Job Search and the Measurement of Unemployment in South Africa

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The authors thank the anonymous reviewers and editor for their helpful comments. Dorrit Posel acknowledges the Research Chairs Initiative of the South African Department of Science and Technology and South African National Research Foundation for funding her work as the Research Chair in Economic Development. The financial assistance of the Research Project on Employment, Income Distribution and Inclusive Growth is also acknowledged. Findings, opinions and conclusions are those of the authors and are not to be attributed to said Research Project, its affiliated institutions or its sponsors.