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Working Papers

2023

1. Unpacking Name-Based Race Discrimination
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2022

2. Big data forecasting of South African inflation
   Working Papers, South African Reserve Bank View citations (2)
   Also in School of Economics Macroeconomic Discussion Paper Series, School of Economics, University of Cape Town (2022) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Big data forecasting of South African inflation, Empirical Economics, Springer (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
3. Choice over Payment Schemes and Worker Effort
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2020

4. Sample design and weighting in the NIDS-CRAM survey
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (5)

2018

5. Bridging the intention-behavior gap? The effect of plan-making prompts on job search and employment
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Bridging the Intention-Behavior Gap? The Effect of Plan-Making Prompts on Job Search and Employment, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (31) (2019)

2017

6. The value of reference letters
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (19)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (11)
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2017) View citations (17)

2016

7. A New Econometric Method for Estimating Disease Prevalence: An Application to Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
   Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York
8. Affirmative action policies and the evolution of post-apartheid South Africa's racial wage gap
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
9. Labour market turnovers among South African youths
   IDE Discussion Papers, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

2015

10. Income and price elasticities of demand in South Africa: An application of the linear expenditure system
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Income and Price Elasticities of Demand in South Africa: An Application of the Linear Expenditure System, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2017) View citations (8) (2017)
11. The elasticity of substitution and labour-displacing technical change in post-apartheid South Africa
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

2014

12. The effect of schooling on worker productivity: Evidence from a South African industry panel
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2014) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Schooling on Worker Productivity: Evidence from a South African Industry Panel, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2013

13. Measuring the option value of education
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2013)
14. The Unintended Consequences of Education Policies on South African Participation and Unemployment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2012)
    See also Journal Article The Unintended Consequences of Education Policies on South African Participation and Unemployment, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2012

15. The fertility transition in South Africa: A retrospective panel data analysis
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The fertility transition in South Africa: A retrospective panel data analysis, Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2010

16. Teacher pay in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
17. The nexus between social grants and participation rates: Dynamics across generations in the South African labour market
    Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Hannover 2010, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics

2009

18. Determining the Causes of the Rising South African Unemployment Rate: An Age, Period and Generational Analysis
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (9)

2007

19. A series of national accounts-consistent estimates of poverty and inequality in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (14)
20. 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

21. Returns to Race: Labour Market Discrimination in Post-Apartheid South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (17)
22. 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)

2005

23. The State of the Labour Market in South Africa after the First Decade of Democracy
    SALDRU/CSSR Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (23)

2004

24. Emergent Black Affluence and Social Mobility in Post-Apartheid South Africa
    Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Youth Employability programmes in South Africa: Which features work best and for whom?
   Development Southern Africa, 2024, 41, (1), 207-224

2023

2. Big data forecasting of South African inflation
   Empirical Economics, 2023, 65, (1), 149-188 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Big data forecasting of South African inflation, Working Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2020

3. The Value of Reference Letters: Experimental Evidence from South Africa
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020, 12, (3), 40-71 View citations (40)

2019

4. Bridging the Intention-Behavior Gap? The Effect of Plan-Making Prompts on Job Search and Employment
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11, (2), 284-301 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Bridging the intention-behavior gap? The effect of plan-making prompts on job search and employment, Working Papers (2018) (2018)

2017

5. An econometric method for estimating population parameters from non‐random samples: An application to clinical case finding
   Health Economics, 2017, 26, (9), 1110-1122
6. Income and Price Elasticities of Demand in South Africa: An Application of the Linear Expenditure System
   South African Journal of Economics, 2017, 85, (4), 491-514 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Income and price elasticities of demand in South Africa: An application of the linear expenditure system, WIDER Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2015

7. The Effect of Schooling on Worker Productivity: Evidence from a South African Industry Panel
   Journal of African Economies, 2015, 24, (5), 629-644 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper The effect of schooling on worker productivity: Evidence from a South African industry panel, Working Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
8. The Unintended Consequences of Education Policies on South African Participation and Unemployment
   South African Journal of Economics, 2015, 83, (1), 74-100 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Unintended Consequences of Education Policies on South African Participation and Unemployment, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) (2013)

2014

9. Rising Unemployment in a Growing Economy: A Business Cycle, Generational and Life Cycle Perspective of Post-Transition South Africa’s Labour Market
   Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2014, 38, (1), 35-64

2012

10. The fertility transition in South Africa: A retrospective panel data analysis
    Development Southern Africa, 2012, 29, (5), 738-755 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The fertility transition in South Africa: A retrospective panel data analysis, Working Papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2011

11. Examining the Robustness of Competing Explanations of Slow Growth in African Countries
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2011, 35, (3), 21-47

2005

12. The Macroeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa: A Supply-Side Analysis
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2005, 29, (1), 1-14

Chapters

2023

1. The Effectiveness of Affirmative Action Policies in South Africa
   Springer