This paper presents version 4.0 of the CIT-IRP5 firm-level panel dataset. Version 4.0 is the
latest edition of the firm-level component of the combined administrative data using sources …

We update Kreuser and Newman's (2018) total factor productivity estimates for the South
African manufacturing sector using administrative data from 2009–17. We use standard …

Faced with more favourable demand conditions, many firms raise wages. However, we
show that firms with labour market power, lower productivity, and binding wage floors will …

South Africa is urbanising rapidly, and its economic landscape is continuously changing as
a consequence. In this context, city governments and urban scientists have long called for …

We estimate structural, materials, and labour markups for the South African economy at the
three-digit industry level for 2012-19. The fall in structural labour and materials markups …

We estimate structural, materials, and labour markups for the South African economy at the
three-digit industry level for 2012–19. The fall in structural labour and materials markups …

In several countries, wages have stagnated and union membership declined, even as
productivity has increased. The established view of employers helpless to the labor market's …

How does centralized bargaining affect the broader wage structure? And what does this tell
us about the (non-) competitive dynamics of such labour markets? I study large contracted …