October Household Survey 1999
South Africa, 1999
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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)
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"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.
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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).
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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).
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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.
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Poswell, Laura. The post-Apartheid South African labour market: A status report. Cape Town, South Africa: Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town, 2002.
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Bhorat, Haroon. "The post-apartheid challenge: Labour demand trends in the South African labour market, 1995-1999." DPRU Working Paper , no. 03/82 (2004).
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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.
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Hofmeyr F, Julian. "The importance of segmentation in the South African labour market." FES/ DPRU Second Annual Conference on Labour Markets and Poverty in South Africa, 22 – 24 October 2002, Glenburn Lodge. Muldersdrift, South Africa, October, 2002.
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Simister, John. "The importance of being earners: why women in South Africa need well-paid jobs." Development Southern Africa 26, no. 05 (2009): 709-719.
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Wöcke, Albert, and Saul Klein. "The implications of South Africa’s skills migration policy for country competitiveness.." Development Southern Africa 19, no. 4 (2002): 441-454.
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Hattingh, Damian, James Hodge, and Sandrine Rospabe. "The impact of privatisation and regulatory reform on wage premia in state-owned enterprises in South Africa." DPRU Working Paper , no. 03/78 (2003).
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Yu, Derek. "The comparability of the Statistics South Africa October Household Surveys and Labour Force Surveys." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 17/07 (2007).
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Armstrong, Paula. "Teacher pay in South Africa: How attractive is the teaching profession?." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 04/09 (2009).
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Alence, Rod. "Sources of successful cost recovery for water: Evidence from a national survey of South African municipalities." Development Southern Africa 19, no. 5 (2002): 699-717.
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Nattrass, Nicoli. "Should youth unemployment be targeted as part of a comprehensive welfare policy in South Africa?." Social Dynamics 28, no. 2 (2002): 207-236.
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Bhorat, Haroon, Pranushka Naidoo, and Carlene Van der Westhuizen. "Shifts in non-income welfare in South Africa: 1993-2004." (2006) DPRU Working Paper 06/108.
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Devey, Richard, Caroline Skinner, and Imraan Valodia. "Second best? Trends and linkages in the informal economy in South Africa." (2006)
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Burger, Rulof, and Rachel Jafta. "Returns to race: Labour market discrimination in post-apartheid South Africa." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 04/06 (2006).
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Wittenberg, Martin, and Mark Collinson. "Restructuring of households in rural South Africa: Reflections on average household size in the agincourt sub-district 1992-2003." Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (Revised draft) , no. 12 (2008).
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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.
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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).
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Ngwane, Alfred K, Venkata S S Yadavalli, and Francois E Steffens. "Poverty: Deprivations in terms of basic needs." Development Southern Africa 19, no. 4 (2002): 545-560.
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Shaikh, Najma, and Haroon Bhorat. "Poverty and labour market markers of HIV positive households in South Africa: An exploratory methodological analysis." (2005) South African Journal of Economics.
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Shepherd, Debra. "Post-apartheid trends in gender discrimination in South Africa: Analysis through decomposition techniques." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 06/08 (2008).
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Lewis D, Jeffrey. "Policies to promote growth and employment in South Africa." TIPS 2001 Annual Forum: New direction in the South African economy, Muldersdrift, 10-12 September, 2001. Muldersdrift, South Africa, July, 2001.
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Stats SA,. Perceived health and other health indicators in South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Statistics South Africa, 2004.
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Wittenberg, Martin. "Nonparametric estimation when income is reported in bands and at points." Economic Research Southern Africa. (ERSA Working Paper) , no. 94 (2008).
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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).
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Moses, Eldridge, and Derek Yu. "Migration from the Northern Cape." Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit , no. 32 (2009).
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Krugell, Waldo, and Marianne Matthee. "Measuring the export capability of South African regions." Development Southern Africa 26, no. 03 (2009): 459-476.
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Kehler, J. Maternity benefits: Do they reflect the needs of working women?: Evaluating the adequacy and accessibility of maternity benefits in various sectors of employment. Cape Town, South Africa: National Association of Democratic Lawyers, 2000.
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Altman, Miriam. Low wage work in South Africa. South Africa: HSRC, 2007.
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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.
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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.