The COVID-19 crisis and the South African informal economy: A stalled recovery

Michael Rogan and Caroline Skinner

No wp-2022-40, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper seeks to identify the differentiated impacts of the crisis on specific groups of informal workers. The analysis draws on official nationally representative labour force surveys collected quarterly by South Africa's national statistical agency (Statistics South Africa).

Keywords: COVID-19; South Africa; Informal; Informal economy; Labour market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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