Does employing workers or accepting work pay? Analyzing labor costs in South Africa (English)

For more than a decade, South Africa has experienced falling labor force participation rates while maintaining relatively high unemployment rates, particularly among its youth. This paper examines the role of labor costs from the perspectives of employers and workers by combining information from national accounts and household surveys. To better understand the employer’s perspective, we calculate the labor costs and set them in relation to productivity...

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Langbein,Joerg Gerd;

Weber,Michael;
Document Date
2018/04/30
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
128578
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
South Africa,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2018/07/18
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Does employing workers or accepting work pay? Analyzing labor costs in South Africa
Keywords
unit labor costs

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Langbein,Joerg Gerd; Weber,Michael.

Does employing workers or accepting work pay? Analyzing labor costs in South Africa (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/245291531921398385

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