Dynamic Gains from Trade: Evidence from South Africa

By G. Jonsson, Arvind Subramanian. Social Science Research Network, 2000

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This paper examines the empirical relationship between trade and total factor productivity (TFP) in South Africa. Using data on actual trade protection across different manufacturing sectors, it is shown that trade liberalization had a positive impact on TFP growth during the 1990s. In addition, time-series evidence on macro data supports a positive long-run relationship between TFP and openness.

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• South Africa's Export Performance: Determinants of Export supply (2006, unknown): “intermediate inputs, (b) enhancing productivity growth ( Jonsson and Subramanian, 2001; Harding and Rattsø, 2005) and lowering mark-ups and hence the relative incentive to produce for the domestic market (Fedderke et al., 2003; Edwards and van de Winkel, 2005). The econometric estimates show that a ”
• The Impact of Chinese Import Penetration on the South African Manufacturing Sector (2015, background): “The second approach involves econometric estimation of the impact of trade on production, productivity and employment (Jonsson and Subramanian, 2001; Fedderke, 2006)”
• Has South Africa liberalised its trade (2005, background): “762 (Jonsson and Subramanian, 2000).”
• The chilling trade effects of antidumping proliferation (2010, methodology): “35 Trade liberalization dates from Jonsson and Subramanian (2001), Li (2004), Liu (2002), Refaat (2000). trade liberalization began essentially in 1985.”