Econ3x3
The National Development Plan and exports as a catalyst to generate employment growth: Can it work?
By: Econ3x3 16th January 2013 The National Development Plan (NDP) is an ambitious initiative to address a range of social and economic issues. Topping the list are high... →
Who creates jobs, who destroys jobs? Small firms, large firms and labour market rigidity
By: Econ3x3 15th January 2013 Firm-level data for the period 2005 to 2011 indicate that job creation and destruction rates in South Africa are only slightly lower than among... →
Industrial policy and unemployment: Can South Africa do better in labour-demanding manufacturing?
By: Econ3x3 6th December 2012 In spite of policy statements prioritising labour-absorbing growth, de facto support has favoured heavy industry and been damaging for employment.... →
The unemployment debate is too fragmented to address the problem (December 2012) 
By: Econ3x3 6th December 2012 The debate on unemployment is fragmented into at least three sub-discourses, i.e. those of macroeconomists, labour economists and poverty analysts.... →
Is Marikana a forerunner of national labour market instability and disruption? (December 2012)
By: Econ3x3 5th December 2012 The tragic events at Marikana raise the question whether the events and subsequent developments are indicative of a fundamental change in labour... →
