This dissertation studies the employment effects of cash transfers in a segmented labor
market. The first and main chapter shows that an unconditional cash transfer program …

Can unconditional cash transfers have long-term benefits for women's employment in
developing countries? This study exploits discontinuous exposure to the South African Child …

Abstract Using South Africa's first nationally representative panel data set, I find that the
presence of pension recipients in the household reduces the probability of employment of …

The debate over the nature of informal employment and its implications for policy is still open
and controversial. One of the main questions remains whether informality is a necessity or a …

This paper surveys the South African and international literature surrounding the impact of
cash transfers on labour supply. We find that although social transfers are condemned for …

Persistently high unemployment has plagued South Africa over the last few decades, while
concurrently there has been a dearth of state-provided income support to the working-age …

Employing South Africa's first nationally representative panel data set, I find that having old
age pension recipients in the household adversely affects employment outcomes of prime …

A growing share of the world is young, poor, and underemployed. A widespread view is
such people have high returns to investment but are credit constrained. Hence, aid in the …

How to stimulate employment and the shift from agriculture to industry in developing
countries, with their young, poor, and underemployed populations? A widespread view is …

While unconditional cash transfers have been studied extensively in developing countries,
little is known about their effects in a wealthier context. Through a randomized controlled …