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Working Papers

2018

1. Fragmenting the family?: The complexity of household migration strategies in post-apartheid South Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
   See also Journal Article Fragmenting the Family? The Complexity of Household Migration Strategies in Post-apartheid South Africa, IZA Journal of Development and Migration, Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA) (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2016

2. Inter-household transfers in South Africa: prevalence, patterns and poverty
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (1)

2014

3. Errors in recalling childhood socio-economic status: the role of anchoring and household formation in South Africa
   Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Errors in Recalling Childhood Socio-economic Status: The Role of Anchoring and Household Formation in South Africa, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
4. Measured as Poor Versus Feeling Poor: Comparing Objective and Subjective Poverty Rates in South Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (7)

2012

5. Self-assessed well-being: Analysis of the NIDS Wave 1 and 2 Datasets
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

2011

6. Trusting neighbours or strangers in a racially divided society: Insights from survey data in South Africa
   Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Trusting Neighbours or Strangers in a Racially Divided Society: Insights from Survey Data in South Africa, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2008

7. Co-resident and absent mothers: Motherhood and labour force participation in South Africa
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

2007

8. Unemployment, Education and Skills Constraints in Post-Apartheid South Africa
   Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (3)

2005

9. ‘Two Million Net New Jobs’: A Reconsideration of the Rise in Employment in South Africa, 1995-2003
   Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article ‘TWO MILLION NET NEW JOBS': A RECONSIDERATION OF THE RISE IN EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1995–2003, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2004) View citations (41) (2004)

2003

10. What has been happening to Internal Labour Migration in South Africa, 1993-1999?
    Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO INTERNAL LABOUR MIGRATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1993–1999?, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2003) View citations (25) (2003)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Sorting the Gender Earnings Gap: Heterogeneity in the South African Labor Market
   Feminist Economics, 2024, 30, (1), 106-133

2023

2. Going beyond female-headed households: Household composition and gender differences in poverty
   Development Southern Africa, 2023, 40, (5), 1117-1134 View citations (1)
3. Heterogeneous gender gaps in mental wellbeing: Do women with low economic status face the biggest gender gaps?
   Social Science & Medicine, 2023, 332, (C)
4. “Your Health at Present”: Are Patterns of Reporting Heterogeneity in Self-rated Health Gendered?
   Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2023, 18, (5), 2197-2226

2022

5. Within-Race Trust and the Trust Radius: Race Differences in Post-Apartheid South Africa
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2022, 164, (2), 649-664

2021

6. Intra-Household and Inter-Personal Comparisons of Subjective Well-Being: Dorrit Posel
   Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2021, 16, (6), 2527-2529
7. Job loss and mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown: Evidence from South Africa
   PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (3), 1-15 View citations (29)
8. ‘Only a Housewife?’ Subjective Well-Being and Homemaking in South Africa
   Journal of Happiness Studies, 2021, 22, (1), 323-342 View citations (1)

2019

9. Fragmenting the Family? The Complexity of Household Migration Strategies in Post-apartheid South Africa
   IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2019, 10, (2), 20 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Fragmenting the family?: The complexity of household migration strategies in post-apartheid South Africa, WIDER Working Paper Series (2018) (2018)
10. Inequality, Social Comparisons and Income Aspirations: Evidence from a Highly Unequal Country
    Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2019, 20, (1), 94-111 View citations (3)

2018

11. Who cares for children? A quantitative study of childcare in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2018, 35, (2), 267-282 View citations (4)

2017

12. Enriching economics in South Africa: interdisciplinary collaboration and the value of quantitative – qualitative exchanges
    Journal of Economic Methodology, 2017, 24, (2), 119-133 View citations (1)
13. Time to learn? Time allocations among children in South Africa
    International Journal of Educational Development, 2017, 56, (C), 1-10

2016

14. Errors in Recalling Childhood Socio-economic Status: The Role of Anchoring and Household Formation in South Africa
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2016, 126, (1), 119-140 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Errors in recalling childhood socio-economic status: the role of anchoring and household formation in South Africa, Working Papers (2014) (2014)
15. Measured as Poor versus Feeling Poor: Comparing Money-metric and Subjective Poverty Rates in South Africa
    Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2016, 17, (1), 55-73 View citations (20)
16. Re-estimating gender differences in income in South Africa: The implications of equivalence scales
    Development Southern Africa, 2016, 33, (4), 425-441 View citations (7)
17. Sequencing the real time of the elderly: Evidence from South Africa
    Demographic Research, 2016, 35, (25), 711-744 View citations (2)

