South Africa's post-apartheid economic transformation project has not generally delivered a
“better life for all” as promised at the dawn of democracy. While most middle and upper …

In recent years, the impact of international trade on firm innovation has received increasing
attention. Some scholars argue that knowledge spillovers from trade are beneficial to …

The decade to 2015 saw rapid growth in trade between Southern African Development
Community (SADC) countries. Much of this growth reflected South African exports to its …

With production increasingly fragmented across borders, global value chains (GVCs) form a
key feature of the world economy. A rising body of literature has documented productivity …

This chapter proposes to examine the impact of technological progress on employment in
developing countries. Using the World Enterprise Survey data, the focus is laid on the …

This study uses annual customs transaction data (HS six‐digit) for the period 2006–2018 to
analyse the impact of average tariffs on the export sales, margins and survival of firms in …

Does international trade affect the environment while promoting economic growth? This
question has received increasing attention in recent years. Previous research on the trade …

Abstract The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted global trade flows; there is,
however, limited evidence on the nature and extent of this effect on the trade performance of …

This paper explores how internal technological capabilities influence the relationship
between imported inputs and the export performance of firms. We apply threshold …

Comparing earnings in the tax assessment data to those in the QLFS, it appears that
earnings of employees in the QLFS are underreported by perhaps 40%, with bigger gaps …