South African Unemployment in the Post-Financial Crisis Era: What are the Determinants?

• Autorzy: Lutho Mbekeni , Andrew Phiri
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Research background: High unemployment rates are one of the greatest economic challenges facing the post-apartheid South African government over the past two decades and this problem has become more worrisome in the post-global financial crisis period. Purpose: Our study examines the determinants of unemployment for the South African economy in the post-crisis period over a quarterly frequency period of 2009:Q1 to 2018:Q4. The determinants are examined for four classes of unemployment rates (total, male, female and youth) and we further partition possible unemployment determinants into fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic variables. Research methodology: We employ the autoregressive distributive lag (ARDL) models. Results: We find income tax, repo rates, economic growth, trade, investment, household debt and savings to be significant determinants of unemployment in the post-crisis South African economy and yet we note discrepancies of the significance of these determinants amongst different unemployment categories. Novelty: No study has examined the determinants of unemployment in South Africa in the post-financial crisis era. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Bezrobocie; Kryzys finansowy

EN

Unemployment; Financial crisis

• Czasopismo: Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia
• Rocznik: 2020
• Numer: vol. 20, iss. 2
• Strony: 230-248

Twórcy

autor

Lutho Mbekeni

• Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

autor

Andrew Phiri

• Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

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DOI

10.2478/foli-2020-0046