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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 View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, South African Reserve Bank (2022) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Big data forecasting of South African inflation, Empirical Economics, Springer (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2021

2. Job Search and Hiring with Two-Sided Limited Information about Workseekers' Skills
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
   Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (2020) View citations (12)
   CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2020) View citations (23)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (11)

2017

3. Labour demand and the distribution of wages in South African manufacturing exporters
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)

2016

4. Decomposing inflation using microprice data Stickyprice inflation
   Working Papers, South African Reserve Bank View citations (1)
5. Decomposing inflation using micropricelevel data South Africas pricing dynamics
   Working Papers, South African Reserve Bank View citations (2)
6. The South African manufacturing exporter story
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)

2015

7. 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 (7) (2017)
8. 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

9. The Success of Learnerships?: Lessons from South Africa's Training and Education Programme
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
10. Wage subsidies and youth employment in South Africa: Evidence from a randomised control trial
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (27)

2013

11. Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Consumer Prices in South Africa: Evidence from Micro-Data
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Consumer Prices in South Africa: Evidence from Micro-Data, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (17) (2014)

2012

12. What pricelevel data can tell us about pricing conduct in South Africa
    Working Papers, South African Reserve Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article WHAT PRICE-LEVEL DATA CAN TELL US ABOUT PRICING CONDUCT IN SOUTH AFRICA, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2010

13. Learning & Earning in Africa: Where are the Returns to Education High?
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (25)
14. The Returns to formality and Informality in Urban Africa
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article The returns to formality and informality in urban Africa, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (44) (2011)
15. Youth unemployment, firm size and reservation wages in South Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, FIRM SIZE AND RESERVATION WAGES IN SOUTH AFRICA, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2011) View citations (10) (2011)

2009

16. Blind Admission? The ability of NSC maths to signal competence in university commerce courses as compared to the former SC Higher Grade maths
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2008

17. Price setting in South Africa 2001-2007 - stylised facts using consumer price micro data
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (14)
18. South African exporting firms: What do we know and what should we know?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (13)
19. Trade liberalisation and wages in South African manufacturing
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2006

20. The Regulatory Environment and SMMEs. Evidence from South African Firm Level Data
    Working Papers, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit View citations (14)

2005

21. Exporting from manufacturing firms in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Exporting from Manufacturing Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2006) View citations (40) (2006)

2001

22. The export behaviour of South African manufacturing firms
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2023

1. 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, School of Economics Macroeconomic Discussion Paper Series (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
2. Foreign acquisition and firm performance in sub‐Saharan Africa: Empirical evidence from Ghana
   South African Journal of Economics, 2023, 91, (2), 242-269

2022

3. Job Search and Hiring with Limited Information about Workseekers' Skills
   American Economic Review, 2022, 112, (11), 3547-83 View citations (12)

2021

4. Exporting and the wage premium: The case of South African manufacturing firms
   Review of Development Economics, 2021, 25, (4), 2031-2051 View citations (1)
5. Fixed costs, markups and concentration in Eswatini (Swaziland): A firm‐level analysis of panel data
   South African Journal of Economics, 2021, 89, (3), 391-416

2020

6. Price adjustment after hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
   African Development Review, 2020, 32, (2), 240-256 View citations (1)

2019

7. Employment and wage premiums in South African manufacturing exporters: Firm-level evidence
   Development Southern Africa, 2019, 36, (5), 632-650

2018

8. Closer monetary union and product market integration in emerging economies: Evidence from the Common Monetary Area in Southern Africa
   International Review of Economics & Finance, 2018, 54, (C), 154-164 View citations (3)
9. Understanding Manufactured Exporters at the Firm‐Level: New Insights from Using SARS Administrative Data
   South African Journal of Economics, 2018, 86, (S1), 96-119 View citations (6)

2017

10. 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 (7)
    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)

2016

11. Is Africa integrating? Evidence from product markets
    The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2016, 25, (2), 266-289 View citations (4)
12. South African Exporters and the Global Crisis: Intensive Margin Shock, Extensive Margin Hangover
    South African Journal of Economics, 2016, 84, (2), 183-198 View citations (3)

2015

13. Price-Setting Behaviour in Lesotho: Stylised Facts from Consumer Retail Prices
    South African Journal of Economics, 2015, 83, (2), 199-219 View citations (4)

2014

14. ACCESSING THE FIRST JOB IN A SLACK LABOUR MARKET: JOB MATCHING IN SOUTH AFRICA
    Journal of International Development, 2014, 26, (1), 1-22 View citations (6)
15. Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Consumer Prices in South Africa: Evidence from Micro-Data
    Journal of Development Studies, 2014, 50, (1), 165-185 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Consumer Prices in South Africa: Evidence from Micro-Data, CEPR Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (6) (2013)

2013

16. Export Destination, Product Quality and Wages in a Middle-Income Country. The Case of S outh A frica
    Review of Development Economics, 2013, 17, (1), 64-73 View citations (14)

2012

17. WHAT PRICE-LEVEL DATA CAN TELL US ABOUT PRICING CONDUCT IN SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Journal of Economics, 2012, 80, (4), 490-509 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper What pricelevel data can tell us about pricing conduct in South Africa, Working Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2011

18. The returns to formality and informality in urban Africa
    Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (S1), S23-S31 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper The Returns to formality and Informality in Urban Africa, CSAE Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (31) (2010)
19. YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, FIRM SIZE AND RESERVATION WAGES IN SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Journal of Economics, 2011, 79, (2), 128-145 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Youth unemployment, firm size and reservation wages in South Africa, MPRA Paper (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2006

20. Exporting from Manufacturing Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 2006, 15, (4), 671-687 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Exporting from manufacturing firms in Sub-Saharan Africa, Economics Series Working Papers (2005) (2005)

1998

21. On the Cost ‐ Increasing Effects of the New Labour Laws in South Africa
    South African Journal of Economics, 1998, 66, (4), 215-220 View citations (5)