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

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.

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Human Science Research Council SA
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2025-09-22
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https://doi.org/10.14749/30177154
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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An investigation of wage levels and wage inequality in the South African public sector: findings from the labour force survey, September 2001

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

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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.

Human Science Research Council SA
Decent work and economic growth
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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