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What explains the academic success of second-year economics students? An exploratory analysis
(Stellenbosch University, 2008)
The factors influencing academic success of first-year Economics students have received much attention from researchers. Very little attention, however, has been given to the determinants of success of senior Economics ...
The South African informal sector (1997 – 2006)
(Stellenbosch University, 2008)
According to the 2006 September Labour Force Survey, approximately 22% of the employed (excluding domestic workers and agricultural employment) are engaged in informal sector activities as their main work to sustain ...
Alternative definitions of informal sector employment in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, 2008)
Before the introduction of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) in 2008, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has been using the same methodology to derive the informal sector employment throughout the years, focusing ...
How invariant is South African child poverty to the choice of equivalence scale or poverty measure?
(Stellenbosch University, 2008)
This paper offers evidence on the sensitivity of child poverty in South Africa to changes in the Adult
Equivalence Scale (AES) and updates the child poverty profile based on the Income and Expenditure
Survey 2005/06. ...