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Industrial labor productivities and tariffs in South Africa : identification based on multilateral liberalization reform
(Discussion Papers;585, Working paper, 2009)The analysis of the effect of tariffs for labor productivity faces the challenge of tariff policy endogeneity. Tariff policy is designed to promote economic development and the industrial sector tariff structure may reflect ... -
Removing policy based comparative advantage for energy intensive production. Necessary adjustments of the real exchange rate and industry structure
(Discussion Papers;No. 462, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: National and international expansion of transmission networks and diminishing returns to scale in hydropower capacity expansion has raised the opportunity cost of electricity. The resulting changes in comparative ... -
The barrier model of productivity growth: South Africa
(Discussion Papers;No. 425, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: The barrier model of productivity growth suggests that individual country productivity is related to the world technology frontier disturbed by national barriers. We offer a country study of the barrier ...