Timothy Köhler on SA’s labour market: is a national lockdown as severe as we think?

Timothy Köhler on SA’s labour market: is a national lockdown as severe as we think?
Economic Research Southern Africa
Timothy Köhler on SA’s labour market: is a national lockdown as severe as we think?

May 21 2021 | 00:37:30

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Episode • May 21, 2021 • 00:37:30

Show Notes

It is just over a year since South Africa had to succumb to what was considered one of the most draconian national lockdowns, and as expected, we have noticed a decline in economic growth accompanied by a negative shock to our labour market leaving 2,2 million people unemployed in the second quarter of 2020. In […]

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