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Citations

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Working papers

  1. Andrew Kerr, 2021. "Measuring earnings inequality in South Africa using household survey and administrative tax microdata," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-82, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

    Cited by:

    1. Alexia Lochmann, 2022. "Diagnosing Drivers of Spatial Exclusion: Places, People, and Policies in South Africa’s Former Homelands," Growth Lab Working Papers 199, Harvard's Growth Lab.
    2. Alexia Lochmann, 2022. "Diagnosing Drivers of Spatial Exclusion: Places, People, and Policies in South Africa’s Former Homelands," CID Working Papers 140a, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
    3. Timothy Köhler & Haroon Bhorat & Robert Hill, 2023. "The effect of wage subsidies on job retention in a developing country: Evidence from South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-114, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    4. Kerr,Andrew Nicholas & Zondi,Mxolisi, 2024. "Measuring the Upper Tail of the Income and Wealth Distributions," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10836, The World Bank.

  2. Andrew Kerr, 2020. "Earnings in the South African Revenue Service IRP5 data," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-62, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

    Cited by:

    1. Joshua Budlender & Amina Ebrahim, 2021. "Estimating employment responses to South Africa's Employment Tax Incentive," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-118, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

  3. Andrew Kerr & Cally Ardington & Rulof Burger, 2020. "Sample design and weighting in the NIDS-CRAM survey," SALDRU Working Papers 267, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.

    Cited by:

    1. Chijioke O Nwosu & Umakrishnan Kollamparambil & Adeola Oyenubi, 2022. "Socio-economic inequalities in ability to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 33(2), pages 290-307, June.
    2. Chijioke O. Nwosu & Umakrishnan Kollamparambil & Adeola Oyenubi, 2022. "Food insecurity and health outcomes during the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa: a longitudinal study," Health Economics Review, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 1-16, December.
    3. Julius Ohrnberger, 2022. "Economic shocks, health, and social protection: The effect of COVID‐19 income shocks on health and mitigation through cash transfers in South Africa," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 31(11), pages 2481-2498, November.
    4. Lumengo Bonga-Bonga & Thabiso Molemohi & Frederich Kirsten, 2023. "The Role of Personal Characteristics in Shaping Gender-Biased Job Losses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of South Africa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-14, April.

  4. Andrew Kerr & Bruce McDougall, 2020. "What is a firm census in a developing country? An answer from Ghana," CSAE Working Paper Series 2020-11, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

    Cited by:

    1. Francis Teal, 2023. "Firm Size, Employment and Value Added in African Manufacturing Firms: Why Ghana Needs Its 1%," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 32(2), pages 118-136.
    2. Francis Teal, 2023. "What Explains the Firm Size Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa and Why Does It Matter?," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 32(2), pages 111-117.

  5. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg, 2019. "Earnings and employment microdata in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-47, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

    Cited by:

    1. John Knight, 2020. "A Tale of Two Countries and Two Stages: South Africa, China, and the Lewis Model," CSAE Working Paper Series 2020-06, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    2. Marlies Piek & Dieter von Fintel & Johann F. Kirsten, 2020. "Separating employment effects into job destruction and job creation: Evidence from a large minimum wage increase in the agricultural sector using administrative tax data," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-51, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. Jacqueline Mosomi & Mrtin Wittenberg, 2020. "The labor market in South Africa, 2000–2017," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 475-475, April.
    4. Giorgio d'Agostino & Francesco Giuli & Marco Lorusso & Margherita Scarlato, 2020. "Fiscal policy, labour market, and inequality: Diagnosing South Africa's anomalies in the shadow of racial discrimination," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-122, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    5. Serena Merrino, 2020. "Measuring labour earnings inequality in post-apartheid South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-32, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    6. Andres Fortunato, 2022. "Getting Back on the Curve South Africa’s Manufacturing Challenge," CID Working Papers 139a, Center for International Development at Harvard University.

  6. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg, 2017. "Public sector wages and employment in South Africa," SALDRU Working Papers 214, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.

