H. Bhorat

Most-cited papers

1. Estimating the Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment, Wages, and Non-wage Benefits: The Case of Agriculture in South Africa

   H. Bhorat, R. Kanbur, Benjamin Stanwix

   2014127 citations Open access

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2. Shadow State

   I. Chipkin, M. Swilling, H. Bhorat, Mbongiseni Buthelezi +6 more

   201889 citations

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3. Minimum Wages in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Primer

   H. Bhorat, R. Kanbur, Benjamin Stanwix

   2017Social Science Research Network89 citations

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4. Skills supply and demand in South Africa

   V. Reddy, H. Bhorat, M. Powell, M. Visser +1 more

   201673 citations

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5. Higher education, employment and economic growth: Exploring the interactions

   H. Bhorat, A. Cassim, David Tseng

   201672 citations

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6. Social Assistance Amidst the COVID‐19 Epidemic in South Africa: A Policy Assessment

   H. Bhorat, Morné Oosthuizen, Benjamin Stanwix

   202148 citations

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7. The Oxford companion to the economics of South Africa

   H. Bhorat, Alan Hirsch, R. Kanbur, Mthuli Ncube

   201444 citations

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8. A review of poverty and inequality in Namibia

   S. Levine, B. Roberts, Julian May, H. Bhorat +3 more

   201543 citations

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9. Economic Policy in South Africa: Past, Present, and Future

   H. Bhorat, Alan Hirsch, R. Kanbur, Mthuli Ncube

   201443 citations Open access

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10. Demographic, employment, and wage trends in South Africa

    H. Bhorat, K. Naidoo, Morné Oosthuizen, Kavisha Pillay

    201542 citations Open access

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11. Investigating the Feasibility of a National Minimum Wage for South Africa

    H. Bhorat, Tara Caetano, Benjamin Jourdan, R. Kanbur +3 more

    201639 citations

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12. Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa: Divergence, determinants and consequences: Resource Dependence and Inequality in Africa: Impacts, consequences and potential solutions

    H. Bhorat, G. Chelwa, K. Naidoo, Benjamin Stanwix

    201736 citations

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13. SMME's in South Africa: Understanding the Constraints on Growth and Performance

    H. Bhorat, Zaakhir Asmal, Kezia Lilenstein, Kirsten van der Zee

    201834 citations

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14. The Socio-Economic Determinants of Crime in South Africa: An Empirical Assessment

    H. Bhorat, Adaiah Lilenstein, Jabulile Monnakgotla, A. Thornton

    201731 citations

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15. Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa Divergence, Determinants and Consequences: Introduction, Motivation and Overview

    G. Cornia, A. Odusola, H. Bhorat, P. Conceição

    201731 citations

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16. Africa's Lions

    H. Bhorat, F. Tarp

    201631 citations Open access

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17. Policy co-ordination and growth traps in a middle- income country setting: The case of South Africa

    H. Bhorat, A. Cassim, Alan Hirsch

    201430 citations Open access

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18. Partial minimum wage compliance

    H. Bhorat, R. Kanbur, Benjamin Stanwix

    201528 citations Open access

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19. State Of Manufacturing In South Africa

    H. Bhorat, Christopher Rooney

    201724 citations

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20. Growth, Poverty and Inequality Interactions in Africa: An Overview of Key Issues

    H. Bhorat, K. Naidoo, Kavisha Pillay

    201624 citations

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21. Pro-poor growth and social protection in South Africa: Exploring the interactions

    H. Bhorat, David Tseng, Benjamin Stanwix

    201424 citations Open access

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22. 8. Sub-Saharan Africa’s Manufacturing Sector: Building Complexity

    H. Bhorat, R. Kanbur, Christopher Rooney, François Steenkamp

    2019The Quality of Growth in Africa22 citations

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23. The Economics of COVID-19 in South Africa: Early Impressions

    H. Bhorat, Timothy Köhler, Morné Oosthuizen, Benjamin Stanwix +2 more

    202021 citations

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24. Social Assistance during South Africa's National Lockdown: Examining the COVID-19 Grant, Changes to the Child Support Grant, and Post-October Policy Options

    H. Bhorat, Timothy Köhler

    202020 citations

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25. Skills-biased labour demand and the pursuit of inclusive growth in South Africa

    H. Bhorat, Sumayya Goga, Benjamin Stanwix

    201418 citations Open access

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26. COVID-19, Social Protection and the Labour Market in South Africa: Are Social Grants being Targeted at the most Vulnerable?

