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Dorrit Posel

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First Name:Dorrit
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Last Name:Posel
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RePEc Short-ID:ppo650
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Terminal Degree:1999 Department of Economics; University of Massachusetts-Amherst (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

School of Economic and Finance
Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management
University of the Witwatersrand

Johannesburg, South Africa
https://www.wits.ac.za/sef/
RePEc:edi:dewitza (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Daan Steenkamp & Ruan Erasmus, 2022. "South Africa’s yield curve conundrum," Working Papers 07, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  2. Andreas Wörgötter & Sihle Nomdebevana, 2019. "Relating public and private remuneration," Working Papers 205, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  3. Akabondo Kabechani & Grieve Chelwa & Mashekwa Maboshe, 2019. "The household effects of very large electricity tariff hikes in Zambia," Working Papers 181, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  4. Katharine Hall & Dorrit Posel, 2018. "Fragmenting the family?: The complexity of household migration strategies in post-apartheid South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-8, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  5. Umakrishnan Kollamparambil, 2017. "Impact of internal in-migration on income inequality in receiving areas: A district level study of South Africa," Working Papers 113, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  6. Dorrit Posel, 2016. "Inter-household transfers in South Africa: prevalence, patterns and poverty," SALDRU Working Papers 180, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
  7. Grietjie Verhoef, 2016. "Latecomer challenge: African Multinationals from the periphery," Working Papers 61, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  8. George Adu & Paul Alagidede, 2016. "Climate, Technological Change and Economic Growth," Working Papers 57, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  9. Dorrit Posel & Michael Rogan, 2014. "Measured as Poor Versus Feeling Poor: Comparing Objective and Subjective Poverty Rates in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-133, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  10. Dieter von Fintel & Dorrit Posel, 2014. "Errors in recalling childhood socio-economic status: the role of anchoring and household formation in South Africa," Working Papers 18/2014, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics, revised 2014.
  11. Dorrit Posel, 2012. "Self-assessed well-being: Analysis of the NIDS Wave 1 and 2 Datasets," SALDRU Working Papers 79, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
  12. Dorrit Posel & Justin Visagie, 2011. "A reconsideration of what and who is middle class in South Africa," Working Papers 249, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  13. Dorrit Posel & Tim Hinks, 2011. "Trusting neighbours or strangers in a racially divided society: Insights from survey data in South Africa," Working Papers 20111112, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol.
  14. Daniela Casale, 2011. "Relative standing and subjective well-being in South Africa: The role of perceptions, expectations and income mobility," Working Papers 210, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  15. Daniela Casale & Dorrit Posel, 2009. "Sex ratios and racial differences in marriage rates in South Africa," Working Papers 153, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  16. Dorrit, Posel & Gabrielle, van der Stoep, 2008. "Co-resident and absent mothers: Motherhood and labour force participation in South Africa," MPRA Paper 52907, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  17. Colette Muller & Dorrit Posel, 2007. "Is there evidence of a wage penalty to female part-time employment in South Africa?," Working Papers 061, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  18. Rosa Dias & Dorrit Posel, 2007. "Unemployment, Education and Skills Constraints in Post-Apartheid South Africa," Working Papers 07120, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
  19. Daniela Casale & Dorrit Posel, 2007. "The male marital earnings premium in the context of bridewealth payments: Evidence from South Africa," Working Papers 057, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  20. Daniela Casale & Dorrit Posel, 2006. "‘Who replies in brackets and what are the implications for earnings estimates? An analysis of earnings data from South Africa’," Working Papers 007, Economic Research Southern Africa.
  21. Daniela Casale & Colette Muller & Dorrit Posel, 2005. "‘Two Million Net New Jobs’: A Reconsideration of the Rise in Employment in South Africa, 1995-2003," Working Papers 05097, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
  22. Dorrit Posel & Daniela Casale, 2003. "What has been happening to Internal Labour Migration in South Africa, 1993-1999?," Working Papers 03074, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.

