Two Policies to Alleviate Unemployment in South Africa

James Levinsohn

No 166, CID Working Papers from Center for International Development at Harvard University

Abstract: This paper suggests two policies to alleviate unemployment in South Africa— a targeted wage subsidy coupled with ease of dismissal for subsidized workers and immigration reform.

Keywords: Wage Subsidy; Unemployment; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J08 J60 O55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-05
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