F1 | Economic Research Southern Africa

JEL code: F1

Trade policy: Clipping South Africa’s wings

Since 2010, various trade measures have been imposed to protect Sou...

Event: 19 July 2023

Ayabonga Cawe, Yash Ramkolowan, Sifiso Mahlaba, Lawrence Edwards, Matthew Stern, Neva S. Makgetla

Seminar

Import tariff pass-through effect and the spatial distribution of domestic consumer go...

Working Paper 879 The study of import tariffs pass-through has been...

Haroon Bhorat, Everisto Mugocha

Working Paper

Dominant Firms and the Economy by Thomas Philippon

The topic for the fourth virtual meeting is Dominant Firms and the ...

Thomas Philippon

Webinar

On sensitivity of Genetic Matching to the choice of balance measure

This paper considers the sensitivity of Genetic Matching (GenMatch)...

Adeola Oyenubi

Working Paper

The impact of AGOA on export flows from sub-Saharan Africa: A dynamic system GMM analysis

This study seeks to understand the relationship between the United ...

Paul Alagidede, Oro Ufuo

Working Paper

Imported Inputs, Government Support and Performance of Manufacturing Exporters

We evaluate the effectiveness of trade policy incentive that promot...

Lawrence Edwards, Peter W. Chacha

Working Paper

Bilateral Investment Treaties: An unfair proposition for Developing countries

After the explosive expansion of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT...

Umakrishnan Kollamparambil

Policy Brief

Buyer-Seller Relationships in International Trade: Do Your Neighbors Matter?

Using confidential U.S. customs data on trade transactions between ...

Fariha Kamal, Asha Sundaram

Working Paper

Workshop on International Trade

The Trade and Industrial Organisation Group of ERSA is pleased to a...

ERSA

Workshop

CO2 Emissions, Energy Consumption, Income and Foreign Trade: A South African Perspective

The effect of trade liberalisation on environmental conditions has ...

Marcel Kohler

Working Paper

The Export-Output Relationship in South Africa: An Empirical Investigation

This study re-investigates the empirical relationship between expor...

Paul Cipamba Wa Cipamba

Working Paper

Time Series and Competition Policy

Time-series tools are often employed in competition law investigati...

ERSA

Workshop

The importance of courts for trade credit in East African manufacturing firms

Policy Paper 09 This paper examines the importance of courts for tr...

Sheshangai Kaniki

Policy Paper

Technical barriers to trade faced by South African SMME’s

Policy Paper 02 South Africa is an open economy, and, therefore, it...

Michael A. Peet, Steven F. Koch

Policy Paper

Economic Regulators Conference - Call for Submission of Abstracts

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is proud to a...

NERSA

Workshop

Workshop on International Trade and Industrial Organisation

This is a workshop for locally based researchers to present their c...

ERSA

Workshop

Empirical Evidence on Firms and International Trade

One of the most exciting developments in the field of international...

SARB, ERSA

Workshop

Trade and Industrial Organization Workshop 1: Current Trade Policy Issues

This workshop will be presented by Robert Z. Lawrence (Harvard Univ...

Robert Lawrence

Workshop

Trade and Industrial Organization Workshop 2: Econometric Methods for Industrial Organi...

This one-and-a-half day workshop will be presented by Jim Levinsohn...

Jim Levinsohn

Workshop

The nature of South Africa’s trade patterns by economic sector, and the extent of trade...

Policy Paper (Interest) 03 We explore changing trade protection of ...

Policy Paper

Economic integration, macroeconomic policy and micro markets

Policy Paper (Interest) 19 The New Partnership For Africa’s Develop...

Christopher Loewald

Policy Paper