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Wage flexibility in a high unemployment regime: spatial heterogeneity and the size of local labour markets

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP09/2016 Abstract: Whereas some previous microeconometric evidence suggests that wage setters in South Africa are highly responsive to external local…

July 4, 2018 By: Dieter von Fintel PDF

Interrogating a Paradox of Performance in the WCED: A Provincial and Regional Comparison of Student Learning

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP14/2016 Abstract: The Western Cape, one of South Africa’s better performing provinces in terms of educational outcomes, has a relatively…

July 4, 2018 By: Debra Shepherd, Gabrielle Wills, Janeli Kotzé PDF

Higher Education Access and Outcomes for the 2008 National Matric Cohort

This study uses a unique dataset to investigate university access, throughput, and dropout for the 2008 national matric cohort. The findings show that university access in South Africa is limited, even among learners who perform relatively well in matric.

July 4, 2018 By: Heleen Hofmeyr, Servaas van der Berg PDF

Disentangling the language effect in South African schools: Measuring the impact of ‘language of assessment’ in grade 3 literacy and numeracy

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP19/2016 Abstract: The aim of this paper is to exploit an unusual occurrence whereby a large group of South African…

July 4, 2018 By: Nic Spaull PDF

Funda Wande: Teaching Reading for Meaning

The “Funda Wande: Teaching Reading for Meaning” project aims to help address the fact that most (58%) South African children don’t read for meaning, by developing a high-quality, free, open-access and SAQA-approved course: the ‘Certificate in Teaching Early Grade Reading.”

July 2, 2018 By: Nic Spaull PDF

UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) commissions RESEP’s Chris van Wyk

In 2017, RESEP’s Chris van Wyk was commissioned by UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), as the lead consultant to develop training materials and methodological tools to be used for capacity building activities.

June 25, 2018 By: RESEP Team PDF

Treating schools to a new administration: Evidence of the impact of better practices in the system-level administration of schools

Gustafsson, M. and Taylor, S., 2018. Treating Schools to a New Administration: Evidence of the Impact of Better Practices in the System-Level Administration of Schools. Journal of African Economies, 27(5), pp.515-537.

May 7, 2018 By: Martin Gustafsson PDF

The rise and fall of mortality inequality in South Africa in the HIV era

Haal, K., Smith, A. and van Doorslaer, E., 2018. The rise and fall of mortality inequality in South Africa in the HIV era. SSM-population health, 5, pp.239-248.

April 29, 2018 By: Anja Smith, Karel Haal, Eddy van Doorslaer PDF

Focus Areas

Wage flexibility in a high unemployment regime: spatial heterogeneity and the size of local labour markets

Interrogating a Paradox of Performance in the WCED: A Provincial and Regional Comparison of Student Learning

Higher Education Access and Outcomes for the 2008 National Matric Cohort

Disentangling the language effect in South African schools: Measuring the impact of ‘language of assessment’ in grade 3 literacy and numeracy

Funda Wande: Teaching Reading for Meaning

UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) commissions RESEP’s Chris van Wyk

Treating schools to a new administration: Evidence of the impact of better practices in the system-level administration of schools

The rise and fall of mortality inequality in South Africa in the HIV era

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