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Working Papers

2024

1. Economic geography determinants of spatial wage disparities in South Africa: Evidence from a firm‐level panel
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
2. Importer price effects of tariffs in the context of preferential trade agreements: The case of poultry in South Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2023

3. Allocative efficiency between and within the formal and informal manufacturing sector in Zimbabwe
   SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
   See also Journal Article Allocative Efficiency between and within the Formal and Informal Manufacturing Sectors in Zimbabwe, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2024) (2024)

2022

4. The consumer price effects of specific trade policy restrictions in South Africa
   Working Papers, South African Reserve Bank

2020

5. Agro-processing, value chains, and regional integration in Southern Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
6. Exchange rates and firm export performance in South Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

2019

7. Spreading the gains?: Prospects and policies for the development of regional value chains in Southern Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)

2017

8. Working Paper 272 - Price effects of borders between Lesotho and South Africa
   Working Paper Series, African Development Bank

2016

9. Importing and firm performance: New evidence from South Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

2013

10. AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions
    Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2011) View citations (2)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (11)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2011) View citations (2)
    See also Chapter AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) (2014)
11. Is China "crowding out" South African exports of manufacturers
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
12. The impact of chinese import penetration on the south african manufacturing sector
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Chinese Import Penetration on the South African Manufacturing Sector, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) View citations (37) (2015)
13. US Employment Deindustrialization: Insights from History and the International Experience
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (18)

2011

14. How integrated is SADC ? trends in intra-regional and extra-regional trade flows and policy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

2010

15. Do Developed and Developing Countries Compete Head to Head in High-tech?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
16. US Trade and Wages: The Misleading Implications of Conventional Trade Theory
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
17. Wage Subsidies to Combat Unemployment and Poverty: Assessing South Africa’s Options
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (11)
18. Wage subsidies to combat unemployment and poverty
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2008

19. SACU Tariff Policies: Where Should They Go From Here?
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (2)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2008)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations (2)
20. South African exporting firms: What do we know and what should we know?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (13)
21. Trade flows and the exchange rate in South Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
22. Trade related business climate and manufacturing export performance in Africa: A firm-level analysis
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)

2007

23. Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in South Africa
    Agricultural Distortions Working Paper Series, World Bank View citations (8)

2006

24. South African Trade Policy Matters: Trade Performance & Trade Policy
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2006) View citations (26)
25. South African Trade Policy Matters: Trade Performance and Trade Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article South African trade policy matters Trade performance and trade policy*, The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2008) View citations (27) (2008)
26. Trade Technology and Employment: A case Study of South Africa
    Working Papers, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol View citations (9)

2004

27. ESTIIMATING ELASTICITIES OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY FOR SOUTH AFRICAN MANUFACTURED EXPORTS USING A VECTOR ERROR CORRECTION MODEL
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2004) View citations (18)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Allocative Efficiency between and within the Formal and Informal Manufacturing Sectors in Zimbabwe
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2024, 38, (2), 251-273
   See also Working Paper Allocative efficiency between and within the formal and informal manufacturing sector in Zimbabwe, SALDRU Working Papers (2023) (2023)
2. Getting Exports Back on Track
   ERSA Working Paper Series, 2024
3. Manufacturing tariff liberalisation and the sectoral reallocation of employment in local labour markets: evidence from South Africa
   The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2024, 33, (6), 1011-1039
4. Trade Policy Research Priorities for South Africa
   ERSA Working Paper Series, 2024
5. Trade and Industrial Policy for South Africa’s Future
   ERSA Working Paper Series, 2024

2021

6. The persistence of apartheid regional wage disparities in South Africa
   (Long-run effects of forced resettlement: evidence from Apartheid South Africa)
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2021, 21, (6), 807-839 View citations (2)
7. The role of regional value chains in fostering regional integration in Southern Africa
   Development Southern Africa, 2021, 38, (1), 39-56 View citations (2)

2020

8. Importing and Productivity: An Analysis of South African Manufacturing Firms
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2020, 57, (2), 411-432 View citations (2)

2019

9. Exporting to fragile states in Africa: Firm‐level evidence
   Review of Development Economics, 2019, 23, (3), 1177-1201 View citations (3)
10. The Size of the Border and Product Market Integration Between Lesotho and South Africa: A Production–Consumption Approach
    Journal of African Economies, 2019, 28, (1), 70-88 View citations (2)

2018

11. Closer monetary union and product market integration in emerging economies: Evidence from the Common Monetary Area in Southern Africa
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 2018, 54, (C), 154-164 View citations (4)
12. Importing and Firm Export Performance: New Evidence from South Africa
    South African Journal of Economics, 2018, 86, (S1), 79-95 View citations (23)
13. Price-setting Behavior and Competition in Developing Countries: an Analysis of Retail Outlets in Lesotho
    Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2018, 18, (4), 529-547

