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Are internal migrants more likely to be unemployed than locally born residents?
By: Econ3x3 12th October 2016 This article compares the labour-market status of migrants and locally born residents. The focus is on migration into Cape Town and the Western... →
Between the devil and the deep blue sea? The financing of higher education
By: Econ3x3 22nd September 2016 Higher-than-inflation increases in student fees since 2009 often are blamed on declining government subsidies to universities. This is not entirely... →
The nuts and bolts of micro-manufacturing in the township - a Cape Town case study
By: Econ3x3 7th September 2016 The informal sector is frequently viewed as comprising only street traders. However, micro-manufacturing of various types constitutes a small but... →
Predicting the impact of a national minimum wage: are the general equilibrium models up to the task?
By: Econ3x3 12th August 2016 This article analyses whether computable general equilibrium (CGE) models are suitable for projecting the likely consequences of implementing a... →
Wealth inequality – striking new insights from tax data
By: Econ3x3 25th July 2016 Although South Africa is known for its extreme income inequality, the degree of wealth inequality is even greater. New tax and survey data suggest... →
Cooperatives: has the dream become a nightmare?
By: Econ3x3 24th June 2016 Over the past 15 years Government has promoted cooperatives at national and provincial levels with the aim of enabling small producers to tap into... →
How accurate is our migration data?
By: Econ3x3 7th June 2016 The reliability of Census data on demography and migration comes under attack periodically. This article sheds light on the reliability of survey... →
Day labourers and the role of makwerekweres: for better or for worse?
By: Econ3x3 18th May 2016 Foreign migrants often enter informal employment as day labourers. They compete with South Africans for jobs in this curb-side labour market. Three... →
A growing informal sector: evidence from an enterprise survey in Delft
By: Econ3x3 2nd March 2016 Using a small-area census approach, this Econ3X3 article reports on changes in informal micro-enterprise activity in the Cape township of Delft... →
Do government spending and taxation really reduce inequality, or do we need more thorough measurements? A response to the World Bank researchers
By: Econ3x3 11th February 2016 World Bank staff and consultants claim that South Africa’s progressive taxation and pro-poor social spending reduce the Gini inequality coefficient... →