    Cited by:

    1. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg, 2019. "Earnings and employment microdata in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-47, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Jacqueline Mosomi, 2019. "Distributional changes in the gender wage gap in the post-apartheid South African labour market," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-17, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. Murray Leibbrandt & Vimal Ranchhod & Pippa Green, 2018. "Taking stock of South African income inequality," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-184, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    4. Roberts, Gareth & Schöer, Volker, 2021. "Gender-based segregation in education, jobs and earnings in South Africa," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 23(C).
    5. Haroon Bhorat & Safia Khan, 2018. "Structural Change and Patterns of Inequality in the South African Labour Market," Working Papers 201801, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
    6. Andrew Kerr, 2020. "Earnings in the South African Revenue Service IRP5 data," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-62, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

  7. Andrew Kerr, 2016. "Job flows, worker flows, and churning in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2016-37, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

    Cited by:

    1. Olga Alexandra Chinita Pirrolas & Pedro Miguel Alves Ribeiro Correia, 2021. "The Theoretical-Conceptual Model of Churning in Human Resources: The Importance of Its Operationalization," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-10, April.
    2. Seán M. Muller, 2021. "Evidence for a YETI? A Cautionary Tale from South Africa's Youth Employment Tax Incentive," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 52(6), pages 1301-1342, November.
    3. Bassier, Ihsaan, 2022. "Firms and inequality when unemployment is high," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 117999, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    4. Vimal Ranchhod & Reza Che Daniels, 2021. "Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa at the Onset of the COVID‐19 Pandemic," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 89(1), pages 44-62, March.
    5. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg, 2019. "Earnings and employment microdata in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-47, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    6. Marlies Piek & Dieter von Fintel & Johann F. Kirsten, 2020. "Separating employment effects into job destruction and job creation: Evidence from a large minimum wage increase in the agricultural sector using administrative tax data," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-51, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    7. Ihsaan Bassier & Joshua Budlender & Maya Goldman, 2022. "Social distress and (some) relief: Estimating the impact of pandemic job loss on poverty in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2022-80, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    8. Schotte, Simone & Zizzamia, Rocco & Leibbrandt, Murray, 2018. "A poverty dynamics approach to social stratification: The South African case," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 88-103.
    9. Ihsaan Bassier, 2022. "Firms and inequality when unemployment is high," CEP Discussion Papers dp1872, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    10. Shakeba Foster, 2023. "Employment transitions with high unemployment and a small informal sector: Examining worker flows during normal and recessionary periods in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-56, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    11. Stewart Ngandu & Carolyn Chisadza, 2018. "Employer characteristics and youth employment outcomes in the formal sector in South Africa: Assessment using administrative tax data," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-82, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    12. Bassier, Ihsaan, 2023. "Firms and inequality when unemployment is high," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
    13. Maya Goldman & Ihsaan Bassier & Joshua Budlender & Lindi Mzankomo & Ingrid Woolard & Murray Leibbrandt, 2021. "Simulation of options to replace the special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant and close the poverty gap at the food poverty line," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-165, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    14. Olga Alexandra Chinita Pirrolas & Pedro Miguel Alves Ribeiro Correia, 2022. "Literature Review on Human Resource Churning—Theoretical Framework, Costs and Proposed Solutions," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-15, October.
    15. Ronak Jain & Joshua Budlender & Rocco Zizzamia & Ihsaan Bassier, 2020. "The labor market and poverty impacts of COVID-19 in South Africa," CSAE Working Paper Series 2020-14, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    16. Andrew Kerr, 2021. "Measuring earnings inequality in South Africa using household survey and administrative tax microdata," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-82, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    17. Ihsaan Bassier & Joshua Budlender & Rocco Zizzamia & Murray Leibbrandt & Vimal Ranchhod, 2020. "Locked down and locked out: Repurposing social assistance as emergency relief to informal workers," SALDRU Working Papers 261, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
    18. Mattie Susan Landman & Neave O'Clery, 2020. "The impact of the Employment Equity Act on female inter-industry labour mobility and the gender wage gap in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-52, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    19. Amina Ebrahim & Christopher Axelson, 2019. "The creation of an individual panel using administrative tax microdata in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-27, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    20. Robert Hill & Kezia Lilenstein & Amy Thornton, 2020. "Job spells in an emerging market: Evidence from apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-27, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    21. Bassier, Ihsaan, 2022. "Firms and inequality when unemployment is high," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 121970, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    22. Joshua Budlender, 2019. "Markups and market structure in South Africa: What can be learnt from new administrative data?," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-58, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    23. Ihsaan Bassier, 2019. "The wage-setting power of firms: Rent-sharing and monopsony in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-34, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    24. Amina Ebrahim & Kezia Lilenstein, 2019. "Gender and the South African labour market: Policy relevant research possibilities using South African tax data," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-31, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    25. Rocco ZIZZAMIA & Vimal RANCHHOD, 2020. "Earnings inequality over the life-course in South Africa," Working Paper 98ced6cc-3016-49dc-a2b6-b, Agence française de développement.
    26. Marlies Piek & Dieter von Fintel & Johann Kirsten, 2023. "The impact of agricultural minimum wages on worker flows in South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 91(4), pages 446-465, December.
    27. Jacomien van der Merwe & Stephan Krygsman, 2020. "The relationship between transport accessibility and employment duration," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-56, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    28. Andrew Kerr, 2020. "Earnings in the South African Revenue Service IRP5 data," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-62, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

