Checking Up on Agricultural Minimum Wages in South Africa

Haroon Bhorat is a Professor of Economics at University of Cape Town, School of Economics, Development Policy Research Unit.

In the developing world, there is a lively debate surrounding how minimum wages affect jobs, poverty, and income distribution. To shed light on the issue in South Africa, Haroon Bhorat, Ravi Kanbur, and Benjamin Stanwix recently did a study on the impact of the introduction in March 2003 of a minimum wage law in the agricultural sector. We spoke with Bhorat – a Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town and an economic advisor to the Minister of Finance – on their findings.

This post was first published on the Jobs Knowledge Platform.