Econ3x3
Have real wages fallen behind or increased out of line with productivity? A macroeconomic perspective
By: Econ3x3 20th January 2016 Macroeconomic data on wages and productivity suggest that there has not been any constant tendency for real wages either to fall behind or increase... →
What will housing megaprojects do to our cities? 
By: Econ3x3 10th November 2015 The building of large numbers of housing units in isolated greenfield locations have had detrimental side effects on our cities over the last two... →
Tax(i)ing the poor? Implications of our high commuting costs
20th October 2015 The time and monetary costs of commuting are extremely high and have increased over the last 20 years. They imply a substantial ‘tax’ on the wages... →
Labour and unemployment in South Africa: towards a ‘grand bargain’
By: Econ3x3 7th October 2015 The problematics of the situation in South Africa are clear: high unemployment, high inequality and low growth, combined with a lack of consensus... →
A foot in the door: are NGOs effective as workplace intermediaries in the youth labour market?
By: Econ3x3 28th September 2015 It has been argued that properly focused workplace intermediaries can reshape the labour market to become more youth friendly. Case studies of NGO... →
Youth unemployment: can labour-market intermediaries help?
By: Econ3x3 17th September 2015 Labour-market intermediaries can make a significant contribution to the reduction of youth unemployment.They recognise that the demand for labour... →
How flexible is the South African labour market in the short and long run?
By: Econ3x3 31st August 2015 The inflexibility of the labour market is commonly used as a scapegoat to explain high unemployment. Yet new evidence shows that only in specific... →
Informal settlements: poverty traps or ladders to work?
By: Econ3x3 12th August 2015 Informal urban settlements have a poor reputation as hotspots of social unrest, squalor and crime. Yet there is another side to them: as... →
How effective is VAT zero rating as a pro-poor policy?
By: Econ3x3 20th July 2015 In most countries with VAT, certain goods and services are zero rated to alleviate the tax burden on the poor. However, this may not be the most... →
A national minimum wage: moving the debate forward?
By: Econ3x3 29th June 2015 The debate on a national minimum wage appears to occur in different universes. The main institutional protagonists – organised labour and the... →
