02294cas a2200337 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022284 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513584478 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Duval, Romain. Labor Market Reform Options to Boost Employment in South Africa / Romain Duval, Yi Ji, Ippei Shibata. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (39 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Raising South Africa's low employment rate to levels seen in emerging market or advanced economy peers could raise GDP per capita by 50 to 60 percent and reduce income inequality dramatically in the long term. By putting further strain on an already fragile labor market, Covid-19 has raised the urgency of action. This paper reviews labor market policy and other reform options to enhance South Africa's job market performance, drawing from international evidence and new analysis. We find much scope for improving the design of key labor market institutions-including collective bargaining and employment protection legislation-and active labor market policies to improve job seekers' prospects. These reforms should come hand-in-hand with others, such as in the areas of education or product market regulation, that may work pay. Labor market and other reforms would primarily benefit disadvantaged groups such as youth. Mode of access: Internet Labor Market Performance imf Paper Reviews Labor Market Policy imf Product Market Regulation imf Reform Option imf Youth Employment imf South Africa imf Ji, Yi. Shibata, Ippei. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/165 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2021/165/001.2021.issue-165-en.xml IMF e-Library