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Trade & Industrial Organisation Policy Review

The Trade, Industrial, and Competition Policy Research Programme investigates how policy can drive or constrain economic growth, productivity, and market efficiency. Join us in advancing knowledge through in-depth and rigorous research that shapes policy that promotes innovation, fair competition, and sustainable development. The following are some interesting topics and questions the research programme is interested in:

Government's Role in Supporting Industries: What should the government’s role be in supporting different industries, and how does this vary across sectors?
Impacts on South Africa's Economy: How do trade, industrial, and competition policies affect South Africa's productivity, economic growth, and labour market outcomes?
Leveraging Modern Technology: How can modern technology be utilised to address economic challenges and drive progress?
Learning from Global Best Practices: Which international experiences offer valuable insights for developing best practices in the South African context?
Identifying Constraints to Growth: What are the major barriers to economic growth, and how can they be overcome?

Environmental Policy Research Fellows

This research program is supported by the following ERSA's Environmental Policy Research Fellows:

Margaux Giannaros

Margaux Giannaros is a Digital Marketing and Communications Manager at the Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) and a Co-Founder at Pangaea International Gemstone Trading. She worked as a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand and has an MBA from the Graduate School of Business ̵...

Fouché Venter

After finishing his Masters Degree in Economics at the University of Pretoria in 2012, Fouche started his research consulting career at a private-sector economic consulting firm. In 2019, Fouche took over leadership of the public economics unit. In this position, he led a team of in-house econo...

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