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abstract: 'We began with the premise that South African recent migrants from rural
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to urban areas experience relatively lower rates of participation in
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formal labour markets compared to local residents in urban communities,
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and that these migrants are overrepresented in the informal labour
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market and in the unemployment sector. This means that rural to urban
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migrants are less likely than locals to be found in formal employment
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and more likely to be found in informal employment and among the
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unemployed. Using perspectives from Development Economics we explore the
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South African National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) panel datasets of
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2008 and 2010, which only provide a perspective on what has happened
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between 2008 and 2010. We find that while migrants in general experience
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positive outcomes in informal labour markets, they also experience
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positive outcomes in formal markets, which is contrary to expectations.
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We also find that there are strong links between other indicators of
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performance in the labour market. Earned incomes are closely associated
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with migration decisions and educational qualifications (e.g. a matric
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certificate) for respondents between the ages of 30 and 60 years. The
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youth (15 to 30 years old) and senior respondents (over the age of 60)
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are the most disadvantaged in the labour market. The disadvantage is
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further reflected in lower earned incomes. This is the case even though
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the youth are most likely to migrate. We conclude that migration is
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motivated by both push (to seek employment) and pull (existing networks
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or marriage at destination) factors. For public policy, the emerging
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patterns - indicative and established - are important for informing
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strategies aimed at creating employment and developing skills for the
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unemployed, migrants and especially the youth. Similar policy strategies
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are embodied in the National Development Plan (NDP), the National Skills
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Development Strategy (NSDS), etc.'
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affiliation: 'Mbatha, CN (Corresponding Author), Univ S Africa, Grad Sch Business
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Leadership, ZA-0001 Pretoria, South Africa.
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Mbatha, Cyril N., Univ S Africa, Grad Sch Business Leadership, ZA-0001 Pretoria,
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South Africa.'
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author: Mbatha, Cyril N. and Roodt, Joan
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author_list:
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- family: Mbatha
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given: Cyril N.
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- family: Roodt
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given: Joan
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da: '2023-09-28'
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files: []
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issn: 2222-3436
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journal: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
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keywords: rural; migration; unemployment; multinomial logistical model
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keywords-plus: UNEMPLOYMENT; MODEL; DETERMINANTS; GROWTH; SECTOR; WAGES; INDIA
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language: English
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number: '5'
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number-of-cited-references: '42'
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pages: 653-672
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papis_id: c3fe41bb72b2046875b933130c731420
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ref: Mbatha2014recentinternal
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times-cited: '5'
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title: 'RECENT INTERNAL MIGRATION AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES: EXPLORING THE 2008 AND
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2010 NATIONAL INCOME DYNAMICS STUDY (NIDS) PANEL DATA IN SOUTH AFRICA'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000345839000010
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '12'
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volume: '17'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Management
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year: '2014'
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