Youth unemployment in South Africa since 2000 revisited
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Youths; employment; unemployment; discouraged workseekers; wage subsidy; labour market trends South Africa;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J00 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - General
- J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2013-03-16 (Africa)
- NEP-LAB-2013-03-16 (Labour Economics)
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