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October Household Survey 1997

South Africa, 1997
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ZAF_1997_OHS_v01_M
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1 Posel, Dorrit, and Michael Rogan. "Gendered trends in poverty in the post- apartheid period, 1997–2006." Development Southern Africa 29, no. 1 (2012): 97-113.
2 Dinkelman, Taryn, and Farah Pirouz. "Unemployment and labour force participation in South Africa: A focus on the supply-side." Economic Research Southern Africa , no. 28 (2011).
3 Posel, Dorrit, and Michael Rogan. "Gendered trends in poverty in the post-apartheid period, 1997 - 2006." University of Kwazulu Natal , no. 205 (2011).
4 Eyal, Katherine, and Ingrid Woolard. "Female labour force participation and South Africa's Child Support Grant." CSAE 25th Anniversary Conference 2011: Economic Development in Africa. March 8, 2011.
5 Eyal, Katherine, and Ingrid Woolard. "Throwing the book at the CSG." Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit , no. 53 (2011).
6 Kearney, Marna, and Ayodele Odusola. Assessing development strategies to achieve the MDGs in The Republic of South Africa; Country study. : United Nations Department for Social and Economic Affairs, 2011.
7 Tregenna, Fiona. "How significant is intersectoral outsourcing of employment in South Africa?." Industrial and Corporate Change 19, no. 5 (2010): 1427-1457.
8 Woolard, Ingrid, and Murray Leibbrandt. "The evolution and impact of unconditional cash transfers in South Africa." Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit , no. 51 (2010).
9 Ardington, Cally, and Murray Leibbrandt. "Orphanhood and schooling in South Africa: trends in the vulnerability of orphans between 1993 and 2005." Economic Development and Cultural Change 58, no. 3 (2010): 507-536.
10 Branson, Nicola. "Re-weighting the OHS and LFS National Household Survey data to create a consistent series over time: A cross entropy estimation approach." Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit , no. 38 (2009).
11 Moses, Eldridge, and Derek Yu. "Migration from the Northern Cape." Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit , no. 32 (2009).
12 Ntuli, Miracle. "Exploring the status of african women in the South African labour market 1995-2004." Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cape Town, 2009.
13 Burger, Rulof, and Dieter Von Fintel. "Determining the causes of the rising South African unemployment rate: An age, period and generational analysis." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 24/09 (2009).
14 Armstrong, Paula. "Teacher pay in South Africa: How attractive is the teaching profession?." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 04/09 (2009).
15 Yu, Derek. "The comparability of labour force survey (LFS) and quarterly labour force survey (QLFS)." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 08/09 (2009).
16 Aliber, Michael. "Exploring Statistics South Africa's national household surveys as sources of information about food security and subsistence agriculture." (2009) Food Security Project.
17 Armstrong, Paula, and Janca Steenkamp. "South African Trade Unions: an Overview for 1995 to 2005." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 10/08 (2008).
18 Shepherd, Debra. "Post-apartheid trends in gender discrimination in South Africa: Analysis through decomposition techniques." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 06/08 (2008).
19 Yu, Derek. "The South African labour market: 1995 – 2006." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 05/08 (2008).
20 Essop, Hassan, and Derek Yu. "The South African informal sector (1997 – 2006)." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 03/08 (2008).
21 Ardington, Carolyn. "Parental death and schooling outcomes in South Africa." Doctor of Philosophy, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, 2008.
22 Richter, Linda M., and Chris Desmond. "Targeting AIDS orphans and child-headed households? A perspective from national surveys in South Africa, 1995 - 2005." AIDS Care 20, no. 9 (2008): 1019-1028.
23 Ardington, Cally. "Orphanhood and schooling in South Africa: Trends in the vulnerability of orphans between 1993 and 2005." Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit , no. 16 (2008).
24 Wittenberg, Martin. "Nonparametric estimation when income is reported in bands and at points." Economic Research Southern Africa. (ERSA Working Paper) , no. 94 (2008).
25 Gelderblom, Derik. "Does poverty constrain migration in South Africa? Evidence, explanations and implications." Development Southern Africa 24, no. 2 (2007): 241-255.
26 May, Julian, and Charles Meth. "Dualism or underdevelopment in South Africa: What does a quantitative assessment of poverty, inequality and employment reveal?." Development Southern Africa 24, no. 2 (2007): 271-287.
27 Wittenberg, Martin. "Dissecting post-apartheid labour market developments: Decomposing a discrete choice model while dealing with unobservables." Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA Working Paper) , no. 46 (2007).
28 Von Fintel, Dieter. "Dealing with earnings bracket responses in Household Surveys - How sharp are midpoint imputations?." South African Journal of Economics 75, no. 2 (2007): 293-312.
29 Branson, Nicola, and Martin Wittenberg. "The measurement of employment status in South Africa using cohort analysis, 1994-2004.." The South African Journal of Economics 75, no. 2 (2007): 313-326.
