Real Wage, Labor Productivity, and Employment Trends in South Africa : A Closer Look /
The paper looks at the dynamics of employment in South Africa and examines the factors that contributed to the job-shedding observed during the recent financial crisis. The paper finds that the rapid growth of the real wage, which outpaced the labor productivity growth in most sectors, played an imp...
| Main Author: | Klein, Nir |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2012.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2012/092 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
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