2014

18. Job Search and the Measurement of Unemployment in South Africa
    South African Journal of Economics, 2014, 82, (1), 66-80 View citations (3)
19. Self-assessed well-being and economic rank in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2014, 31, (1), 51-64 View citations (4)

2013

20. A reconsideration of what and who is middle class in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2013, 30, (2), 149-167 View citations (16)
21. Circular Migration: A View from Destination Households in Two Urban Informal Settlements in South Africa
    Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49, (6), 819-831 View citations (9)
22. Corrigendum
    Development Southern Africa, 2013, 30, (2), 293-293
23. The relationship between sex ratios and marriage rates in South Africa
    Applied Economics, 2013, 45, (5), 663-676 View citations (2)
24. Trusting Neighbours or Strangers in a Racially Divided Society: Insights from Survey Data in South Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22, (1), 136-162 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Trusting neighbours or strangers in a racially divided society: Insights from survey data in South Africa, Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2012

25. Gendered trends in poverty in the post-apartheid period, 1997--2006
    Development Southern Africa, 2012, 29, (1), 97-113 View citations (10)

2011

26. English language proficiency and earnings in a developing country: The case of South Africa
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2011, 40, (4), 385-393 View citations (54)
27. Relative Standing and Subjective Well-Being in South Africa: The Role of Perceptions, Expectations and Income Mobility
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2011, 104, (2), 195-223 View citations (45)
28. Unions and the Gender Wage Gap in South Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 2011, 20, (1), 27-59 View citations (10)

2010

29. Households and Labour Migration in Post-Apartheid South Africa
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2010, 34, (3), 129-141 View citations (1)
30. The Male Marital Earnings Premium in the Context of Bride Wealth Payments: Evidence from South Africa
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2010, 58, (2), 211-230 View citations (4)

2008

31. IS THERE EVIDENCE OF A WAGE PENALTY TO FEMALE PART‐TIME EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA?
    South African Journal of Economics, 2008, 76, (3), 466-479 View citations (5)
32. REVISITING INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT AND SEGMENTATION IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR MARKET
    South African Journal of Economics, 2008, 76, (1), 26-44 View citations (29)

2006

33. Labour migration and households: A reconsideration of the effects of the social pension on labour supply in South Africa
    Economic Modelling, 2006, 23, (5), 836-853 View citations (92)

2005

34. Genetic relatedness predicts South African migrant workers' remittances to their families
    Nature, 2005, 434, (7031), 380-383 View citations (18)

2004

35. Concerns With Measuring Informal Sector Employment: An Analysis of National Household Surveys in South Africa, 1993-2001
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2004, 28, (1), 1-20
36. Have Migration Patterns in Post-Apartheid South Africa Changed?
    Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 2004, 15, (3-4), 277-292 View citations (19)
37. ‘TWO MILLION NET NEW JOBS': A RECONSIDERATION OF THE RISE IN EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1995–2003
    South African Journal of Economics, 2004, 72, (5), 978-1002 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper ‘Two Million Net New Jobs’: A Reconsideration of the Rise in Employment in South Africa, 1995-2003, Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2003

38. The collection of national household survey data in South Africa (1993-2001): Rendering labour migration invisible
    Development Southern Africa, 2003, 20, (3), 361-368 View citations (4)
39. WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO INTERNAL LABOUR MIGRATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1993–1999?
    South African Journal of Economics, 2003, 71, (3), 455-479 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper What has been happening to Internal Labour Migration in South Africa, 1993-1999?, Working Papers (2003) View citations (25) (2003)

2002

40. THE CONTINUED FEMINISATION OF THE LABOUR FORCE IN SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Journal of Economics, 2002, 70, (1), 156-184 View citations (53)

2001

41. INTRA‐FAMILY TRANSFERS AND INCOME‐POOLING
    South African Journal of Economics, 2001, 69, (3), 501-528 View citations (7)
42. Who are the heads of household, what do they do, and is the concept of headship useful? An analysis of headship in South Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 2001, 18, (5), 651-670 View citations (20)

1995

43. The Shift to Female Labour in Kwazulu/Natal
    South African Journal of Economics, 1995, 63, (2), 125-136 View citations (2)