Mashekwa Maboshe

Position: Graduate Associate, SALDRU

Institution: University of Cape Town

Mashekwa Maboshe is a PhD Candidate in the School of Economics at UCT, focusing on the economic effects of corporate taxation in developing countries. He has an Honours and a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Cape Town and a BA (Economics) degree from the University of Zambia. Recent research work involves the analysis of the distributional impact of fiscal policy in South Africa in a World Bank supported study. His research interests include the impact of corporate tax policy on firm behaviour, labour markets, and on poverty and inequality.

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How much is inequality reduced by progressive taxation and government spending?

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Mashekwa Maboshe

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Creating jobs, reducing poverty I: Why the informal sector should be taken seriously and enabled properly

Who are the middle class in South Africa? Does it matter for policy?

What is the role of manufacturing in boosting economic growth and employment in South Africa?

Informal settlements: poverty traps or ladders to work?

Adcorp’s employment and unemployment figures are not taken seriously by researchers – yet they can do much harm

Why are foreign-run spaza shops more successful? The rapidly changing spaza sector in South Africa

How much is inequality reduced by progressive taxation and government spending?

How high is graduate unemployment in South Africa? A much-needed update

A job in the informal sector reduces poverty about as much as a job in the formal sector

Who creates jobs, who destroys jobs? Small firms, large firms and labour market rigidity