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Working Papers

2020

1. Structural transformation, inequality, and inclusive growth in South Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
2. Wage polarization in a high-inequality emerging economy: The case of South Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
3. Working Paper 336 - Jobs, Economic Growth, and Capacity Development for Youth in Africa
   Working Paper Series, African Development Bank

2018

4. Minimum Wages and Labor Supply in an Emerging Market: The Case of Mauritius
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2017

5. Firm-level determinants of earnings in the formal sector of the South African labour market
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
6. Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa Divergence, Determinants and Consequences: Introduction, Motivation and Overview
   UNDP Africa Reports, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (4)
7. Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa: Divergence, determinants and consequences: Drivers of Inequality in the Context of the Growth-Poverty-Inequality Nexus in Africa: An overview of key issues
   UNDP Africa Reports, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
8. Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa: Divergence, determinants and consequences: Resource Dependence and Inequality in Africa: Impacts, consequences and potential solutions
   UNDP Africa Reports, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
9. Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa: Divergence, determinants and consequences: Social Protection and Inequality in Africa: Exploring the interactions
   UNDP Africa Reports, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
10. Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa: Divergence, determinants and consequences: Understanding the Determinants of Africa’s Manufacturing Malaise
    UNDP Africa Reports, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
11. Planting and nurturing the seeds of equity in Africa
    UNDP Africa Research Discussion Papers, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
12. Sub-Saharan Africa's Manufacturing Sector: Building Complexity
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
13. Working Paper 256 - Sub-Saharan Africa’s Manufacturing Sector: Building Complexity
    Working Paper Series, African Development Bank

2016

14. Africa’s Manufacturing Malaise
    UNDP Africa Reports, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (5)
15. Growth, Poverty and Inequality Interactions in Africa: An Overview of Key Issues
    UNDP Africa Economists Working Papers, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (7)
    Also in UNDP Africa Policy Notes, United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Africa View citations (9)
16. Understanding and characterizing the services sector in South Africa: An overview
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)

2015

17. Demographic, employment, and wage trends in South Africa
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
18. MINIMUM WAGES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: A PRIMER
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (13)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (7)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Research Observer (2017)

2014

19. Economic Policy in South Africa: Past, Present, and Future
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (4)
20. Policy Co-ordination and Growth Traps in a Middle-income Country Setting: The Case of South Africa
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
21. Skills-Biased Labour Demand and the Pursuit of Inclusive Growth in South Africa
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
22. Trade Unions in an Emerging Economy: The Case of South Africa
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)

2013

23. Estimating the Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment, Wages and Non-Wage Benefits: The Case of Agriculture in South Africa
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2014)
24. The Impact of Sectoral Minimum Wage Laws on Employment, Wages, and Hours of Work in South Africa
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article in IZA Journal of Labor & Development (2013)

2011

25. A NOTE ON MEASURING THE DEPTH OF MINIMUM WAGE VIOLATION
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in LABOUR (2013)
26. MINIMUM WAGE VIOLATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in International Labour Review (2012)
27. THE DETERMINANTS OF MINIMUM WAGE VIOLATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (3)

2009

28. INFORMAL SECTOR AND SOCIAL POLICY Compendium of Personal and Technical Reflections Cornell-SEWA-WIEGO Exposure and Dialogue Program Oaxaca, Mexico
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management

2008

29. Cornell-SEWA-WIEGO 2008 Dialogue - Ahmedabad and Delhi Compendium of Personal and Technical Notes
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management

2006

30. Poverty and Well-being in Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Overview of Data, Outcomes and Policy
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Inclusive Dualism: Labour Intensive Development, Decent Work and Surplus Labour in Southern Africa
   Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56, (10), 1980-1981

2019

2. Compliance with labor laws in developing countries
   IZA World of Labor, 2019, 80 View citations (3)

2017

3. Minimum Wages in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Primer
   World Bank Research Observer, 2017, 32, (1), 21-74 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2016

4. Higher education, employment and economic growth: Exploring the interactions
   Development Southern Africa, 2016, 33, (3), 312-327 View citations (4)
5. Minimum Wages and Youth: The Case of South Africa
   Journal of African Economies, 2016, 25, (suppl_1), i61-i102 View citations (1)

