Measuring earnings inequality in South Africa using household survey and administrative tax microdata

Andrew Kerr

No wp-2021-82, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Overall income inequality in South Africa is very high, and inequality generated in the labour market is a key driver of inequality. In this paper, I use the Post-Apartheid Labour Market Series, the General Household Surveys, and administrative tax microdata to describe earnings inequality in South Africa. I estimate Gini coefficients, the variance of log earnings, and various percentile ratios to document changes in earnings inequality.

Keywords: Inequality; Earnings; Tax data; Administrative data; Survey data; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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