Trade unions vs. statistical discrimination: Theory and application to post-apartheid South Africa

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 417-444

  Azam, Jean Paul ^a,b   Rospabé, Sandrine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Labor; South Africa; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; LABOR MARKET; MODEL; POST-APARTHEID; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRADE UNION; WAGE GAP; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34248225412     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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