Derek Yu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4263405 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Derek Yu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Derek |
| FAMILY NAME | Yu |
| SIGNATURE | YU D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9813-7897 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Examining Child Labour Activities in South Africa
Labour market trends in South Africa in 2009–19
While the South African labour market showed some signs of improvement in the 2000s with unemployment rate gradually dropping to as low as 22.7% at the end of 2007, things unfortunately turned downhill in 2009–19 (sometimes referred to as the ‘lost decade’). Using the 2009 and 2019 Quarterly Labour Force Survey data, this study derived descriptive statistical estimates on labour force, employment and unemployment; the empirical findings suggested…
Examining the South African labour market during the Covid-19 lockdown period
This study analysed the 2020 first quarter to 2022 second quarter waves of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) data and all five waves (2020–21) of the National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM) data to examine the South African labour market outcomes during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The QLFS data showed that low-educated Africans aged 25–44 years and those involved in low skilled occupation categories w…
Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa
The literature on financial inclusion (FI) and poverty connections has received considerable attention, but there exists a scarcity of South African studies examining the relationship between FI and poverty. This study fills this research gap by analysing the 2011 and 2016 FinScope data. Principal Components Analysis was applied to consider indicators from four FI dimensions (access, usage, quality and welfare) to derive a financial inclusion ind…
Investigating volunteer activities in South Africa
This is the first South African study that analysed all three available waves of Statistics South Africa’s Volunteer Activities Survey data, which was linked to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey in the third quarter of the same year (2010, 2014 and 2018). The empirical findings showed that volunteers were predominantly female Africans without Matric, aged 25–34 years and resided in the urban areas of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Limpopo. In 2018 th…
Revisiting the Covid-19 vulnerability index in South Africa
This study uses the Census 2011 and Community Survey 2016 data, \nadopts the Alkire-Foster multidimensional poverty index (MPI) \napproach and addresses numerous shortcomings of the original \nStatistics South Africa method by including numerous indicators \nfrom four dimensions (socio-economic, demographic, housing \nand hygiene, health) to derive a revised COVID-19 vulnerability \nindex. The empirical findings indicate the index was relatively …
Identifying the prospects of decent job creation along the value chain of plastic recycling
This study examined the barriers and challenges for decent job creation along the value chain of plastic recycling that street waste pickers (SWPs) face in the urban regions of Cape Town with a mixed method research design. The findings from the descriptive case study’s primary survey data indicated that the informal recycling economy in these regions has little to no barriers of entry. Initiatives to absorb individuals into this economy could po…
Defining and measuring time poverty in South Africa
This study primarily adopted the absolute approach to examine time poverty in South Africa by analysing the 2000 and 2010 Time Use Survey data. The findings indicated that absolute time-poor individuals were predominantly young unmarried female Africans who had incomplete primary education, were inactive in the labour market and resided in bigger-sized households in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Examining the relationship between money-metric povert…
Re-examining the Multidimensional Poverty Index of South Africa
Revisiting transitory and chronic unemployment in South Africa
This study comprehensively explores the nature and extent of transitory and chronic unemployment using the data from the first four waves of the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) conducted in 2008–15. The empirical findings revealed that the transitorily and chronically unemployed individuals shared highly similar characteristics: African female individuals with incomplete secondary education, residing in urban areas of the Eastern Cape, KwaZ…
Examining time use patterns in South Africa, 2000–2010
This study comprehensively examines time use patterns in South Africa by Systems of National Accounts (SNA) classification, with the aid of the 2000 and 2010 Time Use Survey (TUS) data. The empirical findings indicated that both mean SNA and non-SNA production time increased at the expense of mean non-productive time, with the former increase being attributed to work in establishments and household maintenance activities, respectively. Mean work …
The Impact of International Migration on Skills Supply and Demand in South Africa
This study investigated the demographic, education and labour market characteristics of three groups: (1) immigrants into South Africa; (2) natives who remained in the country; (3) emigrants into the top five destination countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and USA). The empirical findings were used to examine the extent of migration to and from the country, from the perspectives of skills supply and demand. Emigrants were most educa…
Waste pickers in informal self-employment
Waste picking provides between 60 000 and 90 000 informal self-employment opportunities in South Africa. This study investigates the labour market of waste pickers in the Bellville CBD, highlighting their socio-economic vulnerability. Two-thirds had a previous formal sector job for an average three years. Forty per cent of these lost this job due to business layoffs. They earn on average approximately R2 900 per month, with 70% of them earning be…
The Long Walk
Exploring the Eligibility Criteria of the Child Support Grant and its Impact on Poverty
