Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP04/2013 Abstract: One of the most pressing socio-economic problems of the South African economy is high youth unemployment. Recent studies…
SPAULL NA. Schooling in South Africa: How low-quality education becomes a poverty trap. In: De Lannoy A, Swartz S, Lake L, Smith C (eds.) South…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP05/2013 Abstract: The National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS), introduced since 2008, has become an alternative data source for the South…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP08/2013 Abstract: This paper aims to determine the degree to which class and socio-economic background influence a child’s life chances…
CHITIGA M, DECALUWE B, MABUGU ERM, MAISONNAVE H, ROBICHAUD R, SHEPHERD DL, VAN DER BERG S, VON FINTEL D.P. A retrospective look at how well…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP11/2013 This study was commissioned by NSFAS to use available data to arrive at a picture that would reflect the…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP15/2013 Abstract: Many recent descriptive studies find convex schooling-earnings profiles in developing countries. In these countries forward-looking students should attach…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP18/2013 Abstract: In South Africa social exclusion remains a problem due to the multiple and overlapping divisions in post-apartheid society…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP20/2013 Abstract The “bimodal” pattern of performance observed in South Africa illustrates the persistence with which learners of former Black…
UNU-WIDER Working Paper Series No. WP2014/068 Abstract: Vocational training programmes, like South Africa’s learnership programme, which combine classroom learning and on-the-job training seem like the…
BURGER R, DASGUPTA I, OWENS T. A Model of non-governmental organization regulation with an application to Uganda. Economic Development and Cultural Change 2015; 64(1):71-111. BURGER…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP02/2014 Publication date: 2014 Abstract: • Youth unemployment in South Africa is high, differs substantially by race group and is…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP04/2014 Publication date: 2014 Abstract: Schooling is typically found to be highly correlated with individual earnings in African countries. However,…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP05/2014 Publication date: 2014 Abstract: We examine the case for donors providing financial incentives to NGOs to increase community participation….
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP07/2014 Publication date: 2014 Abstract: This paper investigates different theoretical models of incentives for teachers in education. It highlights key…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP10/2014 Publication date: 2014 Abstract: This paper asks whether income mobility in South Africa over the last decade has indeed…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP08/2014 Abstract: This paper investigates the state of teacher pay in the South African labour market by comparing the remuneration…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP01/2014 Publication date: 2014 Abstract: This paper investigates whether teacher strikes affect student achievement at the primary school level in…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP13/2014 Publication date: 2014 Abstract: Primary school mathematics teachers should, at the most basic level, have mastery of the content…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP01.2015 Publication date: 2015 Abstract: This paper assesses the impact of teacher subject knowledge on student performance using a nationally…
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