A Review of Labour Markets in South Africa: How Different is the SA Labour Market? International Perspectives and Parallels

The topics covered by the paper correspond roughly to the outline of the HSRC Labour Market review and are organised under the following headings: Changing economic structures, Labour market participation, Education and its economic returns, The role of the informal economy, Erosion of human capital due to HIV/AIDS, The wages-employment trade-off, Employment protection and competitiveness.