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Household formation and service delivery in post-apartheid South Africa: Evidence from the Agincourt sub-district 1992-2012

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  • Martin Wittenberg

    (DataFirst, SALDRU, School of Economics, University of Cape Town)

  • Mark Collinson

    (MRC/Wits University Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand)

Abstract

South Africa has seen a rapid rate of new household formation since 1994. The same period has also seen an impressive roll-out of housing and services. These interact since new household formation delays the elimination of backlogs. Based on data from the Agincourt study site and a novel decomposition technique we suggest that service delivery may actually fuel new household formation.

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  • Martin Wittenberg & Mark Collinson, 2018. "Household formation and service delivery in post-apartheid South Africa: Evidence from the Agincourt sub-district 1992-2012," SALDRU Working Papers 230, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
    • Handle: RePEc:ldr:wpaper:230
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    Keywords

    South Africa; Agincourt; household formation; RDP housing;
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    JEL classification:

    • C42 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Survey Methods
    • D19 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Other
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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