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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Trade liberalisation"”.
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Trade liberalisation, prices and the skill premium in South Africa
We look at how trade liberalisation, working through product prices, has affected the skill premium in South Africa over the period 1990-2009. Our main finding is that trade liberalisation lead to a reduction in prices over this period, and through prices mandated a rise in the skill premium of …
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The effect of trade liberalisation and foreign direct investment in Mexico
This thesis analyses how trade liberalisation and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have impacted on Mexico’s economy. Time series econometric estimations techniques and estimations of a dynamic simultaneous equations system were conducted using quarterly data (from 1980 to 2002). In a VAR framework, …
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Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Economic Growth: South Africa's automotive perspective
This study examines the impact of trade liberalisation policies on the economic growth of South Africa's automotive industry within the context of international trade. The study aims to investigate the effects of trade openness policy on the automotive industry's development and economic growth. …
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Trade liberalisation and market discipline : evidence from South African manufacturing sectors
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-68).
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Trade liberalisation, technological change and the skill structure of employment in South Africa
There has been considerable liberalisation of the South African economy since the early 1980s. During the 1990s, the liberalisation process coincided with rising skill and capital-intensity of production and substantial declines in the employment of less-skilled labour. This theris draws upon a …
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Trade liberalisation, globalisation and the cocoa industry in Ghana: the case of the smallholder cocoa farmers
… and rather adopted a” meso model” of partial liberalisation of the cocoa sector after skilful negotiations. The thesis makes a significant, original contribution to knowledge in the field of economic development through the following key findings: Firstly, the output of cocoa farmers in …
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Trade liberalisation in the East African Community: the need for competition law and policy in Uganda
This study will show the relevance of competition policy and law is not only stopping anti-competitive practices but also its role in complimenting government reforms and policies in Uganda. The research will contribute to the development of the relevant competition law legislation for Uganda. The …
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The impact of trade liberalisation on wages in the South African manufacturing sector between 2000 and 2007
This study investigates the impact of trade liberalization on wages in the manufacturing sector in South Africa between 2000 and 2007. The Stolper - Samuelson theorem predicts that trade liberalisation decreases the relative return of workers employed most intensively in the liberalising …
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Trade liberalisation and the impact of regional trade flows on the mark-ups in South African manufacturing industries
… has made considerable progress in opening up its trade regime.This study presents estimates of average mark-ups for the manufacturing industries over the period 1970-2002 and further analyses the impact of trade liberalisation and regional trade flows on the internal competitiveness of South …
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Economic Adjustment in Small Open Economies to External Shocks Arising from the Carry Trade, Trade Liberalisation and Remittance Flows
… financial flows such as workers' remittances and trade liberalisation are identified to be of particular importance. This thesis is composed of three independent essays that investigate the macroeconomic impacts on small open economies from these three shocks spanning two geographic locations. …
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Economic Adjustment in Small Open Economies to External Shocks Arising from the Carry Trade, Trade Liberalisation and Remittance Flows
… financial flows such as workers' remittances and trade liberalisation are identified to be of particular importance. This thesis is composed of three independent essays that investigate the macroeconomic impacts on small open economies from these three shocks spanning two geographic locations. …
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Trade liberalisation vs public morality : can the European Union seal ban be justified under the GATT Article XX (a)?
… dispute panel at the WTO is adjudicating upon a trade measure adopted for the protection of animal welfare by a Member State purely based on moral beliefs and indignation.
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Aggregation bias, trade liberalisation and the J-curve in South Africa : exploring the bilateral real exchange rate - trade balance relationship
… openness on South Africa's non-gold merchandise trade balance at the bilateral and aggregate level. Openness is measured using bilateral real exchange rates and a measure of tariff protection, namely collection rates. Bilateral trade balance relationships are estimated for seven countries …
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The impact of the European Union-South Africa free trade area agreement on factor returns in South Africa: much ado about nothing?
… countries are adversely affected by growth in trade with developing countries as a result of trade liberalisation has received a great deal of attention. What underpins this notion is the standard trade theory which posits that trade is determined by factor endowments; hence, trade …
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Have falling tariffs raised wage inequality in South Africa?
… relationship between wage inequality and trade liberalisation in South Africa. Several unique contributions are made here: first, the above-mentioned relationship is tested using mandated-wage regressions that were based on the zero-profit condition; second, the impact of falling tariffs …
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The legality of Botswana's import bans under the SACU agreement of 2002: an analysis of the SACU agreement's trade liberalization framework
… respective member countries, or in other words, trade liberalisation. SACU's trade liberalisation objectives are in line with Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Article XXIV of the GATT provides the legal framework for customs unions under international trade law. …
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Enhancing the capacity of policy-makers to mainstream gender in trade policy and make trade responsive to women's needs: A South African perspective
The impact of trade policies on the pursuit of gender equality is often ignored. Recognising the link between trade and gender, this dissertation aims to enhance the capacity of policy-makers to mainstream gender in trade policy and to help identify ways for using trade to respond to women's needs …
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The three faces of international antitrust, and the paradox for international merger control
… antitrust rules. The ‘stillborn’ International Trade Organisation (ITO) would have integrated international antitrust rules into the multilateral trading system and provided a twin track to trade liberalisation, but was never ratified. The three faces of international antitrust – unilateralism, …
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International trade agreements.
In recent years, the use of the mode of regional trade liberalisation has proliferated, while the multilateral talks through the WTO have proceeded slowly, resulting in a debate on the role of bilateral and multilateral trade liberalisation. This thesis aims to provide new insights to this debate …
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Protecting the environment using the GATT Article XX: chasing shadows
Economic development is at the heart of the World Trade Organisation There is little doubt that trade liberalisation has had some positive effects on the global economy. However, there is considerable agreement on the fact that economic growth may also co me at the expense of environmental …
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