Getting Exports Back on Track

Lawrence Edwards, Jing Chien () and Matthew Stern ()

No 127, ERSA Working Paper Series from Economic Research Southern Africa

Abstract: As a small open economy, exports are critical to South Africa's future growth and development. However, despite the stated emphasis on boosting export growth and diversification in prior national policy frameworks, the country has adopted a more inward-looking approach over the last decade and a half. This has included the halting of tariff reductions and the increased use of import-related interventions, including anti-dumping duties, safeguard measures and local content requirements. This policy brief offers an overview of South Africa's trade performance, and sets out a trade research and policy agenda for the South African government.

Keywords: Exports; Industrial Policy; International Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F10 F13 F14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-10
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Published in ERSA Working Paper Series, October 2024

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