Exploring unemployment differentials between former and non-former homeland areas in South Africa: A decomposition approach

Kwenda, Prudence; Ntuli, Miracle; Mudiriza, Gibson

doi:10.1080/0376835x.2021.1983411

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“…These differences across provinces reflect a rural-urban divide. Even 25 years after the transition to a democratic system, the mobility of the rural population is severely restricted by high transport costs, resulting in an unemployment gap of 24% between former homelands and non-former homeland areas (Kwenda, Benhura and Mudiriza 2020). The population of traditional settlement areas is black (Table 1).…”

Section: Youth Unemploymentmentioning

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Building back fairer from the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa: Some first step reforms in an era of fiscal constraints

Arndt¹,

Davies²,

Gabriel³

et al. 2021

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As the chapters in this book demonstrate, many economic policy choices entail trade-offs, in which some group experiences a short-term loss in order for others, or the country as a whole, to benefit. In South Africa's case, many of the trade-offs needed most urgently to create growth will on balance benefit poorer households. 8The increasing convergence of inflation expectations to the inflation target and an increase in the credibility of the SARB is consistently shown across the literature (Miyajima and Yetman 2018; Kabundi and Mlachila 2018; Chen and Creamer 2019).

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Section: Youth Unemploymentmentioning

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Building back fairer from the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa: Some first step reforms in an era of fiscal constraints

Arndt¹,

Davies²,

Gabriel³

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“…Thirdly, the spatial geography of South Africa shows that different places within the country have varying climate conditions ranging from flooding and very cold temperatures to droughts and extremely high temperatures. Established evidence shows that economic outcomes (among them wages and unemployment) also vary significantly across regions in South Africa (Kwenda et al 2021;Mudiriza and Edwards, 2021). Given that the effect of climatic conditions is entangled with multidimensional poverty, regional-specific factors such as climate conditions, which also vary substantially across geographical locations, are potential explanatory factors of household poverty in South Africa.…”

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The effect of local climatic conditions on household consumption: a case study of South Africa

Mudzingiri,

Mudiriza,

Jana

et al. 2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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The article explores the causal effect of local climate conditions on household consumption in South Africa. The climatic conditions are represented by monthly average temperature and precipitation. The study utilises the nationally representative 2017 National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS), wave 5 data and 2017 Climate Research Unit (CRU) climate data. The parsimonious quantile regression shows that climatic conditions (precipitation, temperature, wet days, and cloud cover) impact household per capita consumption. The quadratic quantile regression model analysis shows that household per capita consumption is convex in precipitation. Below the turning point, increased precipitation is associated with decreased household per capita consumption. Above the turning point, increased precipitation is related to increased household per capita consumption. Regions that receive very low precipitation or experience extreme temperatures (very cold or very hot) require tailor-made interventions to alleviate consumption. When we control for household characteristics, the impact of climatic conditions on household per capita consumption is weak. Providing inclusive development policies and programmes can mitigate the impact of climatic conditions on household per capita consumption.

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“…In the past decade, the unemployment rate in South Africa has been extremely high compared to other countries, for example Kenya (9.3 percent), Egypt (11.4 percent), Nigeria (6 percent), Zambia (7.2 percent), India (2 percent), China (4.4 percent), Russia (4.7 percent), and Brazil (12.5 percent) (Kwenda et al, 2020). A quarter of economically active people are experiencing unemployment (Kyei & Gyekye, 2011).…”

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A qualitative study exploring the experiences of unemployed youth in Chatsworth, South Africa.

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Unemployment among the youth is a common occurrence in today’s times. Most places of occupation seek employees with at least three years of experience. As a result, fresh graduates find themselves in a position of despair and hopelessness. In an attempt to help the youth to find suitable jobs, the government must provide the youth with viable job opportunities. This study aimed to investigate how unemployment affects the lives of the youth. This research report has been compiled based on six unemployed youth living in the Chatsworth area in South Africa. The research study was conducted using a qualitative approach through structured interviews. The results revealed that most unemployed youth had been miserable and felt as if they had no purpose in life due to being unemployed. The implications of the findings of this study are important and helpful to both job seekers and prospective employers.

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Exploring unemployment differentials between former and non-former homeland areas in South Africa: A decomposition approach

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Building back fairer from the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa: Some first step reforms in an era of fiscal constraints

Building back fairer from the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa: Some first step reforms in an era of fiscal constraints

The effect of local climatic conditions on household consumption: a case study of South Africa

A qualitative study exploring the experiences of unemployed youth in Chatsworth, South Africa.

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