  8. Elwyn Davies & Andrew Kerr, 2015. "Firm Survival and Change in Ghana, 2003-2013," CSAE Working Paper Series 2015-06, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

    Cited by:

    1. McKenzie, David & Paffhausen, Anna Luisa, 2017. "Small Firm Death in Developing Countries," CEPR Discussion Papers 12401, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    2. Florian Leon, 2019. "The elusive quest for high- growth firms in Africa: The (lack of) growth persistence in Senegal," Working Papers hal-02493326, HAL.
    3. Andam, K. & Asante, S., 2018. "Determinants of firm exit and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 277487, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    4. Andam, Kwaw S. & Asante, Seth, 2018. "Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana," IFPRI discussion papers 1755, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

  9. Andrew Kerr, 2015. "Tax(i)ing the poor? Commuting costs in South Africa," SALDRU Working Papers 156, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.

    Cited by:

    1. Tiaan MEIRING & Catherine KANNEMEYER & Elnari POTGIETER, 2018. "The Gap Between Rich and Poor: South African Society’s Biggest Divide Depends on Where You Think You Fit In," Working Paper ffd19ae8-4b12-4b82-b218-8, Agence française de développement.
    2. Picarelli, Nathalie, 2019. "There Is No Free House," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 35-52.
    3. Wheeler, Laurel & Garlick, Robert & Johnson, Eric & Shaw, Patrick & Gargano, Marissa, 2019. "LinkedIn(to) Job Opportunities: Experimental Evidence from Job Readiness Training," Working Papers 2019-14, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.
    4. Henseler, Martin & Maisonnave, Helene, 2018. "Low world oil prices: A chance to reform fuel subsidies and promote public transport? A case study for South Africa," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 108(C), pages 45-62.
    5. Martin Abel, 2023. "Labor Market Discrimination and Sorting: Evidence From South Africa," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 32(4), pages 331-351.
    6. Jacomien van der Merwe & Stephan Krygsman, 2020. "The relationship between transport accessibility and employment duration," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-56, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

  10. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg & Jairo Arrow, 2013. "Job Creation and Destruction in South Africa," SALDRU Working Papers 092, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.

    Cited by:

