Browsing by Subject "Labour market"
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An application of synthetic panel data to poverty analysis in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)There is a wide-reaching consensus that data required for poverty analysis in developing countries are inadequate. Concerns have been raised on the accuracy and adequacy of household surveys, especially those emanating ... -
Determinants of female labour force participation in South Africa in 2008
(2009)South Africa’s female labour supply increased substantially over almost the past two decades. Female labour force participation is an imperative indication of the extent to which females participate in the economic activities ... -
Determinants of female labour force participation in South Africa in 2008
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study employs the Human Capital Theory (HCT), which postulates that the education of women is positively related to the likelihood of their labour force participation, in order to investigate quarterly dynamics in the ... -
Employer concerns with the quality of the skills and knowledge of recently employed graduates in South Africa: Description, analysis and implications for tertiary education, public policy and practice
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This qualitative study examined the nature and significance of current employer concerns with the quality of the skills and knowledge of their recently employed graduates. Employers require graduates who are able to perform ... -
Employment demand, employability and the supply-side machinery : the case of the children of the liberation struggle of Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Over the past four years, growing volumes of media literature centre staged the Namibian economy with the dilemma of the ‘Children of the Liberation Struggle of Namibia’ (CoLSoN) in their resilient protest for employment. ... -
Employment growth intensity in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The following research paper is based on employment intensity, arguing the notion that an increase in economic growth alone does not necessary increase the rate of employment in South Africa. In fact, other additional ... -
Essays on financial market development, monetary policy, and financial stability in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Like in many other countries, the South African financial markets play an important role in the transmission of monetary policy and are crucial for promoting financial stability in South Africa. The goal of financial ... -
Examining the labour market outcome of volunteer workers
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)As democracy cracked the gloom of Apartheid, South Africa has experienced economic transformations; however, unemployment is still an Achilles heel that cripples the labour market. This study examined the labour market ... -
Examining the South African labour market outcomes during the coronavirus pandemic of 2019
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The South African labour market is distinguished by dismally significant levels of unemployment and even higher levels of youth unemployment. The COVID-19 pandemic imposes the risk of adding further pressure on South ... -
Functionality and comparative advantages among the provinces of South Africa: A location quotient analysis of employment distribution.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)The purpose of the study is to examine the functions of provinces in South Africa and their respective comparative advantages from 2013 to 2017, in terms of employment absorption. It is predicted or assumed that there are ... -
Investigating the discouraged workseekers in the South African labour market
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)South Africa is notorious for its socio-economic problems, namely extreme poverty, inequality, and unemployment. These problems have been persistent during the apartheid era and even since the advent of democracy. High ... -
Investigating the linkages between the formal and informal sector in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)There have been many studies focussing on informal sector in South Africa in the last 25 years. This paper adds to the wealth of research that has been conducted in this field. It examines the linkages between the formal ... -
Investigating underemployment in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Labour economists in South Africa have extensively researched on almost all aspects of the unemployment phenomenon, specifically, the levels and extent of unemployment as well as the causes of unemployment have received a ... -
Is there a relation between the labour market regulation and the high unemployment rate in South Africa? an assessment of the south African labour market regulation
(2010)This research paper is a review of the assertion by some commentators that the regulation of the labour market is a cause of the high unemployment rate in South Africa. It starts by providing a historical background of ... -
Movement of Zimbabwean immigrants into, within and out of the farm labour market in Limpopo province South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This thesis presents findings from ethnographic research conducted over a period of 17 months in the Blouberg and Molemole local municipalities of Capricorn District in Limpopo province with the aim of exploring mobility ... -
The relationship between attaining Matric and labour market outcomes in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The South African labour market is characterised by a persistently high level and rate of unemployment and constrained capacity to create jobs. Given these conditions in the labour market, it is of interest to understand ... -
Youth wage subsidy as a possible solution to youth unemployment in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)South Africa is characterised by its high and persistent level of unemployment, in particular among the youth. The high youth unemployment is attributed to various reasons, ranging from their lack of work experience, ...