30 Burger, Rulof, and Derek Yu. "Wage trends in post-Apartheid South Africa: Constructing an earnings series from household survey data." South African Reserve Bank, Labour Market Frontiers , no. 07/117 (2007).
31 Levinsohn, James. "Two policies to alleviate unemployment in South Africa." (2007) Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan and NBER.
32 Yu, Derek. "The comparability of the Statistics South Africa October Household Surveys and Labour Force Surveys." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 17/07 (2007).
33 Barnes, Helen, Michael Noble, Chris Dibben, Charles Meth, Gemma Wright, and Lucie Cluver. "South Africa microdata scoping study." Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy, University of Oxford, Working Paper no. 6 , no. 6 (2007).
34 Altman, Miriam. Low wage work in South Africa. South Africa: HSRC, 2007.
35 Altman, Miriam. "Identifying employment-creating sectors in South Africa: the role of services industries." Development Southern Africa 23, no. 5 (2007): 627-647.
36 Posel, Dorrit, Linda Richter, and Robert Morrell. BABA- Men and fatherhood in South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: HSRC Press, 2006.
37 Burger, Rulof, and Derek Yu. "Wage trends in post-apartheid South Africa: Constructing an earnings series from household survey data." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 10/06 (2006).
38 Burger, Rulof, and Rachel Jafta. "Returns to race: Labour market discrimination in post-apartheid South Africa." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 04/06 (2006).
39 Banerjee, Abhijit, Sebastian Galiani, Jim Levinsohn, Zoë McLaren, and Ingrid Woolard. "Why has unemployment risen in the new South Africa?." International Policy Center Working Paper Series , no. 35 (2006).
40 van der Berg, Servaas, Ronelle Burger, Rulof Burger, Megan Louw, and Derek Yu. "Trends in poverty and inequality since the political transition." (2006)
41 Altman, Miriam. "Identifying employment-creating sectors in South Africa: The role of services industries." Development Southern Africa 23, no. 5 (2006): 627-647.
42 Branson, Nicola. "The South African labour market 1995-2004: A cohort analysis.." SALDRU Working Paper , no. 06/07 (2006).
43 Devey, Richard, Caroline Skinner, and Imraan Valodia. "Second best? Trends and linkages in the informal economy in South Africa." (2006)
44 Klasen, Stephan, and Ingrid Woolard. "Surviving unemployment without state support: Unemployment and household formation in South Africa." CSSR Working Paper , no. 129 (2005).
45 Pirouz, Farah. "Have labour market outcomes affected household structure in South Africa? A descriptive analysis of households.." DPRU Working Paper , no. 05/100 (2005).
46 Serumaga-Zake, P., D. Kotze, and R. Madsen. "A descriptive study of the dynamics of relative poverty in the Western Cape Province of South Africa." Development Southern Africa 22, no. 1 (2005): 143-160.
47 Powdthavee, Nattavudh. "Unhappiness and crime: Evidence from South Africa." Economica 72, no. 287 (2005): 531-547.
48 van den Brink, Rogier, Glen Thomas, Hans Binswanger, John Bruce, and Frank Byamugisha. "Consensus, confusion, and controversy: Selected land reform issues in Sub-Saharan Africa." World Bank Research Working Paper No. 71 1, no. 1 (2005): 1-64.
49 Seekings, Jeremy, Murray Leibbrandt, and Nicoli Nattrass. "Income inequality after Apartheid." CSSR Working Paper No. 75 , no. 75 (2004).
50 Wittenberg, Martin. "The mystery of South Africa's ghost workers in 1996: Measurement and mismeasurement in the manufacturing census, population census and October Household Surveys." South African Journal of Economics 72, no. 5 (2004): 1003-1022.
51 Cox, Kevin R, David Hemson, and Alison Todes. "Urbanization in South Africa and the changing character of migrant labour." South African Geographical Journal 86, no. 1 (2004): 7-16.
52 Casale, Daniela, Colette Muller, and Dorrit Posel. "Two million net new jobs:A reconsideration of the rise in employment in South Africa, 1995-2003." South African Journal of Economics 72, no. 5 (2004): 978-1002.
53 Meth, Charles. "Half Measures: The ANC's Unemployment and Poverty Reduction Goals." (2004)
54 Casale, Daniela. "What has the feminisation of the labour market 'brought' women in South Africa? Trends in labour force participation, employment and earnings, 1995 - 2001." (2004)
55 Simkins, Charles. "Employment and unemployment in South Africa." Journal of Contemporary African Studies 22, no. 2 (2004): 253-278.
56 Fedderke, Johannes, Jeenesh Manga, and Farah Pirouz. "Challenging Cassandra: Household and per capita household income distribution in the October Household Surveys 1995-1999, Income and Expenditure Surveys 1995 & 2000, and the Labour Force Survey 2000." Economic Research Southern Africa , no. 13 (2004).
57 Casale, Daniela. "What has the feminisation of the labour market ‘bought’ women in South Africa? Trends in labour force participation, employment and earnings, 1995-2001." DPRU Working Paper , no. 04/84 (2004).
