- Title
- The role of export diversification on economic growth in South Africa: 1980 - 2010
- Creator
- Mudenda, Caroline
- Subject
- Economic development -- South Africa
- Subject
- International trade
- Subject
- Exports -- South Africa
- Subject
- Capital movements -- South Africa
- Subject
- Human capital -- South Africa
- Subject
- Free trade -- South Africa
- Subject
- Foreign exchange -- South Africa
- Subject
- South Africa -- Economic conditions
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- M Com
- Identifier
- vital:11463
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007044
- Identifier
- Economic development -- South Africa
- Identifier
- International trade
- Identifier
- Exports -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Capital movements -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Human capital -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Free trade -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Foreign exchange -- South Africa
- Identifier
- South Africa -- Economic conditions
- Description
- This study examined the role of export diversification on economic growth in South Africa. The study used annual time series data for the period covering 1980 to 2010 and employed a Vector Error Correction Model to determine the effects of export diversification and possible factors that affect it on economic growth. Possible factors that affect export diversification considered as independent variables in this study include gross capital formation, human capital, real effective exchange rate and trade openness. Results of the study reveal that export diversification and trade openness are positively related to economic growth while real effective exchange rate, capital formation and human capital have negative long run relationships with economic growth. The study recommended the continual implementation of trade liberalisation by the South African government. The South African government is also encouraged to promote the production of a diversified export basket through subsidisation, promotion of innovation and production of new products.
- Format
- 104 leaves; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management & Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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