Conference 2002

The Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) based at the School of Economics, University of Cape Town, in conjunction with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), held its Second Annual Conference on Labour Markets and Poverty In South Africa. The conference was held at Glenburn Lodge, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg

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Keynote Address: "Marginalisation in a Globalising World". Kaushik Basu

Formal and Informal Work in South Africa: Evidence from the Time Use Survey, Martin Wittenberg

A Critical Analysis of Employment Statistics in South Africa. Neva Makgetla and Tanya van Meelis

Wages, productivity and export performance in South Africa: A dynamic panel analysis. Lawrence Edwards and Stephen Golub

Unemployment and Distribution Justice in South Africa: Some Inconclusive Evidence from Cape Town. Jeremy Seekings

Exploring the Nature of Unemployment in South Africa: Insights from the Labour Force Survey, 2000. Rosa Dias

Should Youth Unemployment be Targeted as Part of a Comprehensive Welfare Policy in South Africa. Nicoli Nattrass

"The Impact of Inflation on the Poor in South Africa". Haroon Bhorat and Mornéé
Oosthuizen,

Households' Main Income Sources in the Geography of Poverty in South Africa. Sten Dieden

"AIDS in the Workforce: The Costs to Business." Sydney Rosen and Jonathon Simon

Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS on Rural Households, Small Holder Agricultural Production and Orphans in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Larry Obi

Adding Insult to Injury: Poverty and Injury in South Africa. Frederik Le Roux Booysen

"On the Economics of Migration: Beyond Wage Differentials". Oded Stark

"Inside the Black Box: Using Firm Surveys to Study Skills and Technology Development". Hong Tan

HIV/AIDS and Poverty: Evidence from a Household Impact Study conducted in the Free State Province, South Africa. Frederik Le Roux Booysen

A Future with Fewer Children: Past and Projected Trends in the South African Fertility Transition. Tom Moultrie

Crime and Local Inequality in South Africa. Gabriel Demombynes and Berk zler

Forecasting the Effects of Pending Minimum Wage Legislation on Poverty in South Africa. Tom Hertz

A Decomposition of the Real Wage Rate for South Africa: 1970 - 2000. Dirk van Seventer

A Typology of the Unemployed: A Policy-Orientated Approach. Ingrid Woolard and Deborah Lee

Challenges in the Formation of Technikon-industry Linkages: A Case Study of the Western Cape. Paul Lundall

Education and Socio-Economic Differentials: A Study of School Performance in the Western Cape. Servaas van der Berg and Ronelle Burger

Returns to Education in South Africa: Evidence from the Machibisa Township. David Fryer

Welfare in Wonderland? The Politics of the Basic Income Grant in South Africa, 19962002. Jeremy Seekings

Poverty Relief through Social Grants in South Africa: There is no Alternative. Charles Meth

A Targeted and Affordable South African Universal Income Grant. Pieter le Roux

Migration and the Changing Rural-Urban Interface in South Africa: What can we Learn from Census and Survey Data? Servaas van der Berg, Rulof Burger, Murray Leibbrandt and Cecil Mlatsheni

Moving out of the Household and out of the Household Questionnaire? The Coverage of Labour Migration in National Surveys in South Africa (1993-2001) Dorrit Posel

What has been Happening to Labour Migration in South Africa, 1993-1999? Dorrit Posel and Daniela Casale

Globalisation, Trade Policy and Labour Standards: A South African Scenario. Marcel Kohler and Janet O. Bruce-Brand

The Impact of Globalisation on the Labour Market in South Africa: Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector. Anmar Pretorius

Globalisation in a Middle-income Economy: FDI, Production and the Labour Market in South Africa. Anthony Black and Stephen Gelb

Measuring South Africa's Informal Sector: An Analysis of National Household Surveys. Colette Muller

The Informal Economy in South Africa: Who, Where, What and how much? Caroline Skinner and Imraan Valodia

The Debate over Outsourcing in South Africa: Evidence from a Case Study. Jeanne Esselaar

An Investigation of Wage Levels and Wage Inequality in the South African Public Sector: Findings from the Labour Force Survey, September 2001. Ingrid Woolard

The Labour Market consequences of Restructuring State-Owned Enterprises: The Case of South Africa. Haroon Bhorat and Mei-Chi Liou

Private versus Public Schools in Post-Apartheid South African Schools: Theory and Policy Implications. Harris Selod and Yves Zenou

Earnings Functions, Labour Market Discrimination and Quality of Education in South Africa. Servaas van der Berg and Doubell Chamberlain

Quality of Schooling and the Race Gap in Labour Market Outcomes in South Africa. John Knight and Geeta Kingdon

Employment and Earnings, Dynamics Among Africans in Post-Apartheid Kwazulu Natal. Paul L. Cichello, Gary S. Fields and Murray Leibbrandt

Flexible Labour Markets in the Auto Component and Auto Assembly Industry in South Africa. Claire Horton and Walter Langhinnerich

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