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Happy in the Informal Economy? A Case Study of Well-Being Among Day Labourers in South Africa

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  • Christie Schoeman
  • Ilse Botha
  • Phillip F. Blaauw
  • Rinie Schenck

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Past research provided evidence of the negative effect that individual unemployment can have on subjective well-being. The persistent high levels of unemployment and poverty in South Africa have been well documented. Many people are forced into the informal economy, where they engage in a variety of survivalist activities such as day labouring. As no previous […]

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  • Christie Schoeman & Ilse Botha & Phillip F. Blaauw & Rinie Schenck, 2013. "Happy in the Informal Economy? A Case Study of Well-Being Among Day Labourers in South Africa," Working Papers 337, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    Development Economics; Social welfare;

    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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