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Working Papers

2023

1. South African student retention during 2020: Evidence from system wide higher education institutional data
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
2. What can we understand about learning losses in 2020 from university application and enrolment data?
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

2022

3. Learning in lockdown: University students’ academic performance during COVID-19 closures
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
4. Social stratification and post-school funding thresholds: A dynamic approach to profiling the missing middle
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

2020

5. Information Flows in the South African Post-school Education and Training sector: a focus on university and government stakeholders
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
6. Private transfers and graduate responsibilities: Evidence from the National Income Dynamics Study
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
7. The effects of credit rationing on re-enrollment rates at a University in South Africa
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

2019

8. Exploring the transitions and well-being of young people who leave school before completing secondary education in South Africa
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (5)
9. Returns to English skills in the South African labour market
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (1)

2018

10. An analysis of out of school youth who have not completed matric: what can available data tell us?
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (1)

2017

11. Assessing the usability of the Western Cape Graduate Destination Survey for the analysis of labour market outcomes
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (2)
12. The impact of the no-fee school policy on enrolment and school performance: Evidence from NIDS Waves 1-3
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (3)

2016

13. Causes and Consequences of Teen Childbearing: Evidence from a Reproductive Health Intervention in South Africa
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
    See also Journal Article Causes and consequences of teen childbearing: Evidence from a reproductive health intervention in South Africa, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (12) (2018)
14. The Post Matriculation Enrolment Decision: Do Public Colleges Provide Students with a Viable Alternative? Evidence from the First Four Waves of the National Income Dynamics Study
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

2013

15. Changes in education, employment and earnings in South Africa – A cohort analysis
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (5)
16. Credit Constraints and the Racial Gap in Post-Secondary Education in South Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2013) View citations (6)
17. Education Quality and Labour Market Outcomes in South Africa
    OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (5)
18. Educational Attainment and Labour Market Outcomes in South Africa, 1994-2010
    OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (11)
19. Educational expenditure in South Africa: Evidence from the National Income Dynamics Study
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (3)
20. Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa, Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (22) (2014)
21. Trends in teenage childbearing and schooling outcomes for children born to teens in South Africa
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (2)

2012

22. Education and Inequality: The South African Case
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (11)
23. Education: Analysis of the NIDS Wave 1 and 2 Datasets
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (8)

2011

24. Health outcomes for children born to teen mothers in Cape Town, South Africa
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Health Outcomes for Children Born to Teen Mothers in Cape Town, South Africa, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (11) (2015)
25. Re-weighting South African National Household Survey Data to create a consistent series over time: A cross entropy estimation approach
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Reweighting South African National Household Survey Data to Create a Consistent Series Over Time: A Cross-Entropy Estimation Approach, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2014) View citations (15) (2014)

2009

26. Re-weighting the OHS and LFS National household Survey Data to create a consistent series over time: A Cross Entropy Estimation Approach
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (14)

2006

27. The South African Labour Market 1995-2004: A Cohort Analysis
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2018

1. Causes and consequences of teen childbearing: Evidence from a reproductive health intervention in South Africa
   Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 57, (C), 221-235 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Causes and Consequences of Teen Childbearing: Evidence from a Reproductive Health Intervention in South Africa, SALDRU Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2015

2. Health Outcomes for Children Born to Teen Mothers in Cape Town, South Africa
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2015, 63, (3), 589 - 616 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Health outcomes for children born to teen mothers in Cape Town, South Africa, SALDRU Working Papers (2011) View citations (5) (2011)

2014

3. Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa
   Development Southern Africa, 2014, 31, (1), 106-126 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa, SALDRU Working Papers (2013) View citations (15) (2013)
4. Reweighting South African National Household Survey Data to Create a Consistent Series Over Time: A Cross-Entropy Estimation Approach
   South African Journal of Economics, 2014, 82, (1), 19-38 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Re-weighting South African National Household Survey Data to create a consistent series over time: A cross entropy estimation approach, SALDRU Working Papers (2011) View citations (5) (2011)

2007

5. THE MEASUREMENT OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS IN SOUTH AFRICA USING COHORT ANALYSIS, 1994‐20041
   South African Journal of Economics, 2007, 75, (2), 313-326 View citations (15)