2017

14. Trade Liberalization, Rival Exporters and Reallocation of Production: An Analysis of Indian Manufacturing
    Review of International Economics, 2017, 25, (3), 677-693 View citations (1)

2016

15. Is Africa integrating? Evidence from product markets
    The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2016, 25, (2), 266-289 View citations (4)

2015

16. A Disaggregated Analysis of Product Price Integration in the Southern African Development Community
    Journal of African Economies, 2015, 24, (3), 390-415 View citations (7)
17. Is China ‘Crowding Out’ South African Exports of Manufactures&quest
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2015, 27, (5), 903-920 View citations (4)
18. Price-Setting Behaviour in Lesotho: Stylised Facts from Consumer Retail Prices
    South African Journal of Economics, 2015, 83, (2), 199-219 View citations (4)
19. The Impact of Chinese Import Penetration on the South African Manufacturing Sector
    Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (4), 447-463 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper The impact of chinese import penetration on the south african manufacturing sector, SALDRU Working Papers (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

2014

20. The margins of export competition: A new approach to evaluating the impact of China on South African exports to Sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2014, 36, (S1), S132-S150 View citations (16)

2013

21. Revisiting wage subsidies: How pro-poor is a South African wage subsidy likely to be?
    Development Southern Africa, 2013, 30, (2), 186-210 View citations (3)

2008

22. South African trade policy matters Trade performance and trade policy*
    The Economics of Transition, 2008, 16, (4), 585-608 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper South African Trade Policy Matters: Trade Performance and Trade Policy, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (35) (2006)

2007

23. A MULTIVARIATE EVALUATION OF MAINSTREAM AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT COURSES IN FIRST‐YEAR MICROECONOMICS
    South African Journal of Economics, 2007, 75, (1), 99-117 View citations (4)
24. The Benefit-Incidence of Tariff Liberalisation in South Africa
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2007, 31, (2), 69-88 View citations (1)
25. Trade and Poverty in South Africa: Exploring the Trade-Labour Linkages
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2007, 31, (2), 49-68
26. Trade and Poverty in South Africa: Lessons and Policy Recommendations
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2007, 31, (2), 1-22
27. Trade-Induced Employment Changes: Promising or Problematic for Poor Households in South Africa?
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2007, 31, (2), 89-90

2006

28. EVALUATING THE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS OF A WAGE SUBSIDY SCHEME FOR SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Journal of Economics, 2006, 74, (3), 442-462 View citations (10)
29. SOUTH AFRICA'S EXPORT PERFORMANCE: DETERMINANTS OF EXPORT SUPPLY
    South African Journal of Economics, 2006, 74, (3), 473-500 View citations (38)
30. Trade Liberalisation and Labour Demand within South African Manufacturing Firms
    Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2006, 30, (2), 127-146

2005

31. HAS SOUTH AFRICA LIBERALISED ITS TRADE?
    South African Journal of Economics, 2005, 73, (4), 754-775 View citations (39)

2004

32. A firm level analysis of trade, technology and employment in South Africa
    Journal of International Development, 2004, 16, (1), 45-61 View citations (30)
33. South Africa's International Cost Competitiveness and Exports in Manufacturing
    World Development, 2004, 32, (8), 1323-1339 View citations (22)

2003

34. SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCTIVITY AND CAPITAL ACCUMULATION IN MANUFACTURING: AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
    South African Journal of Economics, 2003, 71, (4), 659-678 View citations (8)

2002

35. MEASURES OF COMPETITIVENESS: A DYNAMIC APPROACH TO SOUTH AFRICA'S TRADE PERFORMANCE IN THE 1990S
    South African Journal of Economics, 2002, 70, (6), 1008-1046 View citations (15)

2001

36. GLOBALISATION AND THE SKILLS BIAS OF OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Journal of Economics, 2001, 69, (1), 40-71 View citations (46)
37. Trade and the structure of South African production, 1984-97
    Development Southern Africa, 2001, 18, (4), 471-491 View citations (6)

2000

38. An Econometric Evaluation of Academic Development Programmes in Economics
    South African Journal of Economics, 2000, 68, (3), 204-215 View citations (6)

Books

2013

1. Rising Tide: Is Growth in Emerging Economies Good for the United States?
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (36)

Chapters

2014

1. AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, 2014, pp 343-393
   See also Working Paper AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions, Peterson Institute for International Economics (2013) (2013)

2009

2. South Africa
   Chapter 8 in The Political Economy of Trade Reform in Emerging Markets, 2009