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The baseline study of NIDS will be conducted by the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) based at the University of Cape Town’s school of economics working with various research institutions, including historically disadvantaged universities. The research team is led by SALDRU director and UCT economics professor Murray Leibbrandt and SALDRU’s chief research officer Dr Ingrid Woolard. The project is overseen by a Steering Committee made up of relevant senior government officials and independent experts.
Fieldwork will be carried out in 2008 in about 8000 households across the country by approximately 300 fieldworkers. Preliminary results are expected to reach government in 2008/09. It is expected that the survey will be repeated with the same individuals - even if they move to another part of the country - every two to three years. As a result, important information about issues such as internal migration, transitions from school to work, and the forces which shape the years from youth to adulthood are all expected from the survey.
The National Income Dynamics Study will examine income, consumption and expenditure of households over time. It will throw light on matters such as coping strategies deployed in response to shocks and unexpected events whether negative or positive, such as death in the family or an unemployed relative obtaining a job.
In addition to income and expenditure dynamics, other themes include the determinants of changes in poverty and well-being; household composition and structure; fertility and mortality; migrancy and migrant strategies; labour market participation and economic activity; human capital formation, health and education; vulnerability and social capital.
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