Jobs fund
The Jobs Fund and a youth wage subsidy: Design and implementation issues
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Eddie Rakabe on 11 November 2012
As part of perpetual policy experimentation and search for that elusive ‘silver bullet’ to deal with unemployment, the South African government recently introduced the Jobs Fund and continues to mull over the idea of youth wage subsidies – vehemently opposed by trade unions. The success of these programs is highly dependent on effective design and administration. This article evaluates program design features against a number of factors.