58 Casale, Daniela, Collete Muller, and Dorrit Posel. "“Two million net new jobs”: A reconsideration of the rise in employment in South Africa, 1995-2003." South African Journal of Economics 72, no. 5 (2004): 978-1002.
59 Koen, Charlton. "The contribution of technikons to human resources development in South Africa." DPRU Working Paper , no. 03/80 (2003).
60 Posel, Dorrit, and Daniela Casale. "What has been happening to internal labour migration in South Africa, 1993-1999?." South African Journal of Economics 71, no. 3 (2003): 455-479.
61 Posel, Dorrit. "The collection of national household survey data in South Africa (1993-2001): Rendering labour migration invisible." Development Southern Africa 20, no. 3 (2003): 361-368.
62 Muller, Colette. "Measuring South Africa's informal sector: An analysis of national household surveys." DPRU Working Paper , no. 03/71 (2003).
63 "What has been happening to internal labour migration in South Africa, 1993-1999?." The South African Journal of Economics 71, no. 3 (2003): 455-479.
64 Samson, Michael, Oliver Babson, Claudia Haarman, Dirk Haarman, Gilbert Khathi, Kenneth Mac Quene, and Ingrid van Niekerk. Research review on social security reform and the basic income grant for South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Economic Policy Research Institute, 2002.
65 Bray, Rachel. "Missing links? An examination of the contributions made by social surveys to our understanding of child well-being in South Africa." CSSR Working Paper , no. 23 (2002).
66 Keswell, Malcolm, and Laura Poswell. "How important is education for getting ahead in South Africa?." CSSR Working Papers , no. 22 (2002).
67 Booysen, Frikkie, and Tanja Arntz. "Children of the storm: HIV/AIDS and children in South Africa.." Social Dynamics 28, no. 1 (2002): 170-192.
68 Dinkleman, Taryn, and Farah Pirouz. "Individual, household and regional determinants of labour force attachement in South Africa: Evidence from the 1997 October Household Survey." South African Journal of Economics 70, no. 5 (2002): 865-891.
69 Fedderke, Johannes. "The structure of growth in the South African economy: Factor accumulation and total factor productivity growth 1970-97." South African Journal of Economics 70, no. 4 (2002): 282-299.
70 Dinkelman, Taryn, and Farah Pirouz. "Individual, household and regional determinants of labour force attachment in South Africa." South African Journal of Economics 70, no. 5 (2002): 865-891.
71 Abdi, Tahir, and Lawrence Edwards. "Trade, Technology and Wage Inequality in South Africa." (2002)
72 Abdi, Tahir, and Lawrence Edwards. "Trade, technology and wage inequality in South Africa." DPRU Working Paper 02, no. 60 (2002): 1-31.
73 Edwards, L. "Globalisation and the skills bias of occupational employment in South Africa." South African Journal of Economics 69, no. 1 (2001): 40-71.
74 Bhorat, Haroon. "Employment trends in South Africa." FES Occasional Paper , no. 2 (2001).
75 Allanson, Paul, and Jonathan Atkins. "Labour market reform and the evolution of the racial wage hierarchy in post-Apartheid South Africa." DPRU Working Paper , no. 01/59 (2001).
76 Kingdon, Geeta G, and John Knight. "Unemployment in South Africa: the nature of the beast." CSAE Working Paper , no. 2001-15 (2001).
77 Lam, D. "The impact of race on earnings and human capital in Brazil, South Africa and the United States.." DPRU/FES Conference on Labour Markets and Poverty in South Africa, Johannesburg, November 15-16, 2001. Johannesburg, South Africa, November 16, 2001.
78 Hirschowitz, Ros, Debbie Budlender, and W.M. Sekwati. South Africa in transition: Selected findings from the October Household Survey of 1999 and changes that have occured between 1995 and 1999. Pretoria, South Africa: Statistics South Africa, 2001.
79 Budlender, Debbie, and Ian Macun. Mean and minimum wages in South Africa.. Pretoria, South Africa: Statistics South Africa, 2000.
80 Swanepoel, Rene, and David J Stoker. The estimation and presentation of standard errors in a survey report. South Africa: Statistics South Africa, 2000.
81 Nattrass, Nicoli. "The debate about unemployment in the 1990s." Studies in Economics and Econometrics 24, no. 3 (2000): 73-89.
82 Adato, Michelle, Lawrence Haddad, D. Horner, N. Ravjee, and R. Haywood. From works to public works: The performance of labour-intensive public works in Western Cape Province, South Africa. Cape Town , South Africa: Labour and Devlopment Research Unit, 1999.
83 Statistics South Africa. "Unemployment and employment in South Africa.." Pretoria, South Africa: Statistics South Africa, 1998.
84 De Klerk, Mike, Scott Drimie, Michael Aliber, Simphiwe Mini, Rueben Mokoena, Rendani Randela, Salome Modiselle, Ben Roberts, Coleen Vogel, Cobus De Swardt, and Johan Kirsten. "Food security in South Africa: Key policy issues for the medium term."
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