The Determinants of Earnings Inequalities: Panel Data Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Andrew Kerr and Francis Teal

Journal of African Economies, 2015, vol. 24, issue 4, 530-558

Abstract: In this article we analyse the relative importance of individual ability and labour market institutions, including public sector wage setting and trade unions, in determining earnings differences across different types of employment. To do this we use the KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study panel data from South Africa, which show extremely large average earnings differentials across different types of employment. Our results suggest that human capital and individual ability explain much of the earnings differentials within the private sector, but cannot explain the very large premiums for public sector workers.

Date: 2015
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