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Researching the fields of labour markets, inequality and poverty |
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Researching the fields of labour markets, inequality and poverty |
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Short BioHaroon Bhorat |
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Dr Haroon Bhorat is Professor of
Economics, at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is also the
Director of the Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU). He has his PhD
in Economics through Stellenbosch University in South Africa. His
research interests cover the areas of labour economics, poverty and
income distribution. He has co-authored two books on labour market and poverty issues in South Africa, and has published widely in academic journals. He has done extensive work for numerous South African government departments, most notably the South African Department of Labour, the Presidency and the National Treasury. He has served on a number of government research advisory panels and consults regularly with international organisations such as the ILO, World Bank and the UNDP. Haroon Bhorat is the Ministers appointee on the Employment Conditions Commission (ECC). He is a member of the Editorial Boards for the South African Journal of Economics, New Agenda and the populist journal Frontiers. He is a member of the technical working group (TWG) of the JIPSA (the Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition) – a project within the Office of the Deputy President. Professor Bhorat serves as an economic advisor to President Kgalema Motlanthe, formally serving on the Presidential Economic Advisory Panel. |
| Most Recent Publications |
2009 Bhorat, H. The Challenge of Income Inequality in South Africa: Implications for the future. The Thinker – For Thought Leaders (Ed. Dr Essop Goolam Pahad)
2008
Bhorat, H. & Oosthuizen, M.
Employment shifts and the 'jobless growth' debate. In: Andre Kraak, Karen
Press(eds). Human Resources Development Review 2008, Education, Employment and
Skills in South Africa.
Journal Articles: Determinants of Grade 12 Pass Rates in the Post-Apartheid South African Schooling System. Journal of African Economies, 2008, (Co-authored with Oosthuizen, M.)
Young People and the Labour Market. Africa Insight 37(3): 388-403, 2008 (Co-authored with Oosthuizen, M.) 2007 Welfare Shifts in the Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Comprehensive Measurement of Changes. (Co-authored with Van der Westhuizen, C. & Goga, S.) DPRU Working Paper 07/128ASGISA: Economic Growth is Necessary but not Sufficient. New Agenda. First Quarter 2007, 35-36 |
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News Paper Articles 2007 Beware of misleading data when calculating SA’s poverty levels. Sunday Times, 25 November 2007. |
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BOOK 2006 Poverty and Policy in Post- Apartheid SA. (co-edited with Ravi Kanbur). HSRC Press
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