Econ3x3
Technology, labour power and labour’s declining income share in post-apartheid South Africa
By: Econ3x3 17th February 2015 The share of labour in aggregate income in South Africa has declined significantly since 1993, while that of capital has increased. Concurrently,... →
Unpacking labour’s declining income share: manufacturing, mining and growing inequality
By: Econ3x3 4th February 2015 While the share of capital increased, labour’s share of total income earned in South Africa fell significantly during the first two decades after... →
What is at issue in the minimum wage debate?
By: Econ3x3 20th January 2015 The debate about implementing a national minimum wage obscures the key point, which is the level at which a national minimum wage should be set. A... →
Should agriculture receive greater support as part of an inclusive growth strategy?
By: Econ3x3 26th November 2014 In developing countries, agricultural growth is generally employment intensive and pro-poor but this sector in South Africa has been subject to a... →
Enabling growth: redistribution priorities for South Africa
By: Econ3x3 12th November 2014 If the National Development Plan is to be effectively implemented, we need clarity about the mechanisms through which growth and redistribution can... →
Redistribution is part of the toolkit to promote growth
By: Econ3x3 7th October 2014 A recent IMF study of several countries provides robust evidence that a high level of income inequality weakens the prospects of sustained economic... →
How inclusive is economic growth in South Africa?
By: Econ3x3 10th September 2014 While everybody seems to favour the pursuit of inclusive growth, this concept is rarely clearly defined in the policy debate. Inclusive growth is... →
How the old age pension is helping young people from rural areas find jobs
By: Econ3x3 31st July 2014 It is important to know whether a social grant such as the old age pension eases financial constraints in rural areas, thereby allowing young men... →
Do poor children really benefit from the child support grant?
By: Econ3x3 10th July 2014 The child support grant has been praised as one of the government’s most successful anti-poverty programmes. The rapid extension of the grant... →
More financial aid is not the best way to close the racial gap in tertiary education
By: Econ3x3 19th June 2014 South Africa’s large racial gap in enrolment in tertiary education can be attributed to the widely varying quality of primary and secondary... →
