Does Employing Workers or Accepting Work Pay? Analyzing Labor Costs in South Africa

Does Employing Workers or Accepting Work Pay? Analyzing Labor Costs in South Africa

For more than a decade, South Africa has experienced falling labor force participation rates while maintaining relatively high unemployment rates, particularly among its youth. This paper examines the role of labor costs from the perspectives of em...

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Main Authors: Langbein, Joerg, Weber, Michael
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
WAGES
UNEMPLOYMENT
TAXATION
LABOR COSTS
UNIONIZATION
TRADE UNION
PRODUCTIVITY
SKILLED LABOR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/245291531921398385/Does-employing-workers-or-accepting-work-pay-Analyzing-labor-costs-in-South-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30194

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/245291531921398385/Does-employing-workers-or-accepting-work-pay-Analyzing-labor-costs-in-South-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30194

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