The Productivity -Wage Relationship in South Africa: An Empirical Investigation
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and Professor Murray Leibbrandt from the University of Cape Town. I thank them for their input but take sole responsibility for this paper and any errors it may contain. I would also like to thank TIPS for providing financial support for this research.
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