The margins of export competition: A new approach to evaluating the impact of China on South African exports to Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.author Edwards, Lawrence
dc.contributor.author Jenkins, Rhys
dc.date.accessioned 2014-06-05T09:27:53Z
dc.date.available 2014-06-05T09:27:53Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.citation Edwards, L. and Jenkins, R. (2014). The margins of export competition: A new approach to evaluating the impact of China on South African exports to Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Policy Modeling, 31(Supplement 1). en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161893813000975
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11090/707
dc.description.abstract Chinese manufacturing exports to Sub-Saharan Africa challenge South Africa's economic influence in the region. To evaluate this, the paper develops and applies a conceptual framework that distinguishes between the intensive and extensive margins of Chinese export competition. South African exports of new and existing manufactured products to Sub-Saharan Africa are found to have been negatively affected by Chinese competition relative to exports from other countries. Consequently, South Africa's exports to the region in 2010 were 20% lower than they would have been if they had been affected to the same degree as other countries. The crowding-out effects are found to be strongest in medium- and low-technology products. Overall, the data suggest that Chinese exports of manufactures have diminished South Africa's participation and economic influence in the region. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Journal of Policy Modelling en_US
dc.subject China en_US
dc.subject Trade en_US
dc.subject South Africa en_US
dc.subject Chinese export competition en_US
dc.subject South African manufacturing en_US
dc.title The margins of export competition: A new approach to evaluating the impact of China on South African exports to Sub-Saharan Africa en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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