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Working Papers

2023

1. A critique of union density as a measure of union strength in South Africa
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2022

2. Labour market trends in South Africa in 2009-2019: A lost decade?
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

2018

3. Multidimensional poverty in South Africa in 2001-2016
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2017

4. The Seychelles Labor Market
   Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit

2016

5. Examining the performance of the South African economics departments, 2005-2014
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Examining the Performance of the South African Economics Departments, 2005-2014, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
6. Underemployment in South Africa
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Underemployment in South Africa, Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2015

7. The Long Walk: Considering the Enduring Spatial and Racial Dimensions of Deprivation Two Decades after the Fall of Apartheid
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2015)
   See also Journal Article The Long Walk: Considering the Enduring Spatial and Racial Dimensions of Deprivation Two Decades After the Fall of Apartheid, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2017) View citations (9) (2017)

2014

8. Non-Income Welfare And Inclusive Growth In South Africa
   Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (4)
9. The Silent Success: Delivery of Public Assets Since Democracy
   Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (2)
10. Trade Unions In An Emerging Economy: The Case Of South Africa
    Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (5)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2014) View citations (5)

2013

11. Poverty and inequality estimates of National Income Dynamics Study revisited
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
12. Some factors influencing the comparability and reliability of poverty estimates across household surveys
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
13. Youth unemployment in South Africa since 2000 revisited
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (8)

2012

14. Improving the targeting of zero-rated basic foodstuffs under value added tax (VAT) in South Africa - An exploratory analysis
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
15. Trends on the hours worked of the employed, 1997 - 2011
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
16. Youths in the South African labour market since the transition: A study of changes between 1995 and 2011
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2010

17. Defining and measuring informal employment in South Africa: A review of recent approaches
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
18. Poverty and inequality trends in South Africa using different survey data
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (5)

2009

19. Measuring the impact of social cash transfers on poverty and inequality in Namibia
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
20. Migration from the Northern Cape
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (2)
21. The comparability of Census 1996, Census 2001 and Community Survey 2007
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (10)
22. The comparability of Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
23. The importance of socio-economic status in determining educational achievement in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (24)

2008

24. Alternative definitions of informal sector employment in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
25. How invariant is South African child poverty to the choice of equivalence scale or poverty measure?
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
26. The South African informal sector (1997 – 2006)
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
27. The South African labour market: 1995 – 2006
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
28. The comparability of Income and Expenditure Surveys 1995, 2000 and 2005/2006
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (14)
29. What explains the academic success of second-year economics students? An exploratory analysis
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2007

30. A series of national accounts-consistent estimates of poverty and inequality in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (14)
31. Post-transition poverty trends based on an alternative data source
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (11)
32. Poverty and Migration: Evidence from the Khayelitsha/Mitchell's Plain Area
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
33. The comparability of the Statistics South Africa October Household Surveys and Labour Force Surveys
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
34. Wage Trends in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Constructing an Earnings Series from Household Survey Data
    Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (28)

2006

35. Educational attainment and intergenerational social mobility in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (14)
36. Trends in Poverty and Inequality since the Political Transition
    Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (23)
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (43)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Labour market trends in South Africa in 2009–19: A lost decade?
   Development Southern Africa, 2024, 41, (3), 529-550
2. The Dynamic Interplay of Societal Values, Entrepreneurial Abilities and Skill Sets in Shaping and Propelling Entrepreneurial Activity Among South African Higher Learning Students
   International Review of Management and Marketing, 2024, 14, (4), 169-179

2023

3. Defining and measuring time poverty in South Africa
   Development Southern Africa, 2023, 40, (3), 560-579
4. Examining the South African labour market during the COVID-19 lockdown period
   Development Southern Africa, 2023, 40, (6), 1343-1364 View citations (2)
5. Identifying the prospects of decent job creation along the value chain of plastic recycling
   Development Southern Africa, 2023, 40, (3), 507-524
6. Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa
   Development Southern Africa, 2023, 40, (1), 109-132 View citations (3)
7. Investigating volunteer activities in South Africa
   Development Southern Africa, 2023, 40, (5), 979-996
8. Re-examining the Multidimensional Poverty Index of South Africa
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2023, 166, (1), 1-25
9. Revisiting the COVID-19 vulnerability index in South Africa
   Development Southern Africa, 2023, 40, (1), 91-108 View citations (1)

