Asmus Zoch

Position: Lecturer & evaluation specialist

Institution: University of Mannheim

Expertise: Development, Labour & Education Economics; Impact Evaluation

BA & MA in Economics at the University Göttingen; PhD at Stellenbosch University; Today: Postdoc at University Mannheim & Evaluation Specialist at C4ED

Articles

Reservation wages found in surveys can be very misleading

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

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

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

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

Informal settlements: poverty traps or ladders to work?

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

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

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

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

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