Apartheid, Growth and Income Distribution in South Africa: Past History and Future Prospects

December 1, 1991

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Robert J. Corker, and Tamim Bayoumi. Apartheid, Growth and Income Distribution in South Africa: Past History and Future Prospects, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1991) accessed December 26, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

Estimates of a supply-side model of the nonprimary sectors, in which particular attention has been paid to modeling key characteristics of the evolution of the apartheid system, are presented. These imply that the wage differential between white and nonwhite workers doing similar jobs fell significantly over the last two decades to around 14 percent in 1990. This relatively small gap implies that medium-term prospects for the advancement of the disadvantaged groups in South Africa depend heavily on their ability to take up skilled employment, with the direct gains from the elimination of apartheid being relatively small.

Subject: Employment, Income, Labor, Labor force, Labor markets, National accounts, Wages

Keywords: Africa, Employment, Income, Income share, Labor force, Nonwhite wage, Nonwhite worker, Wage, Wage discrimination, Wage rate, Wage wedge, Wages, WP

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29
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Working Paper No. 1991/116
Stock No:

WPIEA1161991
ISBN:

9781451853902
ISSN:

1018-5941

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