Articles

  1. Dorrit Posel & Dambala Gelo & Daniela Casale & Adeola Oyenubi, 2024. "Sorting the Gender Earnings Gap: Heterogeneity in the South African Labor Market," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(1), pages 106-133, January.
  2. Dorrit Posel & Katharine Hall & Linekela Goagoses, 2023. "Going beyond female-headed households: Household composition and gender differences in poverty," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(5), pages 1117-1134, September.
  3. Posel, Dorrit & Oyenubi, Adeola, 2023. "Heterogeneous gender gaps in mental wellbeing: Do women with low economic status face the biggest gender gaps?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 332(C).
  4. Ralitza Dobreva & Dorrit Posel, 2023. "“Your Health at Present”: Are Patterns of Reporting Heterogeneity in Self-rated Health Gendered?," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 18(5), pages 2197-2226, October.
  5. Dorrit Posel, 2022. "Within-Race Trust and the Trust Radius: Race Differences in Post-Apartheid South Africa," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 164(2), pages 649-664, November.
  6. Dorrit Posel & Janet Bruce-Brand, 2021. "‘Only a Housewife?’ Subjective Well-Being and Homemaking in South Africa," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 22(1), pages 323-342, January.
  7. Dorrit Posel, 2021. "Intra-Household and Inter-Personal Comparisons of Subjective Well-Being: Dorrit Posel," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 16(6), pages 2527-2529, December.
  8. Dorrit Posel & Adeola Oyenubi & Umakrishnan Kollamparambil, 2021. "Job loss and mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown: Evidence from South Africa," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(3), pages 1-15, March.
  9. Hall Katharine & Posel Dorrit, 2019. "Fragmenting the Family? The Complexity of Household Migration Strategies in Post-apartheid South Africa," IZA Journal of Development and Migration, Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 10(2), pages 1-20, August.
  10. Dorrit Posel & Michael Rogan, 2019. "Inequality, Social Comparisons and Income Aspirations: Evidence from a Highly Unequal Country," Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 94-111, January.
  11. Michelle Hatch & Dorrit Posel, 2018. "Who cares for children? A quantitative study of childcare in South Africa," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(2), pages 267-282, March.
  12. Dorrit Posel, 2017. "Enriching economics in South Africa: interdisciplinary collaboration and the value of quantitative – qualitative exchanges," Journal of Economic Methodology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(2), pages 119-133, April.
  13. Posel, Dorrit & Grapsa, Erofili, 2017. "Time to learn? Time allocations among children in South Africa," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 1-10.
  14. Erofili Grapsa & Dorrit Posel, 2016. "Sequencing the real time of the elderly: Evidence from South Africa," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 35(25), pages 711-744.
  15. Dorrit Posel & Daniela Casale & Erofili Grapsa, 2016. "Re-estimating gender differences in income in South Africa: The implications of equivalence scales," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(4), pages 425-441, July.
  16. Dorrit Posel & Michael Rogan, 2016. "Measured as Poor versus Feeling Poor: Comparing Money-metric and Subjective Poverty Rates in South Africa," Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(1), pages 55-73, February.
  17. Dieter Fintel & Dorrit Posel, 2016. "Errors in Recalling Childhood Socio-economic Status: The Role of Anchoring and Household Formation in South Africa," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 126(1), pages 119-140, March.
  18. Dorrit Posel & Daniela Casale & Claire Vermaak, 2014. "Job Search and the Measurement of Unemployment in South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 82(1), pages 66-80, March.
  19. Dorrit Posel, 2014. "Self-assessed well-being and economic rank in South Africa," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(1), pages 51-64, January.
  20. Dorrit Posel & Colin Marx, 2013. "Circular Migration: A View from Destination Households in Two Urban Informal Settlements in South Africa," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(6), pages 819-831, June.
  21. Justin Visagie & Dorrit Posel, 2013. "A reconsideration of what and who is middle class in South Africa," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 149-167, June.
  22. Dorrit Posel & Tim Hinks, 2013. "Trusting Neighbours or Strangers in a Racially Divided Society: Insights from Survey Data in South Africa," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 22(1), pages 136-162, January.
