South African trade policy has exerted a major influence on the composition and aggregate
growth of trade. In the Apartheid period, South Africa developed a comparative advantage in …

This paper provides a review of the theoretical and empirical literature on the key
determinants of import demand in developing and developed countries. On the whole, the …

This paper examines a disaggregated import demand model for Cote d'Ivoire using time
series data for the period 1970-2007. An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) modeling …

This study, applying different statistical techniques on survey data, depicts variables that
increase the probability to export of a small enterprise. Our analysis shows that business …

This paper adopts the bounds testing approach to test for the validity of the cointegration or
stationarity restriction embodied in five import demand model specifications for CIBS during …

This paper empirically analyses the long-run relationship among the variables in the
aggregate import demand functions of Madagascar and Mauritius in order to evaluate the …

The exchange rate plays a central role in public debate around trade and trade policy in
South Africa. The general view is that depreciation enhances export competitiveness …

The purpose of the study was to identify and quantify differential factors that undermine the
quality of municipal services that are provided to residents of the City of Tshwane. Data was …

This study analyses the structure of, and model demand for imports into Ghana using time
series data from 1967 to 2004. Also, it assesses the long-run and short-run elasticities of …

In the 1980s, South Africa was self-sufficient in the production of all important field crops,
except rice. Currently, South Africa is a net importer of wheat, even though the country has …