Browsing by Author "Naidoo, Karmen"

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    Africa's Jobs Challenge
    (2013-10) Bhorat, Haroon; Naidoo, Karmen
    There is great opportunity for potential growth in Africa, however, there is also the increasing challenge of promoting growth that is job-creating. It is evident that the continent has much potential to achieve the long-term growth that is necessary for reducing inequality and alleviating poverty. In order to do this, there are key pitfalls that need to be addressed, most importantly, infrastructure development and improved governance and rule of law.
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    Rules of origin and AGOA : the response of African clothing firms
    (2011) Naidoo, Karmen; Edwards, Lawrence
    The development of the African continent remains one of today's greatest economic challenges. Focusing on the apparel sector, this paper uses firm-level data from several Sub-Saharan African countries and from eight Latin American and Asian countries for comparative purposes to investigate the impact of the AGOA apparel provision on African apparel firms. The paper seeks three main objectives: (i) to investigate the importance of access to imports to African firms; (ii) to evaluate the statistical significance and magnitude of the export supply response to AGOA; and (iii) to determine the impact of AGOA's Rule of Origin requirement on the composition of African clothing exports.