    1. Isaacs, Gilad, 2014. "The myth of “neutrality” and the rhetoric of “stability”: macroeconomic policy in democratic South Africa," MPRA Paper 54426, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Thomas Habanabakize & Daniel Francois Meyer & Judit Oláh, 2019. "The Impact of Productivity, Investment and Real Wages on Employment Absorption Rate in South Africa," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 8(12), pages 1-15, December.
    3. Chigbu, Bianca Ifeoma & Nekhwevha, Fhulu H., 2021. "The future of work and uncertain labour alternatives as we live through the industrial age of possible singularity: Evidence from South Africa," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
    4. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg, 2019. "Earnings and employment microdata in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-47, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    5. Ibrahim Mike Okumu & Patricia Naluwooza & Edward Bbaale, 2022. "Firm Dynamics, Job Creation and Job Destruction in Africa: Is the Quality of Institutional Environment Relevant?," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 34(6), pages 2970-3004, December.
    6. Mulalo Mamburu, 2017. "Defining high-growth firms in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-107, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    7. Nicola Viegi, 2015. "Labour Market and Monetary Policy in South Africa," Working Papers 6607, South African Reserve Bank.
    8. Félix, Elisabete Gomes Santana & Belo, Teresa Freitas, 2019. "The impact of microcredit on poverty reduction in eleven developing countries in south-east Asia," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 52.
    9. Florian Leon & Samuel Monteiro, 2019. "Financial constraints, factor combination and Gibrat's law in Africa," Working Papers hal-02493343, HAL.
    10. Marlies Piek & Dieter von Fintel, 2018. "Sectoral minimum wages in South Africa: disemployment by firm size and trade exposure," Working Papers 19/2018, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    11. Andrew Kerr, 2018. "Job Flows, Worker Flows and Churning in South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 86(S1), pages 141-166, January.
    12. Charles Adams & Derek Yu, 2022. "Labour market trends in South Africa in 2009-2019: A lost decade?," Working Papers 03/2022, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    13. Asmae Beladel & Radouane Raouf, 2022. "Impact assessment of job reallocation on unemployment in Morocco: An ARDL approach," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 34(4), pages 500-512, December.
    14. Bianca I Chigbu & Fhulu H Nekhwevha, 2022. "The extent of job automation in the automobile sector in South Africa," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 43(2), pages 726-747, May.
    15. Rahul Anand & Siddharth Kothari & Naresh Kumar, 2016. "South Africa: Labor Market Dynamics and Inequality," IMF Working Papers 2016/137, International Monetary Fund.
    16. Mattie Susan Landman & Neave O'Clery, 2020. "The impact of the Employment Equity Act on female inter-industry labour mobility and the gender wage gap in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-52, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    17. Thomas Habanabakize & Paul-Francois Muzindutsi, 2017. "Analysis of Government Expenditure and Sectoral Employment in the Post-apartheid South Africa: Application of ARDL Model," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 9(2), pages 224-233.
    18. Andres Fortunato, 2022. "Getting Back on the Curve South Africa’s Manufacturing Challenge," Growth Lab Working Papers 198, Harvard's Growth Lab.
    19. Nicola Viegi & Vincent Dadam, 2023. "Investigating unemployment hysteresis in South Africa," Working Papers 11043, South African Reserve Bank.
    20. Amina Ebrahim & Kezia Lilenstein, 2019. "Gender and the South African labour market: Policy relevant research possibilities using South African tax data," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-31, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    21. Stephen Esaku, 2022. "Which firms drive employment growth in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Kenya," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 59(1), pages 383-396, June.
    22. Samuels, Alexander & Takawira, Blessing & Mbhele, Thokozani Patmond, 2024. "Evolving Supply Chain Management from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: A Systematic Review of Blue Ocean Strategy in South African Enterprises," Journal of Economic and Social Development, Clinical Journals Press, vol. 11(02), pages 01-20, September.
    23. Andres Fortunato, 2022. "Getting Back on the Curve South Africa’s Manufacturing Challenge," CID Working Papers 139a, Center for International Development at Harvard University.

  11. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg, 2013. "Sampling methodology and field work changes in the october household surveys and labour force surveys," SALDRU Working Papers 101, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.

    Cited by:

    1. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg, 2019. "Earnings and employment microdata in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-47, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Martin Wittenberg, 2017. "Wages and Wage Inequality in South Africa 1994–2011: Part 1 – Wage Measurement and Trends," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 85(2), pages 279-297, June.
    3. Amy Thornton & Martin Wittenberg, 2022. "Reweighting the OHS and GHS to improve data quality: Representativeness, household counts, and small households," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 90(4), pages 513-534, December.
    4. Martin Wittenberg, 2014. "Wages and wage inequality in South Africa 1994-2011: The evidence from household survey data," SALDRU Working Papers 135, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
    5. Takwanisa Machemedze & Andrew Kerr & Rob Dorrington, 2020. "South African population projection and household survey sample weight recalibration," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-67, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    6. Martin Wittenberg, 2017. "Wages and Wage Inequality in South Africa 1994–2011: Part 2 – Inequality Measurement and Trends," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 85(2), pages 298-318, June.
    7. Martin Wittenberg & Mark Collinson & Tom Harris, 2017. "Decomposing changes in household measures: Household size and services in South Africa, 1994–2012," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 37(39), pages 1297-1326.
    8. Oyenubi, Adeola & Mosomi, Jacqueline, 2024. "Utility of inequality sensitive measures of the gender wage gap: Evidence from South Africa," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 576-590.
    9. Wittenberg, Martin., 2014. "Analysis of employment, real wage, and productivity trends in South Africa since 1994," ILO Working Papers 994847703402676, International Labour Organization.

