Search Results - "Bhorat, Haroon"

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Measuring Multi‐Dimensional Labour Law Violation with an Application to South Africa

by Bhorat, Haroon Kanbur, Ravi Stanwix, Benjamin Thornton, Amy Published in British journal of industrial relations (01.09.2021)

“...The rights of workers contained in labour law are multi‐dimensional, and where workers face violations in more than one dimension, this compounds worker...”

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Social Assistance Amidst the COVID‐19 Epidemic in South Africa: A Policy Assessment

by Bhorat, Haroon Oosthuizen, Morné Stanwix, Ben Published in The South African Journal of economics (01.03.2021)

“...In an attempt to minimise the negative economic impacts of COVID‐19 on vulnerable households the South African government allocated R50 billion in additional...”

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Estimating the Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment, Wages, and Non-Wage Benefits: The Case of Agriculture in South Africa

by Bhorat, Haroon Kanbur, Ravi Stanwix, Benjamin Published in American journal of agricultural economics (01.10.2014)

“...Assessments of the impact of minimum wages on labor market outcomes in Africa are relatively rare. In part this is because the available data do not permit...”

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Higher education, employment and economic growth: Exploring the interactions

by Bhorat, Haroon Cassim, Aalia Tseng, David Published in Development southern Africa (Sandton, South Africa) (03.05.2016)

“...This article interrogates the impact and nature of South Africa's post-apartheid economic growth performance through the lens of human capital investment with...”

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LABOUR MARKET CHALLENGES IN THE POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

by BHORAT, HAROON Published in The South African Journal of economics (01.12.2004)

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Estimating the Causal Effect of Enforcement on Minimum Wage Compliance: The Case of South Africa

by Bhorat, Haroon Kanbur, Ravi Mayet, Natasha Published in Review of development economics (01.11.2012)

“...This paper attempts to estimate the causal effect of government enforcement on compliance with minimum wages in South Africa, a country where considerable...”

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Minimum wage violation in South Africa

by BHORAT, Haroon KANBUR, Ravi MAYET, Natasha Published in International labour review (01.09.2012)

“...: This article aims to provide a more solid, quantified basis for policy debate over minimum wage levels and their enforcement in South Africa – and in other...”

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The Oxford companion to the economics of South Africa
First edition

by Bhorat, Haroon Hirsch, Alan Kanbur, Ravi Ncube, Mthuli
edited by Hirsch, Alan Bhorat, Haroon Ncube, Mthuli Kanbur, Ravi

2014

“...In 1994 South Africa saw the end of Apartheid. The new era of political freedom was seen as the foundation for economic prosperity and inclusion. The last two...”

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The Gender Wage Gap in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Re-examination

by Bhorat, Haroon Goga, Sumayya Published in Journal of African economies (01.11.2013)

“...We analyse the gender wage gap for Africans in post-apartheid South Africa and, using the recentred influence function (RIF), decompose the changes in the wage...”

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Minimum Wages and Youth: The Case of South Africa

by Yu, Derek Kanbur, Ravi Cassim, Aalia Bhorat, Haroon Stanwix, Benjamin Published in Journal of African economies (01.03.2016)

“...This article applies the econometric methods of the new minimum wage literature to assess the impact of minimum wages on employment, wages and non-wage...”

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A Note on Measuring the Depth of Minimum Wage Violation

by Bhorat, Haroon Kanbur, Ravi Mayet, Natasha Published in Labour (Rome, Italy) (01.06.2013)

“...In the empirical literature on minimum wage enforcement, the standard approach is to measure the number of violations, not their depth. In this paper we...”

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Shadow State: The Politics of State Capture

by Chipkin, Ivor Swilling, Mark Bhorat, Haroon Qobo, Mzukisi Duma, Sikhulekile Mondi, Lumkile Peter, Camaren Buthelezi, Mbongiseni Friedenstein, Hannah Prins, Nicky
2018

“...The 2017 publication of Betrayal of the Promise, the report that detailed the systematic nature of state capture, marked a key moment in South Africa's most...”

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Africa's Lions : Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies

by Bhorat , Haroon Tarp , Finn
edited by Bhorat, Haroon Tarp, Finn

2016

“...Africa's Lions examines the economic growth experiences of six fast-growing and/or economically dominant African countries. Expert African researchers offer...”

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The cost of "doing business" and labour regulation: The case of South Africa

by BENJAMIN, Paul BHORAT, Haroon CHEADLE, Halton Published in International labour review (01.03.2010)

“... The “Employing Workers” indices compiled from the World Bank's Doing Business (DB) survey for 2006 presented mixed results as to the nature and extent of...”

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INSTITUTIONAL WAGE EFFECTS: REVISITING UNION AND BARGAINING COUNCIL WAGE PREMIA IN SOUTH AFRICA

by BHORAT, HAROON GOGA, SUMAYYA VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, CARLENE Published in The South African Journal of economics (01.09.2012)

“...The literature on the union wage gap in South Africa is extensive, spanning a range of data sets and methodologies. There is, however, little consensus on the...”

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Determinants of Grade 12 Pass Rates in the Post-Apartheid South African Schooling System

by Bhorat, Haroon Oosthuizen, Morne Published in Journal of African economies (01.08.2009)

“...This paper utilises an educational production function approach on post-apartheid data that include both schooling and community-level information, in order to...”

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Estimating a poverty line: An application to free basic municipal services in South Africa

by Bhorat, Haroon Oosthuizen, Morne van der Westhuizen, Carlene Published in Development southern Africa (Sandton, South Africa) (01.03.2012)

“...One of the key interventions aimed at improving the welfare of South African households has been local government's provision of a package of free basic...”