility followed by a decrease. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Industry structure and labour market flexibility in the South African manufacturing sector : a time series and panel data approach TI - Industry structure and labour market flexibility in the South African manufacturing sector : a time series and panel data approach UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5796 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHill AJ. Industry structure and labour market flexibility in the South African manufacturing sector : a time series and panel data approach. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5796en_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.titleIndustry structure and labour market flexibility in the South African manufacturing sector : a time series and panel data approachen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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