  12. Andrew Kerr, 2012. "A Model of Comparative Advantage with Matching in the Urban Tanzanian Labour Market," CSAE Working Paper Series 2012-21, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

    Cited by:

    1. Girsberger, Esther Mirjam & Meango, Romuald, 2022. "The Puzzle of Educated Unemployment in West Africa," IZA Discussion Papers 15721, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Jonathan Lain, 2019. "Discrimination in a search and matching model with self-employment," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 9(1), pages 1-35, December.
    3. Stephanie de Mel, 2020. "A Job Worth Waiting for: Parental Wealth and Youth Unemployment in Ghana," IFS Working Papers W20/21, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
    4. Jonathan Lain, 2016. "Discrimination in a Search-Match Model with Self-Employment," CSAE Working Paper Series 2016-02, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

  13. Andrew Kerr & Francis Teal, 2012. "The Determinants of Earnings Inequalities: Panel data evidence from South Africa," CSAE Working Paper Series 2012-04, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

    Cited by:

    1. Mari Kangasniemi & Jukka Pirttilä, 2013. "Trade unions in the south and co-operation between unions in the South and in the North: A survey of the economics literature," Working Papers 285, Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE, The Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE.
    2. Hamoudi, Amar & Thomas, Duncan, 2014. "Endogenous coresidence and program incidence: South Africa's Old Age Pension," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 109(C), pages 30-37.
    3. Amar Hamoudi & Duncan Thomas, 2014. "Endogenous Co-residence and Program Incidence: South Africa's Old Age Pension," NBER Working Papers 19929, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    4. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg & Jairo Arrow, 2013. "Job Creation and Destruction in South Africa," SALDRU Working Papers 092, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
    5. Magejo, Prudence & Benhura, Miracle, 2015. "A Detailed Decomposition Analysis of the Public-Private Sector Wage Gap in South Africa," IZA Discussion Papers 9271, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    6. Serena Merrino, 2020. "Measuring labour earnings inequality in post-apartheid South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-32, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

  14. Paolo Falco & Andrew Kerr & Neil Rankin & Justin Sandefur & Francis Teal, 2010. "The Returns to formality and Informality in Urban Africa," CSAE Working Paper Series 2010-03, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

    Cited by:

