Competition and productivity growth in South Africa

Economics of Transition

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 741-768

  Aghion, Philippe ^a   Braun, Matias ^b   Fedderke, Johannes ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Manufacturing industry; Mark ups; Product market competition; Productivity growth; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 52649175932     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2008.00336.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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