  23. Dorrit Posel & Daniela Casale, 2013. "The relationship between sex ratios and marriage rates in South Africa," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(5), pages 663-676, February.
  24. Justin Visagie & Dorrit Ruth Posel, 2013. "Corrigendum," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 293-293, June.
  25. Dorrit Posel & Michael Rogan, 2012. "Gendered trends in poverty in the post-apartheid period, 1997--2006," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(1), pages 97-113, March.
  26. Casale, Daniela & Posel, Dorrit, 2011. "English language proficiency and earnings in a developing country: The case of South Africa," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 40(4), pages 385-393, August.
  27. Daniela Casale & Dorrit Posel, 2011. "Unions and the Gender Wage Gap in South Africa," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 20(1), pages 27-59, January.
  28. Dorrit Posel & Daniela Casale, 2011. "Relative Standing and Subjective Well-Being in South Africa: The Role of Perceptions, Expectations and Income Mobility," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 104(2), pages 195-223, November.
  29. D Posel, 2010. "Households and Labour Migration in Post-Apartheid South Africa," Studies in Economics and Econometrics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(3), pages 129-141, December.
  30. Daniela Casale & Dorrit Posel, 2010. "The Male Marital Earnings Premium in the Context of Bride Wealth Payments: Evidence from South Africa," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 58(2), pages 211-230, January.
  31. James Heintz & Dorrit Posel, 2008. "Revisiting Informal Employment And Segmentation In The South African Labour Market," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 76(1), pages 26-44, March.
  32. Dorrit Posel & Colette Muller, 2008. "Is There Evidence Of A Wage Penalty To Female Part‐Time Employment In South Africa?," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 76(3), pages 466-479, September.
  33. Posel, Dorrit & Fairburn, James A. & Lund, Frances, 2006. "Labour migration and households: A reconsideration of the effects of the social pension on labour supply in South Africa," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 23(5), pages 836-853, September.
  34. S. Bowles & D. Posel, 2005. "Genetic relatedness predicts South African migrant workers' remittances to their families," Nature, Nature, vol. 434(7031), pages 380-383, March.
  35. C Muller & D Posel, 2004. "Concerns With Measuring Informal Sector Employment: An Analysis of National Household Surveys in South Africa, 1993-2001," Studies in Economics and Econometrics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 1-20, April.
  36. Daniela Casale & Colette Muller & Dorrit Posel, 2004. "‘Two Million Net New Jobs': A Reconsideration Of The Rise In Employment In South Africa, 1995–2003," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 72(5), pages 978-1002, December.
  37. Dorrit Posel, 2004. "Have Migration Patterns in Post-Apartheid South Africa Changed?," Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, , vol. 15(3-4), pages 277-292, July.
  38. Dorrit Posel, 2003. "The collection of national household survey data in South Africa (1993-2001): Rendering labour migration invisible," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(3), pages 361-368.
  39. Dorrit Posel & Daniela Casale, 2003. "What Has Been Happening To Internal Labour Migration In South Africa, 1993–1999?," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 71(3), pages 455-479, September.
  40. Daniela Casale & Dorrit Posel, 2002. "The Continued Feminisation Of The Labour Force In South Africa," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 70(1), pages 156-184, March.
  41. Dorrit Posel, 2001. "Who are the heads of household, what do they do, and is the concept of headship useful? An analysis of headship in South Africa," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(5), pages 651-670.
  42. Dorrit R. Posel, 2001. "Intra‐Family Transfers And Income‐Pooling," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 69(3), pages 501-528, September.
  43. Dori R. Posel & Alison Todes, 1995. "The Shift to Female Labour in Kwazulu/Natal," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 63(2), pages 125-136, June.

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  1. NEP-AFR: Africa (6) 2010-10-02 2011-04-09 2011-04-09 2011-10-22 2012-07-14 2014-10-22. Author is listed
  2. NEP-DEV: Development (2) 2011-04-09 2011-10-22
  3. NEP-HAP: Economics of Happiness (2) 2011-04-09 2012-07-14
  4. NEP-CIS: Confederation of Independent States (1) 2011-10-22
  5. NEP-HME: Heterodox Microeconomics (1) 2011-04-09
  6. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (1) 2010-10-02

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