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Working Papers

2022

1. Big data forecasting of South African inflation
   School of Economics Macroeconomic Discussion Paper Series, School of Economics, University of Cape Town

2018

2. 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 in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2019)

2017

3. An Econometric Method for Estimating Population Parameters from Non-Random Samples: An Application to Clinical Case Finding
   Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa
   See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2017)
4. The value of reference letters
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (17)
   Also in SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2017) View citations (16)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (10)

2016

5. 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
6. 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 (3)
7. Estimating Income Mobility When Income is Measured with Error: The Case of South Africa
   Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (1)
8. Labour market turnovers among South African youths
   IDE Discussion Papers, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

2015

9. 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 (2)
   See also Journal Article in South African Journal of Economics (2017)
10. 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 (1)

2014

11. The effect of schooling on worker productivity: Evidence from a South African industry panel
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2014)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (2015)

2013

12. Measuring the option value of education
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2013)
13. The Unintended Consequences of Education Policies on South African Participation and Unemployment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa (2012) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2012)
    See also Journal Article in South African Journal of Economics (2015)

2012

14. The fertility transition in South Africa: A retrospective panel data analysis
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Development Southern Africa (2012)

2010

15. Teacher pay in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
16. 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

17. Determining the Causes of the Rising South African Unemployment Rate: An Age, Period and Generational Analysis
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (9)

2007

18. A series of national accounts-consistent estimates of poverty and inequality in South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (13)

2006

19. Returns to Race: Labour Market Discrimination in Post-Apartheid South Africa
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (16)
20. Wage trends in post-apartheid South Africa: Constructing an earnings series from household survey data
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (28)

2005

21. 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 (20)
22. Trends in poverty and inequality since the political transition
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (43)

Journal Articles

2020

1. The Value of Reference Letters: Experimental Evidence from South Africa
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020, 12, (3), 40-71 View citations (14)

2019

2. 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 (13)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2017

3. An econometric method for estimating population parameters from non‐random samples: An application to clinical case finding
   Health Economics, 2017, 26, (9), 1110-1122
   See also Working Paper (2017)
4. 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 (4)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2015

5. 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 (2)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
6. 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 (2013)

2012

7. The fertility transition in South Africa: A retrospective panel data analysis
   Development Southern Africa, 2012, 29, (5), 738-755 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2012)