An investigation of wage levels and wage inequality in the South African public sector: findings from the labour force survey, September 2001

Woolard, I.D.

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Title:

An investigation of wage levels and wage inequality in the South African public sector: findings from the labour force survey, September 2001

Authors:

Woolard, I.D.

Output Type: Conference or seminar papers

Department: Surveys, Analyses, Modelling and Mapping

Budget year: 2002/03

Publication year: 2002

Archive number: 2184

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/8680

Citation:

Woolard, I.D. (2002) An investigation of wage levels and wage inequality in the South African public sector: findings from the labour force survey, September 2001. (Paper read at the DPRU-FES conference in labour markets and poverty, Johannesburg, 22-24 October).

Abstract:

This paper sets out to investigate relative wages and wage dispersion for formal sector workers in the private and public sectors. The paper explicitly measures the size of the public sector wage premium and offers some reasons for its existence.

Description:

Paper read at the DPRU-FES conference in labour markets and poverty, Johannesburg, 22-24 October

Keywords:

PUBLIC SERVICES SECTOR
LABOUR
INCOME MOBILITY
WAGE INEQUALITY
PRIVATE SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
LABOUR FORCE

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