Derek Yu : Citation Profile


University of the Western Cape

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RESEARCH ACTIVITY:

   19 years (2005 - 2024). See details.
   Cites by year: 19
   Journals where Derek Yu has often published
   Relations with other researchers
   Recent citing documents: 17.    Total self citations: 19 (4.94 %)

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Works with:

Authors registered in RePEc who have co-authored more than one work in the last five years with Derek Yu.

Is cited by:

van der Berg, Servaas (15)

Leibbrandt, Murray (15)

von Fintel, Dieter (14)

Bhorat, Haroon (11)

Finn, Arden (9)

Oosthuizen, Morne (9)

Burger, Rulof (8)

tansel, aysıt (8)

Acar, Elif (7)

Koch, Steven (6)

Kaus, Wolfhard (5)

Cites to:

Leibbrandt, Murray (37)

van der Berg, Servaas (35)

Bhorat, Haroon (34)

Woolard, Ingrid (23)

Louw, Megan (20)

Burger, Rulof (19)

Foster, James (13)

Alkire, Sabina (10)

Deaton, Angus (10)

Pauw, Karl (9)

Lam, David (9)

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Where Derek Yu has published?


Journals with more than one article published# docs
Development Southern Africa25
Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement4
South African Journal of Economics4

Working Papers Series with more than one paper published# docs
Working Papers / Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics30
Working Papers / University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit6
SALDRU Working Papers / Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town2

Recent works citing Derek Yu (2025 and 2024)


YearTitle of citing document
2024Social Security Coverage among the Working-Age Population in South Africa. (2024). Bhorat, Haroon ; Khler, Timothy ; Monnakgotla, Jabulile. In: Working Papers. RePEc:ctw:wpaper:202404.

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2024Impact of the Agricultural Sector on Unemployment, Inequality and Rural Poverty: A Panel Regression Analysis in Indonesian Provinces. (2024). Olilingo, Fahrudin Zain ; Anwar, Chairil ; Sutomo, Maskuri ; Suparman, Suparman. In: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues. RePEc:eco:journ1:2024-06-27.

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2024Intergenerational occupational mobility in Latin American economies: An empirical approach. (2024). Doruk, Ömer ; Yavuz, Hasan Bilgehan ; Pastore, Francesco. In: Economic Systems. RePEc:eee:ecosys:v:48:y:2024:i:1:s0939362523000936.

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2025Watts happening to work? The labour market effects of South Africa’s electricity crisis. (2025). Köhler, Timothy ; Bhorat, Haroon ; Khler, Timothy. In: Energy Economics. RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:142:y:2025:i:c:s0140988324008284.

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2024Massification of tertiary education and its inequality in Kenya: A case study of top students from a rural day secondary school. (2024). Ogawa, Miku. In: International Journal of Educational Development. RePEc:eee:injoed:v:110:y:2024:i:c:s0738059324001639.

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2025Relative impact of digital and traditional financial inclusion on financial resilience: Evidence from 13 emerging countries. (2025). Chatterjee, Devlina ; Verma, Rahul. In: Journal of Economics and Business. RePEc:eee:jebusi:v:133:y:2025:i:c:s0148619525000013.

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2024Education and South Africa’s waning demographic dividend. (2024). Oosthuizen, Morne. In: The Journal of the Economics of Ageing. RePEc:eee:joecag:v:27:y:2024:i:c:s2212828x23000440.

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2024Early life determinants of social disparities among young adults: A longitudinal study in vulnerable communities in South Africa. (2024). Naicker, Sara ; Richter, Linda ; Fink, Gunther ; Loss, Georg. In: World Development. RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:175:y:2024:i:c:s0305750x23002838.

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2025The labour market effects of cash transfers to the unemployed: Evidence from South Africa. (2025). Köhler, Timothy ; Bhorat, Haroon ; Khler, Timothy. In: World Development. RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:188:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x24003607.

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2024Can farmers with higher capabilities fend off falling into future Poverty? Empirical evidence from a tribal region in eastern India. (2024). Rahut, Dil ; Jena, Pradyot ; Khosla, Sunil. In: World Development Perspectives. RePEc:eee:wodepe:v:33:y:2024:i:c:s2452292923000607.

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2024Individuals’ experiences of multidimensional poverty through the lenses of gender and age – Findings from South Africa. (2024). Pham, Trang ; Yap, Mandy ; Suich, Helen. In: World Development Perspectives. RePEc:eee:wodepe:v:34:y:2024:i:c:s2452292924000377.

