PEC 2026: Session 2 Part 1: Measuring Employment and Informality – Panel Discussion

This session brings together leading experts to explore how employment and informality are measured in South Africa, and why measurement matters for policy. Titled “Measuring Employment and Informality – Three Views: Surveys, Panels and Administrative Data,” the discussion examines different data sources and methodologies used to understand labour market dynamics. Facilitator: Dr Amina Ebrahim, Research Fellow, UNU-Wider. Speakers: Joe de Beer, Deputy Director-General: Economic Statistics, Statistics South Africa; Prof Vimal Ranchhod, Director, SALDRU, University of Cape Town; a SARS representative on administrative data insights (PIT and UIF data). Presented at the 2026 Public Economics Conference.