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“Sometimes you don’t make enough to buy food†– an analysis of South African street waste pickers’ income

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  • Catherina J. Schenck
  • Kotie J. M. M. Viljoen
  • Phillip F. Blaauw

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In this paper we use income data of 873 street waste pickers in South Africa to assess whether their income is sufficient to make a living and to identify the possible factors that may influence their income. The results can assist policy makers to make informed decisions in designing and implementing policies aimed at improving […]

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  • Catherina J. Schenck & Kotie J. M. M. Viljoen & Phillip F. Blaauw, 2016. "“Sometimes you don’t make enough to buy food†– an analysis of South African street waste pickers’ income," Working Papers 603, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:603
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    Keywords

    Consumer Behavior; Development Economics; poverty; Social welfare; waste management;
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    JEL classification:

    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
    • E26 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Informal Economy; Underground Economy
    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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