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.creatorEdwards, Lawrence
dc.creatorJenkins, Rhys
dc.date2014-06-05T09:27:53Z
dc.date2014-06-05T09:27:53Z
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T10:06:37Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T10:06:37Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.descriptionChinese 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.
dc.identifierEdwards, 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).
dc.identifierhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161893813000975
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/707
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - China KW - Trade KW - South Africa KW - Chinese export competition KW - South African manufacturing LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - The margins of export competition: A new approach to evaluating the impact of China on South African exports to Sub-Saharan Africa TI - The margins of export competition: A new approach to evaluating the impact of China on South African exports to Sub-Saharan Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/707 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/707
dc.languageen
dc.publisherJournal of Policy Modelling
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectTrade
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectChinese export competition
dc.subjectSouth African manufacturing
dc.titleThe margins of export competition: A new approach to evaluating the impact of China on South African exports to Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
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