2015

6. Partial minimum wage compliance
   IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2015, 4, (1), 1-20 View citations (5)

2014

7. Compliance with minimum wage laws in developing countries
   IZA World of Labor, 2014, 80 View citations (5)
8. Estimating the Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment, Wages, and Non-Wage Benefits: The Case of Agriculture in South Africa
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2014, 96, (5), 1402-1419 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
9. Pro-poor growth and social protection in South Africa: Exploring the interactions
   Development Southern Africa, 2014, 31, (2), 219-240 View citations (7)

2013

10. A Note on Measuring the Depth of Minimum Wage Violation
    LABOUR, 2013, 27, (2), 192-197 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
11. Non-monetary dimensions of well-being in South Africa, 1993--2004: A post-apartheid dividend?
    Development Southern Africa, 2013, 30, (3), 295-314 View citations (13)
12. The Gender Wage Gap in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Re-examination
    Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22, (5), 827-848 View citations (9)
13. The impact of sectoral minimum wage laws on employment, wages, and hours of work in South Africa
    IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2013, 2, (1), 1-27 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2012

14. Estimating a poverty line: An application to free basic municipal services in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2012, 29, (1), 77-96
15. Estimating the Causal Effect of Enforcement on Minimum Wage Compliance: The Case of S outh A frica
    Review of Development Economics, 2012, 16, (4), 608-623 View citations (24)
16. INSTITUTIONAL WAGE EFFECTS: REVISITING UNION AND BARGAINING COUNCIL WAGE PREMIA IN SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Journal of Economics, 2012, 80, (3), 400-414 View citations (10)
17. Minimum wage violation in South Africa
    International Labour Review, 2012, 151, (3), 277-287 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

18. The cost of “doing business” and labour regulation: The case of South Africa
    International Labour Review, 2010, 149, (1), 73-91 View citations (29)

2009

19. Determinants of Grade 12 Pass Rates in the Post-Apartheid South African Schooling System
    Journal of African Economies, 2009, 18, (4), 634-666 View citations (9)

2006

20. Poverty, Trade and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Introduction to the Special Issue
    Journal of African Economies, 2006, 15, (4), 505-509

2005

21. POVERTY AND LABOUR MARKET MARKERS OF HIV POSITIVE HOUSEHOLDS IN SOUTH AFRICA: AN EXPLORATORY METHODOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
    South African Journal of Economics, 2005, 73, (s1), 578-599 View citations (1)

2004

22. EMPLOYMENT, WAGES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: FIRM‐SPECIFIC EFFECTS — EVIDENCE FROM A FIRM SURVEY IN SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Journal of Economics, 2004, 72, (5), 1023-1056 View citations (8)
23. LABOUR MARKET CHALLENGES IN THE POST‐APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Journal of Economics, 2004, 72, (5), 940-977 View citations (33)
24. The challenge of growth, employment and poverty in the South African economy since democracy: an exploratory review of selected issues
    Development Southern Africa, 2004, 21, (1), 7-31 View citations (4)

2001

25. HOUSEHOLD INEQUALITY AND THE LABOR MARKET IN SOUTH AFRICA
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2001, 19, (1), 73-86 View citations (8)

2000

26. Public expenditure and poverty alleviation: Simulations for South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2000, 17, (5), 791-805 View citations (1)
27. The impact of trade and structural changes on sectoral employment in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2000, 17, (3), 437-466 View citations (7)

1999

28. Decomposing Shifts in Labour Demand in South Africa
    South African Journal of Economics, 1999, 67, (3), 155-168 View citations (62)
29. Distinguishing between individual-and household-level poverty
    Development Southern Africa, 1999, 16, (1), 157-162 View citations (1)
30. The October Household Survey, Unemployment and the Informal Sector: A Note
    South African Journal of Economics, 1999, 67, (2), 143-146 View citations (18)

Edited books

2014

1. The Oxford Companion to the Economics of South Africa
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (6)