Youth unemployment hysteresis in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMsafiri, Mgeni
dc.contributor.authorMaskaeva, Asiya
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-09T07:25:54Z
dc.date.available2024-04-09T07:25:54Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionBook. Full book text available at: https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/229421/1/wp2021-020.pdf
dc.description.abstractThis study simulates the macro-micro economic impacts of the employment policy, focusing on hysteresis in youth unemployment in South Africa. Specifically, we apply a dynamic computable general equilibrium model to calibrate the 2015 South African Social Accounting Matrix to estimate, compare, and determine the impact of employment policy on youth unemployment as well as on aggregate economic outcomes. We simulate two scenarios where we reduce the import price of fuel by 20 per cent. Then, the total government savings from the reduced transport subsidy are reallocated to the education sector to support the unemployed youth. The research findings indicate that demand for youth labour increases in the long run, resulting in a decline in the unemployment rate. Moreover, the consumer price index decreased more than nominal income, thereby increasing household purchasing power and, potentially, easing poverty.
dc.identifier.citationMaskaeva, A., & Msafiri, M. (2021). Youth unemployment hysteresis in South Africa: Macro-micro analysis (No. 2021/20). WIDER Working Paper.
dc.identifier.otherURL: https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/229421/1/wp2021-020.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4477
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
dc.subjectComputable general equilibrium model
dc.subjectHysteresis
dc.subjectyouth unemployment
dc.subjectEmployment policy
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titleYouth unemployment hysteresis in South Africa
dc.title.alternativeMacro-micro analysis
dc.typeBook
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