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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
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- © Published by Oxford University Press.
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- Articles
- ISSN
- 0963-8024
- eISSN
- 1464-3723
- DOI
- 10.1093/jae/ejm037
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Abstract
This paper considers the role of language in employment outcomes and labour earnings in South Africa over the period 19968. Our pooled cross-section comprises more than 160,000 working-age adults, and the analysis considers the decision to participate in the labour force, employment outcomes and labour earnings. After conditioning on a number of socio-economic and demographic factors, we find that having English as one's mother tongue is one of the pivotal determinants of employment and labour earnings. Allowing for language effects leads to a much diminished role of race/population group as a driver of labour market success and earnings. There seems to be little variation in employment outcomes or earnings across the different African languages.
Journal
Journal of African Economies – Oxford University Press
Published: Jul 1, 2008
Keywords: JEL classification J24 015