PEDL Research Note. Exploring dynamics in South African firms: small firms, large firms and labour market rigidity

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2013
Country:
South Africa
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Kerr, A., Arrow, J., Wittenberg, M.

Abstract

Firm-level survey data for the period 2005-2011 in South Africa suggest that large firms have higher rates of net job creation than small firms and that there is a relatively high reallocation of employment across South African firms. We discuss the potentially important policy implications of these rather surprising results relative to existing beliefs about the South African labour market.

Citation

Kerr, A.; Wittenberg, M.; Arrow, J. PEDL Research Note. Exploring dynamics in South African firms:small firms, large firms and labour market rigidity. Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (2013) 3 pp.

PEDL Research Note. Exploring dynamics in South African firms: small firms, large firms and labour market rigidity

Published 1 January 2013
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