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11	Determinants of employment in the Platinum mining industry in South Africa Khoza, Nyiko January 2017 (has links) Thesis (M. Com. (Economics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2017 / The study intends to investigate the determinants of employment in the platinum mining industry in South Africa. Employment levels decreased dramatically in the platinum mining industry in South Africa. This is due to decrease in export demand for platinum, high operating cost, labour unrest, low levels of production and other determinants of employment. The specific objective of the study is to determine the nexus between employment, output, domestic demand and export demand. Annual time series data covering the period between 1992-2013 was used. The study employed the Vector Error Correction Model approach. Johansen Cointegration test results confirmed the existence of a long run relationship amongst variables under investigation. Export demand and output are found to be positively related with employment. The speed of adjustment to equilibrium is -0.283202. Impulse response functions and variance decomposition are also generated to explain the response to shock amongst variables. The results of the study vindicate that the platinum mining industry should implement policies and strategies to increase output which will lead to higher levels of employment as well as economic growth. In addition, government should also create a conducive environment to enable the industry to expand and the industry should also intensify its export drive, these findings are envisaged to contribute significantly to the existing but limited literature on the subject under investigation. / National Research Foundation Employment Domestic demand Export demand VECM Johansen Cointegration test Impulse response Employment. Mines and mineral resources Platinum mines and mining
12	The Patterns and Determinants of Roundwood Exports from United States Pacific Northwest Ban, Bibek 03 May 2019 (has links) The Forest Resource Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 was the first federal attempt to impose a blanket restriction on export of roundwood to conserve existing forest cover and generate economic benefits from exporting processed wood. This study estimates the export demand equation for total export from United States Pacific Northwest, major species and destination countries using Johansen multivariate time series analysis. Cointegration rank is identified using Johansen cointegration test incorporating a structural breaks and normalized restriction is imposed to predict demand function under the framework of vector error correction model. All the variables under study are statistically significant with expected signs in the long run demand estimates. Roundwood export restriction policies are found to have impacted the export demand equation negatively. The study helps to understand the impact of log export restrictions policies along with other economic variables and assist in future policy formulations. Vector error correction model Unit root test Time series analysis International trade export demand cointegration long run error correction model
13	Equações de oferta e demanda por exportações do Brasil: um estudo comparativo do setor de madeira e móveis Mazzotti, Argos Unildo 01 August 2008 (has links) Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T18:57:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 1 / Nenhuma / Esta dissertação trata da estimação das equações de exportação para o total da economia brasileira e para o setor madeira e mobiliário do Brasil, a partir de dados trimestrais, no período entre 1985 e 2006. Os procedimentos econométricos utilizam o conceito de co-integração de Johansen associado a um modelo de correção de erros. É dada especial atenção a um possível problema de instabilidade dos parâmetros resultante, principalmente, do impacto da abertura comercial no início do período, das mudanças associadas ao Plano Real e da elevação nos preços de exportação no final do período. Um dos aspectos mais interessantes, relacionado com a abertura comercial brasileira, está presente na demanda por exportações onde a renda externa passa a ter uma importância relativa muito maior ao longo do período quando comparada ao câmbio. Esta mudança está presente no âmbito do setor madeira e mobiliário, mas também é destaque no agregado. Outro resultado importante, agora no lado da oferta por exportações, mostra a relação / This dissertation is about the estimation of export equations for both Brazilian total economy and Brazilian wood-furniture sector, using quarterly data, from 1985 to 2006. The econometric procedures use the Johansen’s co-integration concept associated to an error-correction model. Special attention is dedicated to a possible problem of instability in parameters resulting, mainly, from the impact of the opening trade in the beginning of the period, from changes associated to the Real Plan and from the raise of the export prices in the end of the period. One of the most interesting aspects, related to the Brazilian trade opening, occurs in the export demand where the foreign income starts to have relatively higher importance along the period when compared to the exchange rate. This change is present in the ambit of the wood-furniture sector, but it also stands out for the aggregate. Another important result, now related to export supply, shows the relation of significance between the main sources of exporter Ciências Sociais Aplicadas co-integração equações de demanda por exportações equações de oferta de exportações madeira e mobiliário mecanismo de correção de erros exportação cointegration error-correction mechanism export demand equations export supply equations wood and furniture export
14	International market selection-screening technique: replacing intuition with a multidimensional framework to select a short-list of countries Gould, Richard Robert, RichardGould@ozemail.com.au January 2002 (has links) The object of this research was to develop an international market screening methodology which selects highly attractive markets, allowing for the ranges in diversity amongst organisations, countries and products. Conventional business thought is that, every two to five years, dynamic organisations which conduct business internationally should decide which additional foreign market or markets to next enter. If they are internationally inexperienced, this will be their first market; if they are experienced, it might be, say, their 100th market. How should each organisation select their next international market? One previous attempt has been made to quantitatively test which decision variables, and what weights, should be used when choosing between the 230 countries of the world. The literature indicate that a well-informed selection decision could consider over 150 variables that measure aspects of each foreign market's economic, political, legal, cultural, technical and physical environments. Additionally, attributes of the organisation have not been considered when selecting the most attractive short-list of markets. The findings presented in the dissertation are that 30 criteria accounted for 95 per cent of variance at cross-classification rates of 95 per cent. The weights of each variable, and the markets selected statistically as being the most attractive, were found to vary with the capabilities, goals and values of the organisation. This frequently means that different countries will be best for different organisations selling the same product. A country demand filtering country attractiveness country selection choosing export countries choosing export markets choosing foreign markets choosing global markets choosing international markets export country attractiveness export country choice export country identification export country scanning export country screening export country selection export demand assessment export demand attractiveness export demand identification export demand potential export demand scanning export demand screening export market assessment export market attractiveness export market choice export market identification export market potential export market scanning export market screening export market selection foreign country assessment foreign country attractiveness foreign country choice foreign country potential foreign country selection foreign country screening foreign market assessment foreign market attractiveness foreign market choice foreign market identification foreign market potential foreign market scanning foreign market screening foreign market selection global market assessment global market attractiveness global market choice global market identification global market scanning global market screening global market selection international market assessment international market attractiveness international market choice international market identification international market potential international market scanning international market screening international market selection overseas country assessment overseas country attractiveness overseas country choice overseas country identification overseas country potential overseas country scanning overseas country screening overseas country selection overseas market assessment overseas market attractiveness overseas market choice overseas market identification overseas market potential overseas market scanning overseas market screening overseas market selection

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