Measuring Child Poverty in South Africa
Measuring Child Poverty in South Africa
Exploring the Eligibility Criteria of the Child Support Grant and its Impact on Poverty
The Long Walk
Waste pickers in informal self-employment
Waste picking provides between 60 000 and 90 000 informal self-employment opportunities in South Africa. This study investigates the labour market of waste pickers in the Bellville CBD, highlighting their socio-economic vulnerability. Two-thirds had a previous formal sector job for an average three years. Forty per cent of these lost this job due to business layoffs. They earn on average approximately R2 900 per month, with 70% of them earning be…
Revisiting transitory and chronic unemployment in South Africa
This study comprehensively explores the nature and extent of transitory and chronic unemployment using the data from the first four waves of the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) conducted in 2008–15. The empirical findings revealed that the transitorily and chronically unemployed individuals shared highly similar characteristics: African female individuals with incomplete secondary education, residing in urban areas of the Eastern Cape, KwaZ…
Examining time use patterns in South Africa, 2000–2010
This study comprehensively examines time use patterns in South Africa by Systems of National Accounts (SNA) classification, with the aid of the 2000 and 2010 Time Use Survey (TUS) data. The empirical findings indicated that both mean SNA and non-SNA production time increased at the expense of mean non-productive time, with the former increase being attributed to work in establishments and household maintenance activities, respectively. Mean work …
The Impact of International Migration on Skills Supply and Demand in South Africa
This study investigated the demographic, education and labour market characteristics of three groups: (1) immigrants into South Africa; (2) natives who remained in the country; (3) emigrants into the top five destination countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and USA). The empirical findings were used to examine the extent of migration to and from the country, from the perspectives of skills supply and demand. Emigrants were most educa…
Examining the South African labour market during the Covid-19 lockdown period
This study analysed the 2020 first quarter to 2022 second quarter waves of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) data and all five waves (2020–21) of the National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM) data to examine the South African labour market outcomes during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The QLFS data showed that low-educated Africans aged 25–44 years and those involved in low skilled occupation categories w…
Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa
The literature on financial inclusion (FI) and poverty connections has received considerable attention, but there exists a scarcity of South African studies examining the relationship between FI and poverty. This study fills this research gap by analysing the 2011 and 2016 FinScope data. Principal Components Analysis was applied to consider indicators from four FI dimensions (access, usage, quality and welfare) to derive a financial inclusion ind…
Investigating volunteer activities in South Africa
This is the first South African study that analysed all three available waves of Statistics South Africa’s Volunteer Activities Survey data, which was linked to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey in the third quarter of the same year (2010, 2014 and 2018). The empirical findings showed that volunteers were predominantly female Africans without Matric, aged 25–34 years and resided in the urban areas of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Limpopo. In 2018 th…
Revisiting the Covid-19 vulnerability index in South Africa
This study uses the Census 2011 and Community Survey 2016 data, \nadopts the Alkire-Foster multidimensional poverty index (MPI) \napproach and addresses numerous shortcomings of the original \nStatistics South Africa method by including numerous indicators \nfrom four dimensions (socio-economic, demographic, housing \nand hygiene, health) to derive a revised COVID-19 vulnerability \nindex. The empirical findings indicate the index was relatively …
Identifying the prospects of decent job creation along the value chain of plastic recycling
This study examined the barriers and challenges for decent job creation along the value chain of plastic recycling that street waste pickers (SWPs) face in the urban regions of Cape Town with a mixed method research design. The findings from the descriptive case study’s primary survey data indicated that the informal recycling economy in these regions has little to no barriers of entry. Initiatives to absorb individuals into this economy could po…
Defining and measuring time poverty in South Africa
This study primarily adopted the absolute approach to examine time poverty in South Africa by analysing the 2000 and 2010 Time Use Survey data. The findings indicated that absolute time-poor individuals were predominantly young unmarried female Africans who had incomplete primary education, were inactive in the labour market and resided in bigger-sized households in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Examining the relationship between money-metric povert…
Re-examining the Multidimensional Poverty Index of South Africa
Labour market trends in South Africa in 2009–19
While the South African labour market showed some signs of improvement in the 2000s with unemployment rate gradually dropping to as low as 22.7% at the end of 2007, things unfortunately turned downhill in 2009–19 (sometimes referred to as the ‘lost decade’). Using the 2009 and 2019 Quarterly Labour Force Survey data, this study derived descriptive statistical estimates on labour force, employment and unemployment; the empirical findings suggested…
Examining Child Labour Activities in South Africa
Economics (15 works) · Economic growth (14 works) · Demographic economics (11 works) · Geography (10 works) · Socioeconomics (10 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Poverty (7 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (6 works) · Demography (5 works)