    Timothy Köhler, H. Bhorat

    202015 citations

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27. Firm-level determinants of earnings in the formal sector of the South African labour market

    H. Bhorat, Morné Oosthuizen, Kezia Lilenstein, François Steenkamp

    201715 citations Open access

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28. Structural transformation, inequality, and inclusive growth in South Africa

    H. Bhorat, Kezia Lilenstein, Morné Oosthuizen, A. Thornton

    202014 citations Open access

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29. Understanding and characterizing the services sector in South Africa

    H. Bhorat, François Steenkamp, Christopher Rooney, N. Kachingwe +1 more

    201614 citations

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30. Minimum Wages and Youth: The Case of South Africa

    H. Bhorat, A. Cassim, R. Kanbur, Benjamin Stanwix +1 more

    201614 citations

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31. Lockdown stringency and employment formality: evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

    Timothy Köhler, H. Bhorat, R. Hill, Benjamin Stanwix

    2023Journal for labour market research13 citations Open access

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32. Inclusive Dualism: Labour Intensive Development, Decent Work and Surplus Labour in Southern Africa

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    202012 citations

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33. Vulnerability In Employment: Evidence from South Africa

    H. Bhorat, Kezia Lilenstein, Morné Oosthuizen, A. Thornton

    201612 citations

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34. Trade unions in an emerging economy: The case of South Africa

    H. Bhorat, K. Naidoo, Derek Yu

    201411 citations Open access

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35. The labour market effects of cash transfers to the unemployed: Evidence from South Africa

    H. Bhorat, Timothy Köhler

    2025World Development10 citations Open access

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36. A South African case study

    C. Allen, Zaakhir Asmal, H. Bhorat, R. Hill +3 more

    202110 citations

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37. Measuring Multi‐Dimensional Labour Law Violation with an Application to South Africa

    H. Bhorat, R. Kanbur, Benjamin Stanwix, A. Thornton

    2020British Journal of Industrial Relations10 citations

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38. Social protection and inequality in Africa: Exploring the interactions

    H. Bhorat, A. Cassim, Arabo K Ewinyu, François Steenkamp

    2019Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa10 citations

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39. Drivers of inequality in the context of the growth-poverty-inequality nexus in africa: An overview of key issues

    H. Bhorat, K. Naidoo

    2019Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa10 citations

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40. Understanding and Characterizing the Services Sector in South Africa

    H. Bhorat, Christopher Rooney, François Steenkamp

    2018Industries without Smokestacks10 citations Open access

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41. NON-INCOME WELFARE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN SOUTH AFRICA

    H. Bhorat, Benjamin Stanwix, Derek Yu

    201410 citations

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42. Jobs and COVID-19: Measuring Work-Related Physical Interaction

    H. Bhorat, A. Thornton, Timothy Köhler, Morné Oosthuizen

    20209 citations

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43. Structural Change and Patterns of Inequality in the South African Labour Market

    H. Bhorat, Safia Khan

    20189 citations

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44. Crime, Income, and Inequality: Nonlinearities under Extreme Inequality in South Africa

    A. Thornton, H. Bhorat, Adaiah Lilenstein, Jabulile Monnakgotla +1 more

    2022Economic development and cultural change8 citations

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45. COVID-19 and the labour market: Estimating the employment effects of South Africa’s national lockdown

    H. Bhorat, R. Hill, Benjamin Stanwix

    20218 citations

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46. Increasing Employment Opportunities : Navigating Africa’s Complex Job Market

    H. Bhorat, K. Naidoo, Arabo K Ewinyu

    20177 citations

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47. Youth employment challenges in Zambia: A statistical profile, current policy frameworks and existing interventions

    H. Bhorat, A. Cassim, Gibson Masumbu, K. Naidoo +1 more

    20157 citations

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48. Higher Education Outcomes in South Africa: The Role of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme

    N. Pillay, H. Bhorat, Zaakhir Asmal

    2021Social Justice and Education in the 21st Century6 citations

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49. Building economic complexity in Africa

    H. Bhorat, Christopher Rooney, François Steenkamp

    20196 citations

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50. ONE The Pursuit of Long-Run Economic Growth in Africa An Overview of Key Challenges

    H. Bhorat, F. Tarp

    20166 citations

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