October Household Survey 1999
South Africa, 1999
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Posel, Dorrit, and Michael Rogan. "Gendered trends in poverty in the post-apartheid period, 1997 - 2006." University of Kwazulu Natal , no. 205 (2011).
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Posel, Dorrit, and Daniela Casale. "Language proficiency and language policy in South Africa: Findings from new data." International Journal of Educational Development 31, no. 5 (2011): 449 --457.
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Yu, Derek. "The comparability of labour force survey (LFS) and quarterly labour force survey (QLFS)." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 08/09 (2009).
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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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Muller, Colette. "An analysis of the extent, nature and consequences of female part- time employment in post- apartheid South Africa." A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2009.
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Ntuli, Miracle. "Exploring the status of african women in the South African labour market 1995-2004." Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cape Town, 2009.
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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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Moses, Eldridge, and Derek Yu. "Migration from the Northern Cape." Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit , no. 32 (2009).
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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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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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Armstrong, Paula, and Janca Steenkamp. "South African Trade Unions: an Overview for 1995 to 2005." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 10/08 (2008).
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Yu, Derek. "The South African labour market: 1995 – 2006." Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers , no. 05/08 (2008).
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Altman, Miriam. Low wage work in South Africa. South Africa: HSRC, 2007.
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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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Altman, Miriam. "Identifying employment-creating sectors in South Africa: the role of services industries." Development Southern Africa 23, no. 5 (2007): 627-647.
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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).
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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.
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Bhorat, Haroon, Carlene van der Westhuizen, and Sumayya Goga. "Welfare shifts in the post-apartheid South Africa: A comprehensive measurement of changes." DPRU Working Paper 07, no. 128 (2007).
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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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Laugksch C, Rüdiger. "Analysis of South African graduate degrees in science education: 1930–2000." Science Education 89, no. 3 (2005): 418-432.
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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.
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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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Klasen, Stephan, and Ingrid Woolard. "Surviving unemployment without state support: Unemployment and household formation in South Africa." CSSR Working Paper , no. 129 (2005).
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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.
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Pirouz, Farah. "Have labour market outcomes affected household structure in South Africa? A descriptive analysis of households.." DPRU Working Paper , no. 05/100 (2005).
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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).
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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.
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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).
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Bicak, Hasan A, Glenn P Jenkins, Chun-Yan Kuo, and M Benjamin Mphahlele. "An operational guide to the estimation of the economic opportunity cost of labour in South Africa.." South African Journal of Economics 72, no. 5 (2004): 1057-1068.
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Brookes, Mich, and Tim Hinks. "The racial employment gap in South Africa." South African Journal of Economics 72, no. 3 (2004): 573-580.
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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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Bhorat, Haroon. "Labour market challenges in the post-Apartheid South Africa." South African Journal of Economics 72, no. 5 (2004): 940-977.
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Wittenberg, Martin, and M A Collinson. Household transitions in rural South Africa during 1996-2003. 2004.
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Meth, Charles. "Half Measures: The ANC's Unemployment and Poverty Reduction Goals." (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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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.
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Moller, Valerie, and Richard Devey. "Trends in living conditions and satisfaction among poorer older South Africans: Objective and subjective indicators of quality of life in the October Household Survey." Development Southern Africa 20, no. 4 (2003): 457-476.
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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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