| Demographic, employment, and wage trends in South Africa K Pillay WIDER Working Paper, 2015 | 103* | 2015 |
| Trade unions in an emerging economy: The case of South Africa H Bhorat, K Naidoo, D Yu WIDER Working Paper, 2014 | 98* | 2014 |
| Drivers of inequality in the context of the growth-poverty-inequality nexus in Africa: an overview of key issues H Bhorat, K Naidoo Income inequality trends in sub-Saharan Africa. New York: United Nations …, 2017 | 26 | 2017 |
| Capital flight from South Africa: a case study L Ndikumana, K Naidoo, A Aboobaker Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) Working Paper Series on Capital …, 2020 | 21 | 2020 |
| Reflecting on racial discrimination in the post-apartheid South African labour market K Naidoo, B Stanwix, D Yu University if Cape Town, 2014 | 16* | 2014 |
| Youth employment challenges in Zambia: A statistical profile, current policy frameworks and existing interventions H Bhorat, A Cassim, G Masumbu, K Naidoo, F Steenkamp | 15 | 2015 |
| Resource dependence and inequality in Africa: Impacts, consequences and potential solutions H Bhorat, G Chelwa, K Naidoo, B Stanwix Income Inequality Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa: Divergence, Determinants and …, 2017 | 14 | 2017 |
| Can national development banks help alleviate the shortage of patient investment capital in Africa? Evidence from bank-level panel data L Ndikumana, K Naidoo, F Perez Journal of African Development 24 (1), 1-42, 2023 | 12* | 2023 |
| Firm innovation and employment in South Africa: Examining the role of export participation and innovation novelty K Naidoo, M Bengoa, E Kraemer-Mbula, F Tregenna Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 59 (2), 589-604, 2023 | 12 | 2023 |
| Increasing employment opportunities: Navigating Africa’s complex job market H Bhorat, K Naidoo, A Ewinyu < bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization …, 2017 | 12 | 2017 |
| Innovation, digital platform technologies and employment: An overview of key issues and emerging trends in South Africa K Naidoo Future of work (ers) SCIS working paper 9, 2020 | 11 | 2020 |
| Africa's Jobs Challenge H Bhorat, K Naidoo | 11 | 2013 |
| The role of unit labor costs in African manufacturing investment and export performance K Naidoo, L Ndikumana Review of Development Economics, 2023 | 10* | 2023 |
| Capital flight, state capture, and inequality A Aboobaker, K Naidoo, L Ndikumana On the trail of capital flight from Africa: The takers and the enablers 149, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| Exploring the relationship between crime-related business insurance and informal firms’ performance: A South African case study H Bhorat, K Naidoo Research Project on Employment, Income Distribution and Inclusive Growth …, 2017 | 10 | 2017 |
| Unemployment in South Africa J Heintz, K Naidoo The Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy, 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
| Economic growth and the pursuit of inequality reduction in Africa H Bhorat, K Naidoo Working paper of the group of 24 and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
| The tipping point: The youth bulge and the sub-Saharan African labor market H Bhorat, K Naidoo, A Ewinyu Foresight Africa, top priorities for Africa in, 30-45, 2017 | 9 | 2017 |
| R&D, exports and employment growth: firm-level evidence using administrative data from South Africa K Naidoo The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 33 (5), 818-844, 2024 | 7* | 2024 |
| The Impact of the IMF’s COVID-19 Support to Developing and Emerging Economies S Chun, K Naidoo, N Sobrinho International Monetary Fund, 2022 | 7 | 2022 |