Elza Lourens

Position: Physical Sciences Facilitator

Institution: Stellenbosch University

Expertise: Student success

I am involved in an access programme, SciMathUS, as a Physical Sciences facilitator. My research interest is in the field of student success, specifically the success of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. I am currently completing my doctoral studies in the Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University, focusing on the transition of graduates into employment.

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The employability of higher education graduates: are qualifications enough?

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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

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