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2024Financial Inclusion and Poverty Alleviation: A Critical Analysis in Nigeria. (2024). Krasonikolakis, Ioannis ; Siachou, Evangelia ; Vrontis, Demetris ; Katsikas, Epameinondas ; Brahma, Sanjukta ; Omenihu, Chinonyerem Matilda. In: Sustainability. RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:19:p:8528-:d:1489820.

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2024Moderating the Effect of the Multidimensional Poverty Index on the Relationship between Sustainable Governance Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators. (2024). Ramos, Estela Quispe ; de la Vega, Abraham Puente. In: Sustainability. RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:7:p:2855-:d:1366362.

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2024Regulation and bank lending in South Africa a narrative index approach. (2024). Viegi, Nicola ; Sibande, Xolani ; Koch, Steve ; Mncube, Keaoleboga ; Nxumalo, Dumakude. In: Working Papers. RePEc:rbz:wpaper:11069.

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2025Labour Market Institutions, Innovation and Youth Employment in sub-Saharan Africa. (2025). Adegboye, Abidemi C. In: The Indian Journal of Labour Economics. RePEc:spr:ijlaec:v:68:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s41027-025-00556-2.

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2024The Impact of Mobile Phones on Change in Employment Status in South Africa. (2024). Grzybowski, Lukasz ; Patel, Zubair Maghmood. In: Working Papers. RePEc:war:wpaper:2024-21.

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2024Decent and equal work in agri‐food systems: Evidence from Peru. (2024). Schuster, Monica ; Maertens, Miet ; Fabry, Anna. In: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. RePEc:wly:apecpp:v:46:y:2024:i:2:p:803-830.

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Works by Derek Yu:


