Do Industrial Disputes Reduce Employment? Evidence from South Africa

Haroon Bhorat, Elne Jacobs and Carlene Van der Westhuizen ()
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Carlene Van der Westhuizen: Development Policy Research Unit

Working Papers from University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit

Abstract: Theory predicts that an increase in employment protection may reduce employment levels by acting as a tax on firms by constraining hiring and firing decisions. We use a unique administrative database of the country’s dispute resolution body – the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) – to create a nuanced and empirically based measure of employment protection for the labour market in South Africa.

Keywords: CCMA; Industrial Disputes; Employment; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 J32 J41 K31 L51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2013-12
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Published in Working Paper Series by the Development Policy Research Unit, December 2013, pages 1-17

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