Surviving unemployment without state support: Unemployment and household formation in South Africa

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-51

  Klasen, Stephan ^a,b   Woolard, Ingrid ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LABOR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT;

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

EID: 58149116551     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejn007     Document Type: Article

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