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2007CONVERGENCE OF A KIND: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL MOBILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA In: South African Journal of Economics.
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2008POST‐TRANSITION POVERTY TRENDS BASED ON AN ALTERNATIVE DATA SOURCE1 In: South African Journal of Economics.
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2011FACTORS EXPLAINING THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF SECOND‐YEAR ECONOMICS STUDENTS: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS In: South African Journal of Economics.
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2017Examining the Performance of the South African Economics Departments, 2005-2014 In: South African Journal of Economics.
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2016Examining the performance of the South African economics departments, 2005-2014.(2016) In: Working Papers.
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2006Trends in Poverty and Inequality since the Political Transition In: Working Papers.
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2005Trends in poverty and inequality since the political transition.(2005) In: Working Papers.
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2007Wage Trends in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Constructing an Earnings Series from Household Survey Data In: Working Papers.
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2006Wage trends in post-apartheid South Africa: Constructing an earnings series from household survey data.(2006) In: Working Papers.
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2014Trade Unions In An Emerging Economy: The Case Of South Africa In: Working Papers.
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2014Trade Unions in an Emerging Economy: The Case of South Africa.(2014) In: WIDER Working Paper Series.
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2014The Silent Success: Delivery of Public Assets Since Democracy In: Working Papers.
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2014Non-Income Welfare And Inclusive Growth In South Africa. In: Working Papers.
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2017The Seychelles Labor Market In: Working Papers.
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2024The Dynamic Interplay of Societal Values, Entrepreneurial Abilities and Skill Sets in Shaping and Propelling Entrepreneurial Activity Among South African Higher Learning Students In: International Review of Management and Marketing.
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2015The Long Walk: Considering the Enduring Spatial and Racial Dimensions of Deprivation Two Decades after the Fall of Apartheid In: IZA Discussion Papers.
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2017The Long Walk: Considering the Enduring Spatial and Racial Dimensions of Deprivation Two Decades After the Fall of Apartheid.(2017) In: Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement.
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2015The long walk: Considering the enduring spatial and racial dimensions of deprivation two decades after the fall of apartheid.(2015) In: Working Papers.
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2007Poverty and Migration: Evidence from the Khayelitsha/Mitchells Plain Area In: SALDRU Working Papers.
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2009Migration from the Northern Cape In: SALDRU Working Papers.
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2016Minimum Wages and Youth: The Case of South Africa In: Journal of African Economies.
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2012Trends on the hours worked of the employed, 1997 – 2011 In: Working Papers.
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2015The South African labour market, 1995-2013 In: Working Papers.
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2016Underemployment in South Africa In: Working Papers.
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2017The effect of Affirmative Action on the reduction of employment discrimination, 1997-2015 In: Working Papers.
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2017Exploring the Eligibility Criteria of the Child Support Grant and its Impact on Poverty In: Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement.
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2023Re-examining the Multidimensional Poverty Index of South Africa In: Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement.
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2009Measuring Child Poverty in South Africa: Sensitivity to the Choice of Equivalence Scale and an Updated Profile In: Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement.
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2010Poverty and inequality trends in South Africa using different survey data In: Working Papers.
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2010Defining and measuring informal employment in South Africa: A review of recent approaches In: Working Papers.
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2012Improving the targeting of zero-rated basic foodstuffs under value added tax (VAT) in South Africa - An exploratory analysis In: Working Papers.
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2012Trends on the hours worked of the employed, 1997 - 2011 In: Working Papers.
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2012Youths in the South African labour market since the transition: A study of changes between 1995 and 2011 In: Working Papers.
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2013Some factors influencing the comparability and reliability of poverty estimates across household surveys In: Working Papers.
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2013Youth unemployment in South Africa since 2000 revisited In: Working Papers.
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2013Poverty and inequality estimates of National Income Dynamics Study revisited In: Working Papers.
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2006Educational attainment and intergenerational social mobility in South Africa In: Working Papers.
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2016Underemployment in South Africa In: Working Papers.
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2017Underemployment in South Africa.(2017) In: Development Southern Africa.
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2018Multidimensional poverty in South Africa in 2001-2016 In: Working Papers.
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2022Labour market trends in South Africa in 2009-2019: A lost decade? In: Working Papers.
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2023A critique of union density as a measure of union strength in South Africa In: Working Papers.
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2007Post-transition poverty trends based on an alternative data source In: Working Papers.
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2007A series of national accounts-consistent estimates of poverty and inequality in South Africa In: Working Papers.
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2007The comparability of the Statistics South Africa October Household Surveys and Labour Force Surveys In: Working Papers.
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2008The South African informal sector (1997 – 2006) In: Working Papers.
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2008The South African labour market: 1995 – 2006 In: Working Papers.
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2008The comparability of Income and Expenditure Surveys 1995, 2000 and 2005/2006 In: Working Papers.
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2008How invariant is South African child poverty to the choice of equivalence scale or poverty measure? In: Working Papers.
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2008Alternative definitions of informal sector employment in South Africa In: Working Papers.
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2008What explains the academic success of second-year economics students? An exploratory analysis In: Working Papers.
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2009The importance of socio-economic status in determining educational achievement in South Africa In: Working Papers.
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2009The comparability of Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) In: Working Papers.
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2009The comparability of Census 1996, Census 2001 and Community Survey 2007 In: Working Papers.
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2009Measuring the impact of social cash transfers on poverty and inequality in Namibia In: Working Papers.
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2011The impact of cash transfers on household welfare in Namibia In: Development Southern Africa.
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2012Defining and measuring informal employment in South Africa In: Development Southern Africa.
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2013Youth unemployment in South Africa revisited In: Development Southern Africa.
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2013Revisiting unemployment levels and trends in South Africa since the transition In: Development Southern Africa.
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2015Measurements and determinants of multifaceted poverty in South Africa In: Development Southern Africa.
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2015Public assets and services delivery in South Africa: Is it really a success? In: Development Southern Africa.
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2016Factors influencing the comparability of poverty estimates across household surveys In: Development Southern Africa.
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2016The South African labour market, 1995–2015 In: Development Southern Africa.
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2016Deconstructing ‘the foreign’: The limits of citizenship for explaining price competition in the Spaza sector in South Africa In: Development Southern Africa.
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2018Examining employment discrimination in South Africa, 1997–2016 In: Development Southern Africa.
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2019Multidimensional poverty in South Africa in 2001–16 In: Development Southern Africa.
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2019A panel data analysis of the formal-informal sector labour market linkages in South Africa In: Development Southern Africa.
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2020Employment quality index for the South African labour market In: Development Southern Africa.
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2020Employed yet poor: low-wage employment and working poverty in South Africa In: Development Southern Africa.
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2020Waste pickers in informal self-employment: Over-worked and on the breadline In: Development Southern Africa.
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2022Revisiting transitory and chronic unemployment in South Africa In: Development Southern Africa.
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2022Examining time use patterns in South Africa, 2000–2010 In: Development Southern Africa.
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2023Investigating the relationship between financial inclusion and poverty in South Africa In: Development Southern Africa.
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2023Revisiting the COVID-19 vulnerability index in South Africa In: Development Southern Africa.
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2023Identifying the prospects of decent job creation along the value chain of plastic recycling In: Development Southern Africa.
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2023Defining and measuring time poverty in South Africa In: Development Southern Africa.
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2023Investigating volunteer activities in South Africa In: Development Southern Africa.
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2023Examining the South African labour market during the COVID-19 lockdown period In: Development Southern Africa.
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2024Labour market trends in South Africa in 2009–19: A lost decade? In: Development Southern Africa.
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2013The Targeting of Zero-Rated Basic Foodstuffs Under Value-Added Tax (VAT) in South Africa In: Studies in Economics and Econometrics.
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