Labour market outcomes and the impacts of social networks: evidence from the Cape Town Metropolitan Area

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === This paper examines whether social networks have an effect on the decision to participate in the labour market by individuals in the greater Cape Town area. By using the fourth wave of the Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) this paper empiric...

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Main Author:	Rivett, Craig
Other Authors:	Burns, Justine
Format:	Dissertation
Language:	English
Published:	University of Cape Town 2015
Subjects:	Economics
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12193

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spelling	ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uct-oai-localhost-11427-121932020-10-06T05:11:28Z Labour market outcomes and the impacts of social networks: evidence from the Cape Town Metropolitan Area Rivett, Craig Burns, Justine Economics Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. This paper examines whether social networks have an effect on the decision to participate in the labour market by individuals in the greater Cape Town area. By using the fourth wave of the Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) this paper empirically confirms previously examined results of a network effect for employment prospects while confirming that no network effect is present for labour discouragement. 2015-01-15T08:58:26Z 2015-01-15T08:58:26Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MCom http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12193 eng application/pdf University of Cape Town Faculty of Commerce School of Economics
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description	Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === This paper examines whether social networks have an effect on the decision to participate in the labour market by individuals in the greater Cape Town area. By using the fourth wave of the Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) this paper empirically confirms previously examined results of a network effect for employment prospects while confirming that no network effect is present for labour discouragement.
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title	Labour market outcomes and the impacts of social networks: evidence from the Cape Town Metropolitan Area
title_short	Labour market outcomes and the impacts of social networks: evidence from the Cape Town Metropolitan Area
title_full	Labour market outcomes and the impacts of social networks: evidence from the Cape Town Metropolitan Area
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Labour market outcomes and the impacts of social networks: evidence from the Cape Town Metropolitan Area

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