The relationship between firm size and exports in the context of merger review in South Africa : is the international competitiveness public interest clause of the Competition Act valid

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dc.contributor.advisorHodge, Jamesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAproskie, Jasonen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:26:23Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:26:23Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 32-34).
dc.description.abstractAccording to the Competition Act of South Africa, proposed mergers, if rejected on the grounds of anti-competitive effects as well as the efficiency considerations, may be passed on certain public interest grounds. The fourth public interest clause potentially allows mergers to be passed should the merged firm become more able to compete in international markets. This paper interprets the clause to refer to a relationship between firm size and exports, and investigates this supposed relationship and, in so doing, the validity of the clause. It is found that firm size is positively related to export propensity, the likelihood of exporting any output. However, firm size is found to be unrelated to the intensity of exporting, the proportion of output that is exported by the firm. This paper covers new areas of research, and its conclusions call into question the inclusion of the relevant public interest clause in the Competition Act.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAproskie, J. (2005). <i>The relationship between firm size and exports in the context of merger review in South Africa : is the international competitiveness public interest clause of the Competition Act valid</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5760en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAproskie, Jason. <i>"The relationship between firm size and exports in the context of merger review in South Africa : is the international competitiveness public interest clause of the Competition Act valid."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5760en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAproskie, J. 2005. The relationship between firm size and exports in the context of merger review in South Africa : is the international competitiveness public interest clause of the Competition Act valid. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Aproskie, Jason AB - According to the Competition Act of South Africa, proposed mergers, if rejected on the grounds of anti-competitive effects as well as the efficiency considerations, may be passed on certain public interest grounds. The fourth public interest clause potentially allows mergers to be passed should the merged firm become more able to compete in international markets. This paper interprets the clause to refer to a relationship between firm size and exports, and investigates this supposed relationship and, in so doing, the validity of the clause. It is found that firm size is positively related to export propensity, the likelihood of exporting any output. However, firm size is found to be unrelated to the intensity of exporting, the proportion of output that is exported by the firm. This paper covers new areas of research, and its conclusions call into question the inclusion of the relevant public interest clause in the Competition Act. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - The relationship between firm size and exports in the context of merger review in South Africa : is the international competitiveness public interest clause of the Competition Act valid TI - The relationship between firm size and exports in the context of merger review in South Africa : is the international competitiveness public interest clause of the Competition Act valid UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5760 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5760
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAproskie J. The relationship between firm size and exports in the context of merger review in South Africa : is the international competitiveness public interest clause of the Competition Act valid. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5760en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherexports|firm size|propensity|intensity|mergeren_ZA
dc.titleThe relationship between firm size and exports in the context of merger review in South Africa : is the international competitiveness public interest clause of the Competition Act validen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMBusScen_ZA
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