    1. Huu Chi Nguyen & Christophe Nordman & François Roubaud, 2011. "Who Suffers the Penalty? A Panel Data Analysis of Earnings Gaps in Vietnam," Working Papers DT/2011/15, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
    2. Zhu, Chen & Lee, Chien-Chiang & Hong, Jin & Shi, Xing, 2023. "Multidimensional cultural distance and self-employment of internal migrants in China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 58-81.
    3. TANSEL, Aysit & Keskin, Halil Ibrahim & Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin, 2015. "Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty in Egypt?," MPRA Paper 67051, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Hirvonen, Kalle & Hoddinott, John F., 2018. "Payment modality preferences: Evidence from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme," ESSP working papers 125, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    5. Dieter von Fintel, 2016. "Institutional wage-setting, labour demand and labour supply: causal estimates from a South African pseudo-panel," Working Papers 07/2016, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
    6. Nordman, Christophe Jalil & Rakotomanana, Faly & Roubaud, François, 2016. "Informal versus Formal: A Panel Data Analysis of Earnings Gaps in Madagascar," IZA Discussion Papers 9970, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    7. Eliane El Badaoui & Frank Walsh & Eric Strobl & Olivier Bargain & Prudence Magejo, 2024. "Informality, Self-employment, and Heterogeneous Managerial Ability: A Model for Developing Countries," Post-Print hal-04606281, HAL.
    8. Eliane Badaoui & Olivier Bargain & Prudence Magejo & Eric Strobl & Frank Walsh, 2023. "A Search Model with Self-Employment and Heterogeneity in Managerial Ability," EconomiX Working Papers 2023-9, University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX.
    9. Hanan Nazier & Racha Ramadan, 2014. "Informality and Poverty: a Casuality Dilemma with Application to Egypt," Working Papers 895, Economic Research Forum, revised Dec 2014.
    10. Falco, Paolo & Maloney, William F. & Rijkers, Bob & Sarrias, Mauricio, 2012. "Heterogeneity in subjective wellbeing : an application to occupational allocation in Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6244, The World Bank.
    11. Mr. Christopher S Adam & Mr. Edward F Buffie, 2020. "The Minimum Wage Puzzle in Less Developed Countries: Reconciling Theory and Evidence," IMF Working Papers 2020/023, International Monetary Fund.
    12. Stefano A. Caria & Paolo Falco, 2014. "Does the Risk of Poverty Reduce Happiness?," Development Working Papers 363, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano, revised 07 Apr 2014.
    13. Adomako, Samuel & Shenkar, Oded & Liu, Xiaohui & Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph & Ahsan, Mujtaba, 2024. "Editorial on Doing business in Africa: Navigating opportunities and challenges in Africa's emerging markets," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 30(5).
    14. Aysit Tansel & Elif Oznur Acar, 2016. "The Formal/Informal Employment Earnings Gap: Evidence from Turkey," Research on Economic Inequality, in: Inequality after the 20th Century: Papers from the Sixth ECINEQ Meeting, volume 24, pages 121-154, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    15. Bosch, Mariano & Goñi-Pacchioni, Edwin & Maloney, William, 2012. "Trade liberalization, labor reforms and formal–informal employment dynamics," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(5), pages 653-667.
    16. Paolo Falco, 2013. "Does risk matter for occupational choices? Experimental evidence from an African labour market," CSAE Working Paper Series 2013-15, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    17. Ali Moghaddasi Kelishomi & Roberto Nisticò, 2023. "Economic Sanctions and Informal Employment," CSEF Working Papers 692, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy.
    18. Andrew Kerr, 2012. "A Model of Comparative Advantage with Matching in the Urban Tanzanian Labour Market," CSAE Working Paper Series 2012-21, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    19. Andy McKay & Jukka Pirttilä & Caroline Schimanski, 2019. "The tax elasticity of formal work in African countries," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-69, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    20. Andrew Kerr & Francis Teal, 2012. "The Determinants of Earnings Inequalities: Panel data evidence from South Africa," CSAE Working Paper Series 2012-04, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    21. Siba, Eyerusalem, 2015. "Returns to Physical Capital in Ethiopia: Comparative Analysis of Formal and Informal Firms," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 215-229.
    22. Philippe De Vreyer & François Roubaud, 2013. "Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 15808, April.
    23. Negrete Garcia, Ana Karen, 2018. "Constrained Potential: A Characterisation of Mexican Microenterprises," GIGA Working Papers 309, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.
    24. Jonathan Lain, 2019. "Discrimination in a search and matching model with self-employment," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 9(1), pages 1-35, December.
    25. Baptist, Simon & Teal, Francis J., 2015. "Why Do South Korean Firms Produce So Much More Output per Worker than Ghanaian Ones?," IZA Discussion Papers 9157, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    26. Teal, Francis, 2011. "The price of labour and understanding the causes of poverty," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 18(S1), pages 7-15.
    27. Goedele Van den Broeck & Talip Kilic & Janneke Pieters, 2023. "Structural transformation and the gender pay gap in Sub-Saharan Africa," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(4), pages 1-17, April.
    28. Kamei,Akito & Nakamura,Shohei, 2020. "Urban Agglomerations and Employment Transitions in Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9184, The World Bank.
    29. Aysit Tansel & Halil Ibrahim Keskin & Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir, 2020. "Is there an informal employment wage penalty in Egypt? Evidence from quantile regression on panel data," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 58(6), pages 2949-2979, June.
    30. Andrew Kerr, 2014. "Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa edited by Philippe De Vreyer and Franços Roubaud , Washington, DC : World Bank , 2013 , xxxii + 428 pp," The Developing Economies, Institute of Developing Economies, vol. 52(4), pages 383-386, December.
    31. Douglas Amuli Ibale, 2020. "Earning structure and heterogeneity of the labor market: Evidence from DR Congo," LIDAM Discussion Papers IRES 2020037, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
    32. Sarah Bridges & Louise Fox & Alessio Gaggero & Trudy Owens, 2013. "Labour Market Entry and Earnings: Evidence from Tanzanian Retrospective Data," Discussion Papers 13/05, University of Nottingham, CREDIT.
    33. Jonathan Lain, 2016. "Discrimination in a Search-Match Model with Self-Employment," CSAE Working Paper Series 2016-02, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    34. Clarke, George, 2012. "Manufacturing firms in Africa: Some stylized facts about wages and productivity," MPRA Paper 36122, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    35. Christian S. Otchia, 2019. "On Promoting Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Africa: Evidence from Ghana and Kenya," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 39(2), pages 908-918.
    36. Fox, Louise & Sohnesen , Thomas Pave, 2012. "Household enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa : why they matter for growth, jobs, and livelihoods," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6184, The World Bank.
    37. Mengistu Assefa Wendimu & Peter Gibbon, 2014. "Labour markets for irrigated agriculture in central Ethiopia: Wage premiums and segmentation," IFRO Working Paper 2014/06, University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics.

