Browsing by Author "Kahn, Amy"

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Exploring the transitions and well-being of young people who leave school before completing secondary education in South Africa

Branson, Nicola; De Lannoy, Ariane; Kahn, Amy (2019-013)

In South Africa, young people who have not completed their matric year, or the equivalent thereof, are more likely to struggle to find work, and remain unemployed for longer periods of time, or, if they do find work, are ...
The Post Matriculation Enrolment Decision: Do Public Colleges Provide Students with a Viable Alternative? Evidence from the First Four Waves of the National Income Dynamics Study

Branson, Nicola; Kahn, Amy (2016-08)

This paper uses National Income Dynamic Survey (NIDS) data from 2008‐2015, together with administrative data on South African schools and post‐secondary institutions, to estimate the impact of home background, school quality ...
Returns to English skills in the South African labour market

Kahn, Amy; Branson, Nicola; Leibbrandt, Murray (2019-09)

While there are 11 official languages in South Africa, English remains the dominant language in the country’s economic and political sphere. Internationally, there is a large body of research providing evidence that ...

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