Apartheid, Growth and Income Distribution in South Africa: Past History and Future Prospects

Robert Corker and Tamim Bayoumi

No 1991/116, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Estimates of a supply-side model of the nonprimary sectors, in which particular attention has been paid to modeling key characteristics of the evolution of the apartheid system, are presented. These imply that the wage differential between white and nonwhite workers doing similar jobs fell significantly over the last two decades to around 14 percent in 1990. This relatively small gap implies that medium-term prospects for the advancement of the disadvantaged groups in South Africa depend heavily on their ability to take up skilled employment, with the direct gains from the elimination of apartheid being relatively small.

Keywords: WP; wage; nonwhite wage; wage wedge; nonwhite worker; income share; wage rate; wage discrimination; Wages; Employment; Income; Labor force; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29
Date: 1991-12-01
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