Articles

  1. Kerr, Andrew & Wittenberg, Martin, 2021. "Union wage premia and wage inequality in South Africa," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 255-271.

    Cited by:

    1. Chao, Chi-Chur & Trinh, Cong Tam & Nguyen, Xuan, 2023. "Carbon neutrality and wage inequality in a sustainable economy: New evidence from business dynamism," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
    2. Yuan, Zhengrong & Ding, Hai & Yu, Qiuzuo, 2024. "High temperature, bargaining power and within-firm wage inequality: Evidence from China," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 135(C).
    3. Xinxin Ma, 2023. "Trade union and gender wage gap: Evidence from China," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 43(2), pages 1098-1110.
    4. Brändle, Tobias, 2024. "Unions and Collective Bargaining: The Influence on Wages, Employment and Firm Survival," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1457, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    5. Uwe Jirjahn, 2025. "Unions and Collective Bargaining in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Insights from Quantitative Studies," Research Papers in Economics 2025-01, University of Trier, Department of Economics.
    6. Luc Christiaensen & Miet Maertens, 2022. "Rural Employment in Africa," World Bank Publications - Reports 37023, The World Bank Group.
    7. Marlies Piek & Dieter von Fintel, 2025. "Minimum wages, de facto private standards, and trade diversion in horticulture," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2025-10, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    8. Kerr,Andrew Nicholas & Zondi,Mxolisi, 2024. "Measuring the Upper Tail of the Income and Wealth Distributions," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10836, The World Bank.
    9. Xinxin Ma, 2024. "Union membership and the wage gap between the public and private sectors: evidence from China," Journal for Labour Market Research, Springer;Institute for Employment Research/ Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), vol. 58(1), pages 1-25, December.
    10. MA, Xinxin & CHENG, Jie, 2023. "The Impact of Trade Unions on the Gender Wage Gap : Evidence from China," Discussion Paper Series 752, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    11. Christopher Loewald & Nic Spearman Andreas Wrgtter, 2023. "Less sacrifice from collective to competitive price coordination in the South African economy," Working Papers 11049, South African Reserve Bank.
    12. Timothy Köhler & Robert Hill & Haroon Bhorat, 2022. "The effect of wage subsidies on job retention: Evidence from South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2022-114, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    13. Oyenubi, Adeola & Mosomi, Jacqueline, 2024. "Utility of inequality sensitive measures of the gender wage gap: Evidence from South Africa," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 576-590.
    14. Bassier, Ihsaan, 2022. "Collective bargaining and spillovers in local labor markets," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 118057, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    15. Ihsaan Bassier, 2022. "Collective bargaining and spillovers in local labor markets," CEP Discussion Papers dp1895, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.

  2. Elwyn Davies & Andrew Kerr, 2018. "Firm Survival and Change in Ghana, 2003–2013," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 27(2), pages 149-171.

