Prof Andreas Wörgötter on addressing current and persisting challenges in South Africa’s labour market

Prof Andreas Wörgötter on addressing current and persisting challenges in South Africa’s labour market
Economic Research Southern Africa
Prof Andreas Wörgötter on addressing current and persisting challenges in South Africa’s labour market

Jul 23 2021 | 00:44:59

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Episode • July 23, 2021 • 00:44:59

Show Notes

At a time when tensions are rising due to growing inequality and unemployment, ERSA’s host is joined by Prof. Andreas Wörgötter from the Vienna University of Technology to discuss some of the key takings from his research co-authored with Christopher Loewald, and Konstantin Makrelov called ‘Addressing low labour utilization in South Africa’. In this podcast […]

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