2022

10. Examining time use patterns in South Africa, 2000–2010
    Development Southern Africa, 2022, 39, (6), 856-886
11. Revisiting transitory and chronic unemployment in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2022, 39, (2), 87-107 View citations (1)

2020

12. Employed yet poor: low-wage employment and working poverty in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2020, 37, (3), 363-381 View citations (2)
13. Employment quality index for the South African labour market
    Development Southern Africa, 2020, 37, (2), 276-294 View citations (4)
14. Waste pickers in informal self-employment: Over-worked and on the breadline
    Development Southern Africa, 2020, 37, (6), 971-996 View citations (2)

2019

15. A panel data analysis of the formal-informal sector labour market linkages in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2019, 36, (3), 329-350 View citations (2)
16. Multidimensional poverty in South Africa in 2001–16
    Development Southern Africa, 2019, 36, (1), 50-79 View citations (7)

2018

17. Examining employment discrimination in South Africa, 1997–2016
    Development Southern Africa, 2018, 35, (4), 527-553

2017

18. Examining the Performance of the South African Economics Departments, 2005-2014
    South African Journal of Economics, 2017, 85, (1), 138-158 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Examining the performance of the South African economics departments, 2005-2014, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
19. Exploring the Eligibility Criteria of the Child Support Grant and its Impact on Poverty
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2017, 134, (2), 511-529 View citations (1)
20. The Long Walk: Considering the Enduring Spatial and Racial Dimensions of Deprivation Two Decades After the Fall of Apartheid
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2017, 130, (3), 1101-1123 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The Long Walk: Considering the Enduring Spatial and Racial Dimensions of Deprivation Two Decades after the Fall of Apartheid, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)
21. Underemployment in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2017, 34, (1), 33-55 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Underemployment in South Africa, Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2016

22. Deconstructing ‘the foreign’: The limits of citizenship for explaining price competition in the Spaza sector in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2016, 33, (5), 658-676
23. Factors influencing the comparability of poverty estimates across household surveys
    Development Southern Africa, 2016, 33, (2), 145-165 View citations (3)
24. Minimum Wages and Youth: The Case of South Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 2016, 25, (suppl_1), i61-i102 View citations (3)
25. The South African labour market, 1995–2015
    Development Southern Africa, 2016, 33, (5), 579-599 View citations (3)

2015

26. Measurements and determinants of multifaceted poverty in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2015, 32, (2), 151-169 View citations (19)
27. Public assets and services delivery in South Africa: Is it really a success?
    Development Southern Africa, 2015, 32, (6), 697-710 View citations (3)

2013

28. Revisiting unemployment levels and trends in South Africa since the transition
    Development Southern Africa, 2013, 30, (6), 701-723 View citations (3)
29. The Targeting of Zero-Rated Basic Foodstuffs Under Value-Added Tax (VAT) in South Africa
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2013, 37, (3), 87-104
30. Youth unemployment in South Africa revisited
    Development Southern Africa, 2013, 30, (4-5), 545-563 View citations (7)

2012

31. Defining and measuring informal employment in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2012, 29, (1), 157-175 View citations (7)

2011

32. FACTORS EXPLAINING THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF SECOND‐YEAR ECONOMICS STUDENTS: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS
    South African Journal of Economics, 2011, 79, (2), 202-210 View citations (2)
33. The impact of cash transfers on household welfare in Namibia
    Development Southern Africa, 2011, 28, (1), 39-59 View citations (16)

2009

34. Measuring Child Poverty in South Africa: Sensitivity to the Choice of Equivalence Scale and an Updated Profile
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2009, 94, (2), 183-201 View citations (10)

2008

35. POST‐TRANSITION POVERTY TRENDS BASED ON AN ALTERNATIVE DATA SOURCE1
    South African Journal of Economics, 2008, 76, (1), 58-76 View citations (25)

2007

36. CONVERGENCE OF A KIND: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL MOBILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Journal of Economics, 2007, 75, (3), 548-571 View citations (20)