Trade, jobs, and wages : does exporting matter for the poor in South Africa?

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2010-04

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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

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Research confirmed that export-oriented industry has an impact on wages in South African firms. Workers earn on average 21% more than workers in non-exporting firms. The export destination also matters: wages are higher in firms that export outside the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region compared to exporting to other SADC countries. Similar evidence is found in four other SADC countries (Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, and Zambia) where workers in firms that export outside the region earn more. The brochure is a one-page publication, part of IDRC’s “Globalization, Growth and Poverty” Program Initiative.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Commerce, emplois et salaires : l’exportation a-t-elle une incidence sur les pauvres en Afrique du Sud?

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GLOBALIZATION, EXPORT PROMOTION, SADC, PRIVATE SECTOR, SOUTH AFRICA, WAGES, ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION, EXPORT ORIENTED INDUSTRIES, INCOME, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/45163

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Research Results (GGP) / Résultats de recherches (MCP)