    Cited by:

    1. Florian Leon, 2019. "The elusive quest for high- growth firms in Africa: The (lack of) growth persistence in Senegal," Working Papers hal-02493326, HAL.
    2. Alan Bueno & Ben Hur Francisco Cardoso & Dominik Hartmann & Diogo Ferraz, 2024. "Does small firm dynamics matter for occupation diversity and job quality? Evidence from Brazil," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 13(1), pages 1-26, December.
    3. Jun Hou & Xiaolan Fu & Pierre Mohnen, 2022. "The Impact of China–Africa Trade on the Productivity of African Firms: Evidence from Ghana," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 34(2), pages 869-896, April.

  3. Andrew Kerr, 2018. "Job Flows, Worker Flows and Churning in South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 86(S1), pages 141-166, January.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  4. Andrew Kerr, 2017. "Tax(i)ing the Poor? Commuting Costs in South African Cities," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 85(3), pages 321-340, September.

    Cited by:

    1. Wheeler, Laurel & Garlick, Robert & Johnson, Eric & Shaw, Patrick & Gargano, Marissa, 2019. "LinkedIn(to) Job Opportunities: Experimental Evidence from Job Readiness Training," Working Papers 2019-14, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.
    2. Kishan Shah & Federico Sturzenegger, 2024. "Search, transport costs and labour markets in South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 92(4), pages 549-580, December.
    3. Clemente Pignatti & Alessandro Tondini, 2025. "Children’s Educational Enrollment and Maternal Labor," FBK-IRVAPP Working Papers 2025-01, Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (IRVAPP), Bruno Kessler Foundation.
    4. Kishan Shah & Federico Sturzenegger, 2023. "Search, Transport Costs, and Labor Markets in South Africa," CID Working Papers 142a, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
    5. Zizzamia, Rocco, 2020. "Is employment a panacea for poverty? A mixed-methods investigation of employment decisions in South Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
    6. Kishan Shah & Federico Sturzenegger, 2023. "Search, Transport Costs, and Labor Markets in South Africa," Growth Lab Working Papers 195, Harvard's Growth Lab.

  5. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg, 2015. "Sampling methodology and fieldwork changes in the October Household Surveys and Labour Force Surveys," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(5), pages 603-612, September.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  6. Andrew Kerr & Francis Teal, 2015. "The Determinants of Earnings Inequalities: Panel Data Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 24(4), pages 530-558.

    Cited by:

    1. Brändle, Tobias, 2024. "Unions and Collective Bargaining: The Influence on Wages, Employment and Firm Survival," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1457, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    2. Uwe Jirjahn, 2025. "Unions and Collective Bargaining in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Insights from Quantitative Studies," Research Papers in Economics 2025-01, University of Trier, Department of Economics.
    3. Kerr, Andrew & Wittenberg, Martin, 2021. "Union wage premia and wage inequality in South Africa," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 255-271.

  7. Andrew Kerr & Martin Wittenberg & Jairo Arrow, 2014. "Job Creation and Destruction in South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 82(1), pages 1-18, March.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  8. Falco, Paolo & Kerr, Andrew & Rankin, Neil & Sandefur, Justin & Teal, Francis, 2011. "The returns to formality and informality in urban Africa," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 18(S1), pages 23-31.
    See citations under working paper version above.

Books

  1. Paolo Falco & Andrew Kerr & Pierella Paci & Bob Rijkers, 2014. "Working toward Better Pay : Earning Dynamics in Ghana and Tanzania," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 18553, April.

    Cited by:

    1. World Bank Group, 2016. "Kenya Country Economic Memorandum," World Bank Publications - Reports 24008, The World Bank Group.
    2. Mpumelelo Nxumalo & Dhushyanth Raju, 2020. "Structural Transformation and Labor Market Performance in Ghana," World Bank Publications - Reports 34849, The World Bank Group.
    3. Alicia Marguerie & Maddalena Honorati, 2021. "Youth Employment in Uzbekistan," World Bank Publications - Reports 36589, The World Bank Group.
    4. World Bank Group, 2016. "Fifth Ethiopia Economic Update," World Bank Publications - Reports 25747, The World Bank Group.
    5. Mlacha, Cornel J. & Ndanshau, Michael O.A, 2018. "Education and Labour Earnings Inequality in Tanzania: Evidence from Quantile Regression Analysis," MPRA Paper 89173, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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